Document The flat file schema that you want to add or update. FFSchema has the following structure:

Document The delimiters used in the flat files that adhere to this flat file schema. The information that you specify for Delimiters corresponds to the data you specify on the Flat File Definition tab in the Flat File Schema Editor. For a description of the fields, see webMethods Service Development Help.

Document The structure of the flat files that adhere to this flat file schema. The information that you specify for DocumentStructure corresponds to the data you specify on the Flat File Structure tab in the Flat File Schema Editor. For a description of the fields, see webMethods Service Development Help.

String Whether the child records appear in the flat file in the order they are defined in the flat file schema.

Document List Definitions of the records within the flat file.

String Whether the child records appear in the flat file in the order they are defined in the flat file schema.

Document Information about how the record is used, including either the dictionary reference for this record or the definition of the record.

Document List Child records of this record. This is a recursive reference to the RecordStructure defined in FFSchema/DocumentStructure.

Document The type of record parser. In this IS document, specify only the one variable that corresponds to the type of record parser to use. That is, specify one of FixedLengthParser, DelimitedParser, VariableLengthParser, or EDIParser. For DelimitedParser, VariableLengthParser, and EDIParser, you do not need to specify a value; just have the variable in the pipeline.

Document Optional. The dictionary name and entry name that identifies the default record for the flat file schema. If you specify a default record, when using the flat file schema to parse a flat file schema, the default record is used for any record that cannot be recognized.

Document Where to locate the identifier to use to correlate a record in the flat file to a record definition in the flat file schema. Specify either the NthFieldIdentifier variable or the FixedPositionIdentifier variable:

String Whether you want the pub.flatFile:convertToValues service to generate undefined data errors when you use this flat file schema to convert a flat file to an IData object.

String List Areas for this flat file schema. An area is a way to associate an arbitrary string with a given record.

String Optional. The name of the record that is defined in the schema as a floating record.

String Description of the flat file schema.