Orders Pipeline Adapters
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The Orders Pipeline Adapter marshals data between the managed-code object model and legacy Dictionary instances in your Orders System. The Pipeline Adapter uses mapping contained in an XML file to map data between the managed code object and the legacy object. Dictionary class instances are simply hierarchical name-value pair collections. Managed classes can be viewed the same way, with strongly-typed properties as the name-value pairing. A mapping between the two models is achieved with an XML format that specifies the managed classes and properties to map, and the target Dictionary and SimpleList layout for those instances in unmanaged code.
The default mapping file for the Orders System is called OrderPipelineMappings.xml. The default directory for OrderPipelineMappings.xml is %SystemDrive%\Inetpub\wwwroot\<ApplicationName>.