How to Configure the Flat File Assembler Pipeline Component

The Flat File Assembler pipeline component is used to serialize an XML document into delimited or positional flat file format before sending it out of the server.

To configure the properties for the Flat File Assembler pipeline component

1. Drag the Flat File Assembler pipeline component into the Assemble stage of the send pipeline.

2. In the Properties window, in the Pipeline Component Properties section, do the following.

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   Document schema	Select a flat file document schema to use for serializing the message from XML to the flat file format. If no schema is specified, run-time schema discovery is done. You can create the flat file document schema in BizTalk Editor. Default value: None
   Header schema	Select a schema for the header part of the flat file message. A header schema can also be specified in the message context property named HeaderSpecName under the xmlnorm namespace. In this case, it will override the header schema specified in Pipeline Designer. You can create the schema for the header part of the flat file message with BizTalk Editor. Default value: None
   Preserve byte order mark	Specifies whether to add a byte order mark (BOM) to the document produced by the assembler component. Default Value: False
   Target charset	Specifies the target character set used for encoding of outgoing messages. Default value: None
   Trailer schema	Select a schema for the trailer part of the flat file message. You can create the schema for the trailer part of the flat file message in BizTalk Editor. Default value: None

See Also

Flat File Assembler Pipeline Component
Configuring Native Pipeline Components
XML and Flat File Property Schema and Properties
Pipelines-AssemblerDisassembler (BizTalk Server Samples Folder)