The File provider allows you to send data from a csv file and receive data into a csv file through synchronizations. To read and write the csv file contents in the source and destination applications respectively, Gateway has been equipped with parsers and generators.
Parsers enable Gateway to read the contents of a csv or Excel (xls /xlsx) file. The following parsers have been delivered in Gateway:
- Default Parser
The Default Parser allows Gateway to read any object and field from a csv file.
- Resource Parser
A Resource Parser is a parser created specifically to read only a Resource object from a csv file. Additional parsers for reading specific objects and fields can be created.
To use a parser in a synchronization, you must set up:
- A File deployment supporting a CSV file format.
- The File provider as the source application in a synchronization.
Generators enable Gateway to write and format data into a csv file. The following generators are delivered in Gateway:
- Default Generator
The Default Generator allows Gateway to write any object and any field into a csv file.
- Resource Generator
The Resource Generator is a generator created specifically to write only a Resource object from a csv file. Additional generators to write specific objects and fields into a csv file can be created.
To use a generator in a synchronization, you must set up:
- A File deployment supporting a CSV file format.
- The File provider as the destination application in a synchronization.