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How the XML Converter Reads Effective Dating Data from Fields

The XML converter reads effective dating attributes contained in an XML file, maps them to a property set, and converts the property set to an integration object instance by embedding the EDStartDate and EDEndDate attributes inside the field name.

For example: If a SOAP request contains the following query for an effective dating field:

<acc:EDListOfFirstName>

<acc:FirstName EDStartDate="04/01/2012" EDEndDate=">James</acc:FirstName>

</acc:EDListOfFirstName>

The data will be converted into a child property set of the integration component instance as follows:

c[0] CCFPropertySet@1DA79960 p#0 c#1 type="ListOfRelated Contact" vt=0 value="

{

c[0] CCFPropertySet@1D9FD870 p#1 c#2 type="Related Contact" vt=0 value="

{

p["Contact Id"] = "Contact1";

c[0] CCFPropertySet@1FD92BB0 p#0 c#1 type="EDListOfFirst Name" vt=0 value="

{

c[0] CCFPropertySet@13258470 p#2 c#0 type="First Name" vt=3 value="James"

{

["EDEndDate"] = ";

["EDStartDate"] = "04/25/2012";

}

}

}

}

The dates are now embedded into the field name.