Output Adapter Map File XML Syntax

The syntax of the map file for a Reuters OMM output adapter.

adapter                       (required, limit one)
  |----rfa                               (required, limit one)
  '----subscriptions                     (required, limit one)
         '----subscription               (required)
                '----stream              (required)
                       |----name         (required, limit one)
                       |----stale        (optional)
                       |----field        (required)
                       '----constant     (optional)

• adapter
  The adapter element is the root element of the map file.
• constant
  The constant element defines a data item with a constant value that will be published to RMDS by the adapter.
• field
  In a stream definition in an output adapter map file, field specifies a column in a stream to publish.
• name
  In a stream definition in an output adapter map file, name specifies the column in the source stream that provides the value to use to identify each update.
• rfa
  The rfa element provides information for configuring the Reuters side of the adapter, including an explicit reference to the Reuters-side configuration file.
• stale
  In a stream definition in an output adapter map file, the stale element identifies a column in the source stream for which the value changes from 0 to 1 if the stream goes stale.
• stream
  In a subscription section in an output adapter map file, identifies the stream from which the adapter gets the data it publishes to RMDS.
• subscription
  The subscription element contains one or more instances of the stream element; enabling you to configure the adapter to receive data from one or more streams.
• subscriptions
  The subscriptions element contains one or more subscription elements.