Flat File Schema Editor Overview
A Flat File Schema is metadata that describes the format
and structure of Flat File data processed by the Integration Appliance.
When you create a Flat File Schema, a corresponding internal XML
Schema-based representation of the metadata is also generated.
Root node properties
When a root node is selected in the Schema Layout tab,
the following two sections of properties are available in the pane:
Basic Properties and Delimiters.
Group Properties
When a group is selected in the Schema Layout tab,
the Basic Properties of a group are displayed.
When a group type is selected in the Type Library tab,
the Basic Properties of the group type are
displayed. The Basic Properties of a group
or group type are listed in the following table:
Generating a flat file schema from an IDOC
At design time, using the Project > Import > SAP IDOC Schema toolbar menu option, you can interrogate an SAP endpoint
for IDOC metadata and from that metadata generate a Flat File Schema.