Formatters are what the toolkit uses to exchange data between toolkit entities such as operations, contexts, and services. Each formatter converts a specific data item into a string representation of the data item and parses a string into a specific data item. When you are defining either a flow or an operation using the Transaction editor, you have the option to define new formatters. Some of them are automatically generated by the tool when adding data mapping to flow transitions.
To define data for a new formatter
1 In the Transaction editor, click the Format tab.
2 Right-click in a blank area of the Formatter panel of the Format tab, and then click New Child > fmtDef.
3 In the Detailed Information panel, enter the id of the new formatter and start adding children to it by right-clicking in the Formatter panel with the new formatter selected.
Result
Once the formatter has been created, you can use the formatter simulator that allows you to simulate the Formatter unformat process. It helps to speed up the development process by ensuring that the formatter definition is valid. For more information about how to set up and run this tool, see Formatter Simulator .