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Altova Upgrades MapForce 2005
ITPro Today
October 30, 2009
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Altova Upgrades MapForce 2005
Altova announced the general availability of Altovasoftware version 2005 release 3 (v2005r3), which features several significantenhancements to MapForce 2005.
MapForce 2005 nowsupports EDI output and the ANSI/ASC X12 standard. Additionally, MapForce 2005and other products within the Altova product line have been updated to includesupport for the latest versions of the W3C XSLT 2.0, XPath 2.0, and XQuery 1.0specification working drafts.
New in MapForce 2005. MapForce2005 provides an interface for mapping any combination of XML, database, flatfiles, and EDI data. It converts data on-the-fly and auto-generates dataconversion code in C#, XSLT 1.0/2.0, XQuery, Java, and C++ for use in customdata integration applications. Other enhancements include:
EDI Output: Enables the use of EDI files in theANSI/ASC X12 and UN/EDIFACT standards as output targets of complex datamappings. This capability expands MapForce s previous support of EDI files asinput sources.
ANSI X12 Standard Support: Provides full supportfor all the transaction sets covered by X12, the de facto EDI standard used in North America for electronic businesstransactions. Files based on the X12 standard can be used as both mappingsources and targets.
Extended EDIFACT Coverage: Supports EDIFACTconfiguration files for all years starting with 93a and ending with the mostrecent standard, 04b.
Unlimited Function Input Parameters: Allows theuse of unlimited parameters in several data processing functions, such asconcatenate, add, and multiply, when using MapForce s visual function builder.
Mixed Content Mapping Support: Accommodatesmapping of mixed XML elements, such as text and sub-elements.
Accommodation of Null Values: Enables mapping ofXML files and databases to use default values when sources have absent or nullvalues, but targets must receive content.
General Availability of Altova SchemaAgent2005. SchemaAgent 2005 is a client/server-based, visual tool formodeling and managing complex schemas and their components in workgroups.Originally introduced as a feature within XMLSpy, SchemaAgent 2005 is availableto all customers as a standalone product (it is also included in the Enterpriseand Professional editions of the XML Suite 2005).
SchemaAgent 2005connects to a standard schema repository or to any schema collection on a fileserver, and makes all existing content models in a workgroup readily availablefor use in development projects. Developers can visualize and manage schemarelationships, and construct complex schemas from smaller, simpler ones viaSchemaAgent s graphical user interface. Optionally, it can be accessed fromwithin the XML Schema View of XMLSpy 2005 Enterpriseand Professional editions.
Visit http://www.altova.com/whatsnew.htmlfor additional information on what s new in Altova software version 2005release 3.
The updatedproducts within Altova software version 2005 release 3 (XMLSpy 2005, MapForce2005, StyleVision 2005, Authentic 2005, and SchemaAgent 2005) are available at https://shop.altova.com. 30-day freedownloads are available from http://www.altova.com/download.html.
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