Writers can write data to local and remote output files, send it through the connected optional output port, write it to a dictionary, send using JMS connection, insert into database table, send by email, insert into LDAP database or write only for debugging purposes.
We can distinguish Writers according to their output data format.
Flat files:
() writes data to flat files (character-delimited or fixed length).
Other files:
creates XML files from input data records.
writes data into X12 files.
Database Writers:
loads data into database using JDBC driver.
Directory structure:
converts data records into a directory structure.
One component discards data:
discards data or writes data to a debug file.
