Using reference data in deploy anywhere flow services

Reference data refers to static data that is used to categorize or enrich other data within a system.

About this task

Reference data in deploy anywhere flow services works the same way as in flow services. You follow the same principles, formats, and guidelines described in the existing documentation, with no changes. For more information see, Reference Data.

Reference data can be stored in CSV and text formats. Choose the format that best suits the integration requirements. For example, a text file can be used to represent the data as follows:

Note: The double quotation mark (") is the only supported release character for text files.

1. Upload the reference data file to webMethods Integration.
   1. From the navigation pane, go to Projects and select a project.
   2. Click Configurations > Flow services > Reference Data.
   3. Click Add Reference Data.
      The New Reference Data page is displayed.
   4. Provide a name and a description for the reference data.
   5. For the Reference Data File, click Browse file and select the file.
      Both CSV and a text with tabular data are supported. The maximum file size that you can upload is 1 MB.
   6. Click Next to define the reference data.
   7. Select the Field separator and the Text qualifier.
   8. Determine the encoding of the reference data file and from the File Encoding drop-down menu, select the same encoding.
   9. Click Next to preview the data.
      If you select an incorrect encoding, garbage characters appear in the preview page.
   10. Click Done.
   The new reference data is displayed on the Reference Data page.
2. Access Reference Data
   1. Go to Deploy Anywhere Flow services and create a new deploy anywhere flow service.
   2. Provide a name and description of the deploy anywhere flow service.
   3. In the flow step, select Reference Data.
   4. Select a service.
   5. Click Save.
   6. Sync and run the deploy anywhere flow service, and view the results.