Defining the Variants

For each data type you create, you need to create one or more variants that define the logic for processing a specific type of data.

To Define the Variants

Perform the following steps for each variant that will be used for the data type you are creating.

1. Define the service instance, as described in Defining the Service Instance.

   Create the serviceInstance.xml file in /WorkingDir/instance/VariantName.

2. Define the state model and processing logic, as described in Defining the State Model and Processing Rules.

   Create the standardizer.xml file in /WorkingDir/instance/VariantName/resource.

3. If needed, create normalization and lexicon files, as described in Creating Normalization and Lexicon Files.

   Create the files in /WorkingDir/instance/VariantName/resource.

4. Continue to Packaging and Importing the Data Type.