Designer 10.5 | webMethods Service Development Help | Working with Flat Files | Creating Flat File Dictionaries | Setting Properties for the Flat File Dictionary
 
Setting Properties for the Flat File Dictionary
You use the Properties view of the flat file dictionary editor to set up the ACL (access control lists) permissions, configure a default record, allow undefined data, and specify floating records for your flat file dictionary.
*To set properties for the flat file dictionary
1. In the Package Navigator, open the flat file dictionary for which you want to set the properties. The flat file dictionary opens in the flat file dictionary editor window.
2. In the Properties view of the flat file dictionary editor, specify the properties for the selected record.
For each of the following element levels, you can specify the following properties in the Properties view:
Element
Property
Record Definition
*Validator
*Check Fields
*Alternate Name
*Description
To define other properties, you must do so in the flat file schema. For a list of all properties, see Composite Definition Properties.
Composite Definition
*Validator
*Check Fields
*Alternate Name
*Description
*ID Code
To define other properties, you must do so in the flat file schema. For a list of all properties, see Composite Definition Properties.
Field Definition
*Validator
*Format Service
*Alternate Name
*Description
*ID Code
*DataType
To define other properties, you must do so in the flat file schema. For a list of all properties, see Field Definition Properties.
3. After you have specified the properties for the selected record, save the dictionary. You now can create flat file schemas based on this flat file dictionary.