Configuring a Chain route detail

On the Route Messages or Route Replies tab, double-clicking the Type opens the Route Details dialog box.

Note: Previous NetConfigs can be read by versions 5.8 and later. The current version of NetConfig that contains threaded or Chain xlate configuration information is not compatible with previous versions.

The Chain type is shown as "chain first_chain_item | second_ chain_item" on the Properties panel.

You can view a message when it goes through each Chain detail. For example, you can see the message output after it goes through an xlt file in the Chain. Then, you can see the message after it goes through another xlt file.

The output that is displayed is each xlate's output in the route testing for the Chain or Branch.

Three route types are available for mixed Chains:

  • Raw (default)

    Tells the engine to pass the message data through without translation. This can also contain procs to be run before message transmission.

  • Xlate

    Contains Pre Procs, Xlate, Post Procs, Read-only, and Elevate Warnings to Errors. These behaviors are the same as the Xlate Route details, translating the message according to the actions from a previously configured translation file. This is the typical translation mechanism.

    The configuration specifies the name of a translation specification (XLT) file, generated by the Translation Configurator, to control the translation process.

  • XSLT

    Contains Pre Procs, Xlate, and Post Procs. These behaviors are the same as the XSLT Route details. XML messages are taken as inputs and translated into other formats according to the formats specified in the XSLT file.

    Clicking List opens a dialog box that shows all XSLT files located in the $HCISITEDIR/xslt and $HCIMASTERSITEDIR/xslt directories. Root-level XSLT files are shown in blue italics.

  1. For Destination, click List to open the Threads dialog box, where you select the destination for the Chain routes. You can also select an inter-site destination (a thread within another site under the current root).
  2. Click Add to open the Chain Route Details Properties dialog box. Newly added Raw/Xlate/XSLT names are appended and listed after the last highlighted item.
    For highlighted items, click Edit to open the Chain Route Details Properties dialog box where you can edit as necessary. The sequence of the items are kept the same as before even if the Raw/Xlate/XSLT names are modified.
    Arrange the sequence of the list items by clicking Move Up or Move Down, or click Delete to remove a destination. Move Up and Move Down are disabled if there is no item or only one item in the list box.
  3. Select Enabled to enable the route. Clearing the check box disables the route.
  4. Click OK to apply the Chain Raw/Xlate/XSLT setting.
  5. Click Cancel to cancel any updates or changes and return to the previous state.