You can translate documents into and from flat file formats using the functionality and services provided in the webMethods Flat File package (WmFlatFile). You can also use these services as templates to create services in Designer that can convert between flat file documents and IS documents (IData objects). The services in the WmFlatFile package also provide a way to manage dictionary entries, entire flat file dictionaries, and flat file schemas.

To set up the translation, you use a flat file schema to define how to identify individual records within a flat file and what data is contained in each of those records. For detailed information about the services in the WmFlatFile package and processing flat files, see Flat File Built-in services Guide.