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Below is an overview of node types used in the Data Medium Exchange Engine (DMEE) for defining outgoing flat files:

Node

Use

 ( ) 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