From the Events workspace, you can access and modify data formatting files used by message streams to transform and prepare data for loading into and out of Eagle databases. Reviewing and modifying data formatting files may be useful when troubleshooting message stream issues.
Each message stream specifies data delivery instructions (inbound or outbound in relation to Eagle databases), supports a single data format, and uses a single Ruleset file. A Ruleset file directs data in the message stream to the appropriate Rule file for formatting based on the message type. For example, if the message stream is designed to load security reference data, the Ruleset file may route fixed income securities to one Rule file for processing and equity securities to another Rule file.
For inbound message streams, the Rule file parses the incoming data and performs any additional lookups and validations. The data elements are then mapped to the Eagle tag format to allow loading into Eagle databases. For outbound message streams, the Rule file maps the data extracted from Eagle databases to the external system's specified format and performs any additional processing, if required.