This document describes the specific mapping of Software AG IDL data types, groups and arrays to the webMethods Integration Server. Please note also the remarks and hints on the IDL data types valid for all language bindings found under Software AG IDL File in the IDL Editor documentation.

• Mapping IDL Data Types to IS Data Types

• Mapping Groups

• Mapping Arrays

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Mapping IDL Data Types to IS Data Types

In the table below, the following metasymbols and informal terms are used for the IDL.

• The metasymbols "[" and "]" enclose optional lexical entities.

• The informal term number (or in some cases number1.number2) is a sequence of numeric characters, for example 123.

Software AG IDL	Description	Integration Server Data Type		Note
		using Map to String	using Map to Java Wrapper Types
A[number]	Alphanumeric	java.lang.String	java.lang.String	1
AV	Alphanumeric variable length	java.lang.String	java.lang.String
AV[number]	Alphanumeric variable length with maximum length	java.lang.String	java.lang.String
Bnumber	Binary	byte[]	byte[]
BV	Binary variable length	byte[]	byte[]
BV[number]	Binary variable length with maximum length	byte[]	byte[]
D	Date	java.lang.String	java.lang.String	3,5
F4	Floating point (small)	java.lang.String	java.lang.Float
F8	Floating point (large)	java.lang.String	java.lang.Double
I1	Integer (small)	java.lang.String	java.lang.Integer
I2	Integer (medium)	java.lang.String	java.lang.Integer
I4	Integer (large)	java.lang.String	java.lang.Intger
Knumber	Kanji	java.lang.String	java.lang.String	1
KV	Kanji variable length	java.lang.String	java.lang.String
KV[number]	Kanji variable length with maximum length	java.lang.String	java.lang.String
L	Logical	java.lang.String	java.lang.Boolean
Nnumber1[.number2]	Unpacked decimal	java.lang.String	java.lang.String/java.lang.Long	2,6
NUnumber1[.number2]	Unpacked decimal unsigned	java.lang.String	java.lang.String/java.lang.Long	2,6
Pnumber1[.number2]	Packed decimal	java.lang.String	java.lang.String/java.lang.Long	2,6
PUnumber1[.number2]	Packed decimal unsigned	java.lang.String	java.lang.String/java.lang.Long	2,6
T	Time	java.lang.String	java.lang.String	4,5
Unumber	Unicode	java.lang.String	java.lang.String	1
UV	Unicode variable length	java.lang.String	java.lang.String
UVnumber	Unicode variable length with maximum length	java.lang.String	java.lang.String

Notes:

1. You have the option to keep leading and trailing whitespace characters. Default is to trim these whitespace characters. This can be configured individually for each adapter service.
2. You have the option to keep or remove leading zeros or the decimal point. Default is to remove leading zeros and to keep the decimal point. This can be configured individually for each adapter service.
3. The default pattern for formatting the date string in the pipeline is "MMM d, yyyy" using the locale "en", e.g. "Mar 2, 2016".
4. The default pattern for formatting the time string in the pipeline is "MMM d, yyyy h:mm:ss a" using the locale "en", e.g. "Mar 2, 2016 11:15:10 AM".
5. The default pattern can be changed in the Settings dialog of the EntireX Adapter. See Adapter Settings.
6. Decimal numbers are mapped to Long only if number1<=19 and number2=0. Otherwise they are mapped to String.

Mapping Groups

Groups are mapped to documents.

Mapping Arrays

• One-dimensional arrays are mapped to String lists (java.lang.String[]). Or see above.

• Two-dimensional arrays are mapped to String tables (java.lang.String[][]). Or see above.

• Three-dimensional arrays are mapped to java.lang.String[][][]. Or see above.