Socket FIX Input Adapter

Adapter type: fixsocket_in. The Socket FIX Input adapter reads FIX messages from a TCP server socket and writes them as stream records.

Each stream hosts FIX messages of a certain type. The adapter discards messages of any other FIX type, and stores FIX fields in the same order in stream columns. The following fields are exceptions to this:
  • BeginString
  • BodyLength
  • MsgType
  • CheckSum

Ensure that the names of the stream columns correspond to the FIX protocol specification.

If you use the CCL ATTACH ADAPTER statement to attach an adapter, you must supply the adapter type.

Property Label Description
FIX Version

Property ID: fixVersion

Type: choice

(Required) Version of the FIX protocol. Default value is 4.2.

FIX Message Type

Property ID: fixMessageType

Type: string

(Required) Type of messages hosted by the stream. No default value.

Source Host

Property ID: fixHost

Type: string

(Required) Name or IP address of source server for FIX messages. Default value is localhost.

Source Port

Property ID: fixPort

Type: uint

(Required) Port on which FIX messages are available on. Default value is 12345.

Reconnect Interval

Property ID: reconnectInterval

Type: uint

(Required) Reconnect interval, in seconds. If zero, makes no attempt to reconnect. Default value is 10.

Maximum Reconnect Attempts

Property ID: maxReconnectAttempts

Type: uint

(Required) Maximum number of reconnect attempts. Default value is zero.

Date Format

Property ID: dateFormat

Type: string

(Advanced) Date format. Default value is YYYY-MM-DDTHH:MM:SS.SSS.

Timestamp Format

Property ID: timestampFormat

Type: string

(Advanced) Timestamp format. Default value is YYYY-MM-DDTHH:MM:SS.SSS.

PropertySet

Property ID: propertyset

Type: string

(Advanced) Specifies the name of the property set. Property sets are reusable sets of properties that are stored in the project configuration file. Using these sets allows you to move adapter configuration properties out of the CCL file and into the CCR file. If you specify the same properties in the project configuration file and the ATTACH ADAPTER statement, the values in the property set override the values defined in the ATTACH ADAPTER statement. No default value.

Known limitations:
  • This adapter is not a full FIX Engine.
  • Supports only FIX versions 4.2, 4.3, 4.4, and 5.0.
  • Does not support repeating groups and components.
  • Supports only INSERT opcode.
Related concepts
FIX Input Adapter