IBM BPM, V8.0.1, All platforms > Authoring services in Integration Designer > Services and service-related functions > Building mediation flows
Changing the format of mediation flows
You can save your mediation flows in an XML format that is easy to read, thus simplifying team development and compare and merge of the mediation flows. By default, new mediation flows are saved in the XML format.
When you import a mediation flow that was created in a previous version of IBM Integration Designer, the old format is maintained. When you save the mediation flow, you are prompted to save the mediation flow in the new format.
Procedure
You can also convert your mediation flows from the Business Integration view, by following these steps:
- Select the projects that contain the mediation flows that you want to convert.
- Right-click and select Convert mediation flow format.
Results
- If you saved your mediation flow in a single file (this is the default), it is saved in a file with a .mfc extension
- If you saved your mediation flow into multiple files to facilitate team development, in addition to an .mfc file, an .mfcflow file is created for each operation.
- For each mediation subflow, a file with the extension .subflow is created.
To view the XML format, right click the mediation flow, and select Open With > XML Editor
- Mediation flow schema reference
Mediation flows have an XML schema format that is useful for developers who want to create patterns.