Real Time Information Director User Documentation

adapters. The webMethods Integration Server supports FTP as a built-in service. The NonStop Server
supports FTP by means of an FTP server process.
Format metadata
Java-based metadata that describes the mapping between an IDoc and the RTSC Data Store. Data
elements from an IDoc can be stored in different database records and fields, depending on the data
model. RTSC includes predefined metadata corresponding to the starting data model; however, both the
data model and the metadata are extensible.
Formatter
A class used to convert between the format of data in a document and the format of data in the database,
for example to add or remove leading zeros in the representation of a numeric element.
Global statistics
Statistics for all document types, except types for which separate statistics gathering is in effect. If you
request separate statistics for a particular document type, operations on that document type are excluded
from displays/reports of global statistics.
Groups
An internal format representing the relationships of segments and elements within a document. This
format is visible in the output of the Disassemble test driver. The corresponding object is accessible to
custom enrichments and through the low-level programming interface.
Harvest
To capture operational statistics in a file.
Hashed partition ID
A partitioning strategy in which the partition ID is derived from data in the inbound document (a natural
key).
Health Level 7 (HL7)
The dominant standard for healthcare messaging.
History record
A single record to be inserted into some table whenever a parent record is inserted or replaced. History
records are used to capture all changes made to a given record, for example all schedule changes to a line
item within an order.
HttpPost
A test driver that issues an HTTP Post command to a Director servlet. You can use this driver to test the
HTTP interface, for example to send a query and examine the query response.
IDoc
An SAP Intermediate Document, representing business data such as an invoice, a sales order, or a bill of
materials. The Director handles IDocs in the XML format supported by newer SAP systems and the SAP