Chain RIC

When you specify the name of a chain RIC, Reuters translates it to a list of individual RICs. Chain RICs usually contain all of the RICs from a single market or for a single index instrument, such as the S&P 500 or the Russell 2000.

For example, to specify the chain RICs for the Dow Jones Index and the SIAC entities, add a chain- map section:

<streamMap name="chainMap" chain="1" >
<itemName /> <dataField name="REF_COUNT" />
<dataField name="NEXT_LR" /> <dataField name="PREF_LINK" />
<dataField name="LINK_1" /> <dataField name="LINK_2" />
<dataField name="LINK_3" /> <dataField name="LINK_4" />
<dataField name="LINK_5" /> <dataField name="LINK_6" />
<dataField name="LINK_7" /> <dataField name="LINK_8" />
<dataField name="LINK_9" /> <dataField name="LINK_10" />
<dataField name="LINK_11" /> <dataField name="LINK_12" />
<dataField name="LINK_13" /> <dataField name="LINK_14" />
<dataField name="LONGNEXTLR" /> <dataField name="LONGPREVLR" />
<dataField name="LONGLINK1" /> <dataField name="LONGLINK2" />
<dataField name="LONGLINK3" /> <dataField name="LONGLINK4" />
<dataField name="LONGLINK5" /> <dataField name="LONGLINK6" />
<dataField name="LONGLINK7" /> <dataField name="LONGLINK8" />
<dataField name="LONGLINK9" /> <dataField name="LONGLINK10" />
<dataField name="LONGLINK11" /> <dataField name="LONGLINK12" />
<dataField name="LONGLINK13" /> <dataField name="LONGLINK14" />
</streamMap>

and enter their names in the itemList section.

<itemList stream="stream1" service="IDN_RDF" >
<item name="0#.DJI" /> <!-- The Dow Jones Index -->
<item name="0#SIAC" /> <!-- The entities of SIAC -->
</itemList>

For more details about chains, look at the example in chain.example.map.xml in the $ESP_REUTERS_HOME/examples directory. For more information about Reuters chain RICs, see the Reuters Venue Guide for your chosen venue, which is available from Reuters.