Altova MapForce Professional Edition 2009

Altova MapForce Professional Edition 2009 offers a great application for transforming between XML, database, and flat file formats. This award-winning visual data mapper converts data instantly or autogenerates royalty-free application code for execution of recurrent conversions. Simply open sources and targets, drop in data processing functions from the customizable libraries, and drag connecting lines between the elements you wish to associate.

To make your mapping even easier, MapForce automatically connects matching child elements. Numerous functions come standard with MapForce (e.g., filter, concatenate, sum, average, replace, etc.), and you can even create and save your own complex data processing functions. Once a mapping is defined, you can instantly view and save the output.

Furthermore, with just a click of the mouse, you can choose between XSLT 1.0, XSLT 2.0, XQuery, Java, C++, or C# and automatically generate an application to automate regular or repeated transformations. MapForce supports every major database, including Microsoft SQL Server, IBM DB2, Oracle, Sybase, MySQL, PostgreSQL, and others. It even supports mapping XML data in IBM DB2 9: pureXML and SQL Server databases.

Moreover, MapForce Professional Edition integrates with Microsoft Visual Studio and Eclipse, so you can use its advanced functionality from within these leading IDEs. It is an indispensable tool for information architects, database administrators, application developers, and systems integrators working to programmatically integrate data in a cost-effective, standards-based way. Give your data direction! 

Instructions:

To use MapForce, simply open information sources and targets in the data mapping tool, drop in data processing functions from the customizable libraries, and drag connecting lines between elements you wish to associate. Once a data 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. MapForce-generated code is royalty-free, so you may deploy it without additional fees or deployment adaptors.

Major Features:

1. Graphical mapping of XML, databases, flat files, EDI, Excel 2007, XBRL, & Web services
2. Support for XBRL
3. Instant data transformation
4. Drag & drop data mapping and conversion
5. Advanced database mapping functionality
6. Support for all major relational databases
7. FlexText™ utility for parsing flat files
8. Support for EDIFACT, X12, & HL7 EDI messages
9. Support for HL7
10. Building new Web services
11. Connecting data to Web services
12. XSLT 1.0/2.0 and XQuery code generation
13. Advanced data processing functions
14. Visual function builder
15. Java, C#, and C++ code generation
16. Command line automation
17. OLE & ActiveX controls
18. Visual Studio & Eclipse integration

Enhancements:

1. Support for HL7 v3 XML;
2. Support for grouping;
3. Distinct-values funcion;
4. Position function;
5. Documentation generation;
6. Find dialog for identifying nodes;
7. Native suport for XML fields in SQL Server;
8. Support for additional databases

Requirements:

1. Pentium III processor,
2. 800 MHz recommended,
3. 64MB RAM,
4. 50MB available on hard-disk