> Both the .rdc file and the .xml file of many of the sample RDC > components contain a <config> element with the same sub-entries > (such as <input>, <confirm> and <validate>). > > What is the order of precedence here? Which set of values will > be used by default? Is either of these compulsary, or can you > define this config data in one or other of the files?
The .rdc file is purely a tooling extension/documentation helper. It is meant to be consumed by tools [such as graphical/flow editors etc.] and contains all meta-data associated with an RDC. The runtime only looks at the .xml config file [so there is no order of precedence]. An xml config file containing the prompts for this instance gets passed in like so: <rdc:date id="myDate" config="myDateConfig.xml" /> If we have this <rdc:date id="myDate" /> we get the "default prompts" packed with the distro [which is the .xml file you are talking about]. These prompts are very generic like "Please specify a date" and we probably want to say something specific to the application/call flow for every RDC instance, such as "Please specify your departure date", and thats where the myDateConfig.xml file comes in and "overrides" the default prompts. -Rahul
