Records
There are nine different types of records in a Schema File.
| Record | Description |
|---|---|
| Control | This record contains the information used to determine how the Schema File needs to be read and processed. |
| Meta | This record contains the information used to determine how the Text File needs to be read and processed. |
| Record | This record contains the information for a Text File record. |
| Field | This record contains the information for a Text File field. |
| List | This record contains the definition of a list of the allowed values for a Text File field. The values of the list will be in a set of Value records. |
| Value | This record contains the information for the values belonging to a List or Condition record. |
| Condition | This record contains the information for conditions between Text File records or Text File fields. The IDs of the records or fields involved will be in a set of Value records. |
| Rule | This record contains the information for rules between Text File records or Text File fields. |
| Summary | This record will provide the total counts of the various types of Schema File records as well as prove that the end of the Schema File has been reached. |