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 from the message, in order to select the appropriate transformation template name. The transformation template and the version year from the preparser 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.

  Ensure to attach only one Ebix to a SWIFT channel and set the option in the preparser and the server register settings to match the year of the SWIFT message.

  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 segment in an inbound SWIFT message:

  :98A::STAT//20170513

  The Qualifier ("STAT") is validated against an allowed code list. The date is also validated. The tag is validated to insure correct structure.

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 the sample inbound channel described in this chapter, a process flow is used to apply specific logic.

  For more information 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 the sample inbound channel described in this chapter, a Passthrough outlet is used. All write operations are handled by the process flow.