xlates vs raw routes with tcl procs

[herm ernst]

What are the advantages, if any, to using xlates instead of raw routes with tcl procs to do message translations?

I have mutiple ADT message types (A01-A16) where one tcl proc could handle the edits or should I create xlates for each message type?  Some, not all of the messages will need variants created also.

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[Keith McLeod]

This is a matter of preference.  I like to have the rule of not manipulating messages in the tps inbound or prexlate if it can be avoided.  This allows you to view the inbound SMAT files to know what fields you are actually going to work with.  I use these locations to filter out messages.

I then manipulate the message in an xlate.  If you don’t want to have multiple xlates consider using the wild card route with a single xlate.  This may require a generic structure be established in a variant.  I would also suggest using the latest variants since most fields have been added.

Hope this helps…..

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