Publishing Data with Output Adapters

An overview of typical tasks to perform before attaching an output adapter to an external data destination.

  1. Assess the output data. Determine which sets or subsets of data you want to send to an external data destination.
  2. Choose an output adapter for your task.
    If the output destination uses datatypes that are not supported by the Server, the Server maps the data to an accepted datatype. Review the associated mapping description for your adapter in the Adapters Guide to ensure that the resulting datatype is permitted by the external data destination.
  3. Configure the adapter as required.
  4. Create an output stream or window and use the CREATE SCHEMA statement to define the structure for outgoing data.
  5. Use the ATTACH ADAPTER statement to attach your adapter to the output stream or window, and set values for the adapter properties.
    To declare default parameters for your adapter properties, use the DECLARE block and parameters qualifier to define default parameter values before you attach your adapter. Once you create the ATTACH ADAPTER statement, you can set the adapter properties to the parameter values you declared.
    Note: You can bind declared paramaters to a new value only when a module or project is loaded.
  6. Publish your results.
Parent topic: Working with Adapters