Default Child Order (Node Property of Flat File Schemas)
Use the Default Child Order property to configure, for the entire schema, the default relationship between delimiters and the data they delimit.
Applies to Nodes of Type
Category
Flat File
Allowed Values
| Drop-down list choice | Description |
|---|---|
| Prefix | Use this value when the delimiter appears before the data that it is delimiting. |
| Postfix | Use this value when the delimiter appears after the data that it is delimiting. |
| Infix | Use this value when the delimiter appears between different items of data, resulting in one less delimiter than when Prefix or Postfix is chosen. |
| Conditional Default | Removes the corresponding annotation in the XSD representation of the schema, if any, resulting in the following default behavior for all Record nodes in the schema: - If a Record node has a tag identifier, then the child order will be prefix. - Otherwise, the child order will be infix. |
Default Value
Conditional Default
XSD Persistence
As the value of the default_child_order (="prefix", "postfix", or "infix") attribute of the schema/annotation/appinfo/schemaInfo element.
Remarks
You can examine and set this property in the Visual Studio Properties window when you select the Schema node in BizTalk Editor and you have configured the Flat File Extension option for the Schema Editor Extensions property of that node.
You can override the global setting established by this property by setting the Child Order property for individual Record nodes.
See Also
Supplemental Node Properties for Flat File Schemas
Child Order (Node Property of Flat File Schemas)
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