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Benefits of using lazy versus eager parsing mode
Some applications benefit from lazy XML parsing mode, while others see improved performance with eager parsing mode. It is recommended that you benchmark your application in both parsing modes to determine which mode best suites the specific characteristics of your application.
Applications that parse large XML data streams are likely to see performance improvements when the lazy XML parsing mode is used. The performance benefits increase as the size of the XML byte stream increases, and the amount of data from the byte stream that is accessed by the application decreases.
The business object lazy parsing mode is supported in WebSphere Process Server version 7.0.0.3, and later versions. It is also supported in IBM Process Server. Modules and mediation modules that include mediation flow components are not supported.
The following applications are likely to perform better using an eager parsing mode:
- Applications that parse non-XML data streams
- Applications that use messages that are created using the BOFactory service
- Applications that parse very small XML messages
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Considerations when choosing the business object parsing mode