Guidelines and Specifications Provided for Each Batch
For each data file documented here, the following information is provided:
- General description
- Use cases
- Standard XML sample file and XML Schema Definition (XSD)
- File data elements, formats and guidelines
- Samples and formats of files from clients
- File failures
After your Company’s initial kickoff meeting with TIBCO Reward, we will send you all of the templates and guidelines for each batch file you should use. Contact your Account Management representative if you do not have the information you need. Use this guide to obtain additional information about the integration process and the technology involved.
The client data-mapping templates that are included in this section help you map your company’s data fields to the corresponding fields used as input by TIBCO Reward. These templates help you move your company’s data to TIBCO Reward, that is, from your files to ours.
The purpose of the mapping is to assist in creating an XML transaction file in which your company’s data is “repackaged” in XML format, which can be read and used by TIBCO Reward.
TIBCO Reward highly recommends using XML. Whether or not you decide to use XML, some familiarity with TIBCO Reward’s simple XML data format will help you complete the data mapping process.
Whatever the format of the files you send, TIBCO Reward will establish a few fundamental guidelines regarding the transmission of these files during the integration. These guidelines will address information such as the following: