Altova FlowForce Server - Summary
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Summary
Altova FlowForce Server by Altova
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A tool for automatic data conversion and integration. Altova FlowForce Server is designed to automate the execution of MapForce data transformations and other tasks on dedicated servers, virtual machines, or even regular workstations. The FlowForce Server Web interface lets you define multi-step jobs that are triggered by a flexible schedule or by the availability of new input files.
Altova FlowForce is an easy-to-use management and automation tool for data conversion and integration tasks offered as a free public beta test to all licensed users of Altova MapForce 2012 Enterprise Edition and MapForce 2012 Professional Edition.
Advantages
No code generation
No need to compile generated code or combine source code for data mappings with other administration modules for later execution
Fully integrated workflow from mapping design to deployment and job definition
Automated job execution
All job execution steps are logged in detail
Easy-to use web interface for local or remote administration
Triggers - FlowForce Server supports definition and execution of triggers to start data transformation jobs based on various criteria:
One shot execution to start a job at a specific date and time
Repetitive execution based on days, day of week, date in month, and more
Repeated triggers to run jobs at user specified intervals
File triggers to start a job when a specific file changes or when a new file has been created in a directory (hot folder)
Remote triggers that poll for changes on an http server
To provide maximum flexibility, any number of triggers, even of different types, can be defined for single job.
Actions - A FlowForce Server job can include a series of actions to be performed when one of the triggers fires. The available actions are managed in packages:
Any MapForce mapping can be deployed to a FlowForce package directly from the MapForce graphical environment. This allows you to use all the powerful data transformation features of MapForce in an automated server environment, including XML, databases, flat files, EDI, Excel 2007+, XBRL, and/or Web services.
Built-in actions include copying or moving files, creating or removing directories, or executing arbitrary command lines. This allows you to move or delete intermediate working files, and much more.
A FlowForce Server job can include a long series of actions that watch for incoming files, perform data transformations, extract or insert information in databases, process EDI files, recognize and react to changes on remote http servers, move or delete intermediate working files, and much more. With its powerful set of scheduling features and advanced data mapping functionality, FlowForce Server Beta 1 lets you efficiently manage, control and automate today’s complex enterprise-level data integration tasks.
FlowForce Server Architecture
FlowForce Server - The FlowForce Server is the core of the FlowForce system and runs as a background service without a graphical user interface. FlowForce Server continuously checks for trigger conditions, starts and monitors job execution, and writes detailed logs. To execute job steps that use a MapForce mapping package, it sends an execution request to MapForce Server.
MapForce Server - MapForce Server is an implementation of the MapForce Built-in execution engine that executes mapping packages previously deployed via the MapForce graphical environment. MapForce Server is always installed on the same machine as FlowForce Server.
FlowForce Web Administration Interface - The FlowForce Web Administration Interface is the front-end of FlowForce Server. It is a standalone web application that can be installed on the same machine as FlowForce Server or on any other machine in your environment. The user interface runs in an internet browser and allows administrators to configure the specific server operations including jobs, triggers, etc. The beta version supports Microsoft Internet Explorer 9 and 8 or current versions of Mozilla Firefox or Google Chrome.
FlowForce Server Beta 1 Availability
Altova is pleased to offer FlowForce Server Beta 1, consisting of all the modules described above, as a free public beta test to all licensed users of Altova MapForce 2012 Enterprise Edition and MapForce 2012 Professional Edition. The FlowForce Server Beta 1 test period is scheduled to run until April 1, 2012 when all installed beta test licenses will expire.
A tool for automatic data conversion and integration.
Operating System for Deployment: Windows 7, Windows Vista
Architecture of Product: 32Bit, 64Bit
Product Type: Application
Keywords: Altova FlowForce Server
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