 The message is received as a bit stream, without representational structure or format, and is converted by a parser into a tree structure that is used internally in the message flow.Before the message is delivered to a final destination, it is converted back into a bit stream.IBM Integration Bus supports a wide variety of data formats, including standards-based formats (such as XML, DFDL, and JSON), industry formats (such as HL7, EDI and SWIFT), and custom formats.