The inbound process converts a SWIFT FIN formatted message to an XML transaction.

In a basic message flow, inbound processing consists of the following components and steps. For an illustration of the components available in the construction of a message flow, see Using a Channel to Construct a Message Flow. You will define the components in the configuration instructions in Sample Configuration for Inbound Processing: SWIFT to XML.

Inlet

• The listener picks up the incoming SWIFT FIN message.
• The preparser obtains the message type and version from the message, in order to select the appropriate transformation template name. The transformation template converts the original SWIFT FIN message to an XML representation of that document.

  The preparser ensures that the message is converted to a structurally correct SWIFT XML message. The transformation templates that are provided in the Ebix are used to transform the structure of the document.

  The iWay Integration Solution for SWIFT supports the preparsers, which are described in Preparsers.

Validation

• The inbound SWIFT message is validated for structure and content. The published SWIFT FIN standards and user implementation guides define element types (for example, numeric, alpha, or date) and describe rules to apply for validation.

  For example, here is a typical date tag in an inbound SWIFT message:

  98a

  The value in 98a is validated against an allowed code list.

Route

• After validation, you can apply any additional business logic to the document. You can use a single service or multiple services, passing the output of one service to the input of the next.

  In our basic message flow, the copy service redirects the output document to the destination.

  For details on available services, see the iWay Service Manager User's Guide.

Outlets

Outlets define how messages leave a channel at the end of a process. In our basic sample channel, one outlet is configured. This outlet outputs the XML format of the document. In a real case scenario, it would output the result of your business logic.