Using custom attributes and the formatter for routing files

The following topics describe how to use custom attributes and the formatter to add information to the routing file.

Routing files
When the Distribution engine releases a transmission, it also creates a routing file. The routing file contains the outbound transmission ID and the name of the channel definition that should be used to route the transmission to its final receiver.
Custom routing files
Additional information can be added to the routing file for customer-specific needs.
Custom attributes
The custom attributes that are used in the routing file are defined on the manage custom attributes page.
Symbolic values
Symbolic values can be used for custom attributes. During routing file creation, the symbolic values are replaced by any appropriate runtime values.
Formatter
A formatter is a Java™ class that generates a custom routing file string.
Symbolic value substitution
Before it calls the processXML method, Distribution finds any custom attributes that have symbolic values and replaces the symbolic values with the runtime data.
Sample formatter
Distribution provides a sample formatter class that can add custom attributes to a routing file.

Parent topic: Distribution User's Guide