When the File Adapter is executed, it receives the mapped input dataslots from the Business Process Server process, as well as the configuration defined at design time. While the File Adapter is capable of finding and opening the file, it does not try to process the file data, but delegates this task to the corresponding run-time Format Plug-in.
Every Format Plug-in has a run-time component that processes the file data. The run-time Format Plug-in receives the configuration in the same form it was defined by the configurator Format Plug-in GUI. The run-time Format Plug-in performs the required data manipulations and passes the result back to Business Process Server.
