Directory Integrator, Version 7.1.1
Parsers are used in conjunction with a stream-based Connector to interpret or generate the content that travels over the Connector's byte stream.
Parsers cooperate with their calling Connectors in discovering the schema of the underlying data stream when you press Discover Schema.
When the bytestream you are trying to parse is not in harmony with the chosen Parser, you get a sun.io.MalformedInputException error. For example, the error message can show up when using the Schema tab to browse a file.