Below is an overview of node types used in the Data Medium Exchange Engine (DMEE) for defining outgoing flat files:
Node |
Use |
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( ) Segment group |
Used to group segments |
( ) Segment |
Represents a record in the target file |
( ) Composite |
Used to group elements |
( ) Element |
Represents a target field of the DME file |
( ) Atom |
Used: 1) to output more than one value to a single element, or 2) to control which value is output to an element (based on conditions) |
( ) Technical node |
Element that is not output to a target file; it stores values that are used in other tree nodes (elements, atoms) by a reference to this node |