Hello @Evgeny.Litver,

Are you able to access RFA C++ Downloads section?

Thanks, I requested access.

Hi @Evgeny.Litver

Does this existing post answer your question?

Hello @Umer Nalla,

The attached post explains how to implement the map from field id to all possible values on client side. I was expecting to enum/object from existing header file which will hold all possible values for specific fields according to the spec where it make sense of cause like in case of fields 270 / 280

BR

Evgeny

Hi @Evgeny.Litver

The Data dictionary files - RDMFieldDictionary and enumtype.def - are updated several times a year - as and when values change, are added or deleted - independently of any API that uses them.

As such these values are considered data related and not API related.

Therefore, it is recommended that you should download the dictionary from the server you are connected to. The server you connect will be updated with the latest data dictionary files as and when they are changed.

One quick confirmation - you posted the question in the RFA forum - but I then you mention Refinitiv Data Platform - which is not supported by RFA?

Please confirm which API you are using - if you are using EMA C++ then you can use the following to get the Enum display value

case DataType::EnumEnum:
   fe.hasEnumDisplay() ? cout << fe.getEnumDisplay() << endl : cout << fe.getEnum() << endl;

Note that if are doing new development using C++, I would strongly urge you to use ElektronSDK - preferably Elektron Message API rather than RFA if possible.

RFA is our feature-complete API and ElektronSDK is our strategic API with longer-term support etc.

Hello,

This module using reuters_rfa

I'm not looking for display data, but for enum of possible results.

I will implement releavnt enum on our end.

Can you please point me to documentation for reuters_rfa API.

BR

Evgeny

Hello @Evgeny.Litver,

I fully agree with @Umer Nalla that downloading data dictionaries field and enum, from the infrastructure should be preferred to getting any dictionary, including enumerated values, from the local files.

A dictionary may and will eventually undergo enhancements, and by downloading them from the infra, the consumer is always up to date, in-synch with infra on parsing.

However, in case this will help,, in your RFA SDK, file-based dictionaries that were current at the point of time when SDK was issued, are kept in \etc\RDM folder and enumerated dictionary is called enumtype.def.

I am additionally attaching a zipped version that came with RFA JAVA 8.0, search for 270. is this what you are looking for?

Are we helpful on the explanation about using infra vs flle-based dictionaries?

enumtype.zip

Hello,

The difference between infra vs file-based is clear.

Can you point me to RFA sdk.

BR

Evgeny