Microsoft KB Archive/162872

OFC Specification and the OFC DTD Needed For Server

PSS ID Number: Q162872 Article last modified on 12-16-1997

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This information is intended for use by banks and solution providers who are evaluating or implementing a home banking server solution using OFC and Microsoft Money. For a fuller description of Open Financial Connectivity (OFC) please see the OFC specification. The specification is available for download on the Microsoft Web site:

http://www.microsoft.com/ofc/dev/toolkit.htm.

= SUMMARY =

The OFC Specification and the Document Type Definition (DTD) are meant to be used in conjunction with one another. The OFC specification is best suited for:


 * Determining the expected server usage of various elements like STATUS and ACTION elements in various scenarios.
 * Determining how to handle error cases on the OFC server
 * Determining valid lengths of elements
 * Determining expected values of elements

The OFC DTD is best suited for determining valid aggregate and record definitions. For simplicity, some optional elements were removed from record definitions in the specification. The DTD is also the best source for determining valid start/end tag requirements for each OFC element. During certification, Microsoft will expect your server to comply with both the OFC specification and the DTD.

KBCategory: kbonline KBSubcategory: Additional reference words: spec ofcdev ====================================================================== Keywords : kbonline Version : 1.0 Platform : WINDOWS ============================================================================= Copyright Microsoft Corporation 1997.