Hi! I am looking for other Contivo users!
(I understand that the installed customer client base is still small?)
I am EDI programmer at Domtar Inc. where we implemented Contivo mapper
within WebMethods for B2B/EDI during 2008.
Early in 2008, the Contivo product was acquired by Liaison
(www.Liaison.com)
so now we have a new vendor in Atlanta for this software product.
Unlike competing mapping tools which include the EDI communications
server middleware (Gentran/GIS, WebMethods/Flow, IBM Websphere WDI,
Mercator/WTX, GXS/AI, ...) Contivo is strictly a translator which
requires a middleware host server (such as WebMethods).
The translator consists of 2 parts:
1) the source code DB server
2) the WinPC client
It primary claim-to-fame is its Dictionary of data element Business
aliases.
Once the aliases are defined; they can be matched to a transaction
format template and auto-generate 95% of the data transform logic
(obviously any IF/else logic must be manually added).
The result of the PC based transform logic compile is a JAVA package
(both JAVA source and classfile). The Classfile is installed into
WebMethods as a called routine/object in place of a WebMethods/FLO
map. All other WebMethods TN/Broker/IS logic continues to be required
for routing/processing of transaction data flow. The Contivo generated
JAVA package simply performs the data transformation from inbound to
outbound template formats (flatfile, X12, XML, IDOC, etc); a 1-to-1
template mapping.
I am interested in forming a Contivo User Group;
both for exchanging tips-n-tricks,
and for increased negotiating power for those times when the Helpdesk
responds: "failing as designed - case closed!".
Any interested parties???
DCGarrett
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