MapForce
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Altova MapForce 2008 is the premier graphical data mapping, conversion, and integration tool. It maps between any combination of XML, database, flat file, EDI, and/or Web service, then transforms data instantly or auto-generates a royalty-free data integration application for execution of recurrent conversions.
To use MapForce, simply open information sources and targets, drop in data processing functions from the customizable libraries, and drag connecting lines between elements you wish to associate. Once a mapping is defined, you can instantly view and save the output. Additionally, with just a click of the mouse, you can choose between XSLT 1.0, XSLT 2.0, XQuery, Java, C++, or C# to automatically generate a turnkey application from your data mapping design. This way, you can implement data integration and Web services applications without writing any code. And, MapForce-generated code is royalty free, so you may deploy it with no additional fees or deployment adaptors required.
New Features in Mapforce 2008
- Support for aggregate data processing functions (SUM, AVG, MIN, etc.)
- New ValueMap function for transforming field values (e.g., 01 to January, etc.)
- Enhanced options for output when mapping to XML target(s)
Altova MapForce 2007
Altova MapForce 2007 is a visual data mapping and Web services implementation tool. With the power to map any
combination of XML, database, text, EDI, and/or Web service data, and to map data sources to WSDL operations, MapForce
2007 is the definitive tool for advanced integration and Web services projects.
Today, the ability to seamlessly exchange information between internal business units, customers, and partners is vital
for success; yet most organizations store and exchange information in a variety of dissimilar formats, such as those
used by EDI systems, flat files, databases, and XML-based applications. To efficiently leverage existing investments
and interconnect business systems, organizations need the ability to map between these different data types and
effectively convert their data in a standards-based, cost-effective manner.
Web services and custom data integration applications are two modern solutions that allow organizations to unify these
disparate formats to enjoy the cost and competitive advantages of seamless information exchange. MapForce 2007 uniquely
lets you map data in an intuitive, visual manner. Then it auto-generates the program code or stylesheets required to
implement your Web services and custom data integration applications server-side.
The MapForce visual design paradigm means that you can create Web services and data integration applications - without
having to manually write a single line of code.
Simplify Web Services development
Web services are software components that allow disparate applications to exchange data using a standard XML-based
messaging system. Since they are based on open Web standards and XML-based protocols, Web services are hardware,
programming language, and operating system independent. This means that applications written in different programming
languages and running on different platforms can seamlessly exchange data using Web services.
Despite the advantages of Web services for exchanging information between disparate systems, writing the code to
implement them by hand can be complicated, time consuming, and error-prone. Altova MapForce 2007 removes these
drawbacks by allowing you to build Web services visually, then auto-generating the Java or C# code required to
implement the Web service on a server.
To build a Web service, you simply load an existing WSDL (Web Services Description Language) file in the MapForce
project view, and create a mapping for each transaction. All standard WSDL documents are supported, including those
created in the graphical WSDL design view of Altova XMLSpy.
Once you’ve loaded a WSDL file, you simply define the operations for each transaction included in the Web service
as a mapping design. MapForce represents the transaction’s input and output schemas graphically, and you can
easily map data and perform operations by dragging connecting lines to link elements and dragging in function blocks
from the library. Supported data sources include XML, databases, flat files, and EDI (EDIFACT and ASNI X12) formats,
and you can map these in any combination to and from the operations in your WSDL transactions.
An extensible library of data processing functions is available for filtering and processing data before returning it
to the output schema, and the MapForce visual function builder helps create and save complex functions for use in other
mappings.
Once you’ve created mappings for the transactions in the WSDL file, you can generate code for a single transaction
– or for the entire WSDL project – in Java or C#.
Now, instead of writing the hundreds to thousands of lines of code required to implement each Web services transaction,
you can define mappings visually and let MapForce generate the code all at once. Code that used to take hours or days
to write is now auto-generated in a matter of seconds. Visual design in MapForce removes the complexity from Web
services development, allowing you to build standards-conformant Web services applications more quickly than ever
before.
In addition to building new Web services, MapForce 2007 now also allows you to connect to and use existing Web services
inside your data mappings. This adds to the comprehensive data integration capabilities described below.
Integrate Enterprise data
In addition to support for building Web services, MapForce 2007 allows you to design data integration applications for
mapping any combination of XML, database, flat file, EDI, and Web services data.
- XML mapping support is based on XML Schema.
- Database mapping support includes accessing database views and systems table in any relational database.
- Flat file mappingsupport includes CSV, tab delimited, and fixed-width text files. Support for arbitrary or mixed
layout flat files is also provided through MapForce FlexText™, a versatile flat file parsing utility.
- EDI mapping support includes the hundreds of messages covered by the two most popular EDI standards: UN/EDIFACT
and ANSI X12.
- Web services mapping support allows connecting to existing Web services to utilize their functionality as a
source, target, or processing function in data mappings.
You can map XML, databases, flat files, and EDI in any combination, and multiple sources and multiple targets are
supported. As with Web services creation, you define mappings between content models visually by dragging connecting
lines linking corresponding elements in the source(s) and target(s) and inserting data processing rules. You can choose
functions from the extensive MapForce function library, import your own function libraries, and create and save complex
functions using the unique visual function builder. You can even connect to and use an existing Web service to look up
or process data in any mapping project.
The built-in MapForce Engine allows you to execute any mapping and view the output with one click. The output of the
MapForce Engine can be saved as the result of a one-time mapping, or it can be used for previewing sample results,
which simplifies the process of designing and testing complex mapping projects significantly. Then, with just one more
click, MapForce 2007 auto-generates the software code required to programmatically marshal data from the source(s) to
the target(s) for use in customized server-side data integration applications. MapForce 2007 is the industry’s
first and only product to let you choose between XSLT 1.0, XSLT 2.0, XQuery, Java, C#, and C++ code-generation –
all from the same mapping design.
Utilize the functionality you need
MapForce 2007 is available in three editions customized to meet your Web services and data integration needs. All three
editions of MapForce 2007 support seamless integration with Microsoft Visual Studio. NET and Eclipse, allowing you to
access all the data integration, Web services implementation, and code generation capabilities of MapForce from within
your favorite multi-purpose development platform.
- MapForce Standard Edition supports XML-to-XML mapping.
- MapForce Professional Edition supports XML, database, and flat file data mapping.
- MapForce Enterprise Edition supports all the features of MapForce Professional edition with the addition of Web
services mapping and implementation, EDI mapping, and the FlexText flat file parsing utility.
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