How to Create a Deployable Web Service Using a Multiple-instance Array › Define the Files

Define the Files

We assume the following basic file definitions for the process:

Note: The field types are not critical to this scenario, so you can define field type as you see fit.

Order Header Files

If your screen shows the Order Header File as:

Order header			Known by			Order Number

Order header			Has			Customer Name

Order header			Has			Order Date

Then the Order Header Records look like this example:

Order Detail File

If your screen shows the Order Detail File as:

Order detail			Owned by			FIL Order Header

Order detail			Known By			FLD Line Number

Order detail			Refers to			FIL Product

Order detail			Has			FLD Quantity

Then the Order Detail Records look like this example:

Note: Product code refers to the product file. For example, LH refers to Little Hammer and BH refers to Big Hammer.

Product File

FIL Product                   Known by         FLD Product code       

FIL Product                   Has              FLD Product description

FIL Product                   Has              FLD Product price date 

FIL Product                   Has              FLD Product price