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Input FIX messages are stored as stream records that are organized into stream clusters.

The FIX Session adapter stores individual messages in multiple records that belong to a stream hierarchy named stream cluster. The top stream in the stream cluster is called the main stream, and it stores fields that belong to the FIX message. All the other streams in the stream cluster store fields that belong to nested groups.

Note Messages of the same type can be stored in more than one stream cluster. These clusters do not have to share a common structure.

Store inbound messages in source streams only and outbound messages in any kind of stream.

The FIX Session adapter ensures proper indexing of records related to inbound messages. Proper indexing of outbound records is the responsibility of the person creating the model.

The adapter templates directory contains generated models for all FIX message types. You can use these automatically generated, exhaustive projects to create stream clusters that serve specific business purposes.