HIT ALLORA

Real-time Bi-directional XML-to-Relational Data

Transformation Software

Allora is designed to generate XML from any database and write XML element and attribute values into any

database. Businesses today store and share data in a multitude of file formats including database, flat files,

EDI and XML-based applications. Allora provides a graphical, easy-to-use, modular approach to managing

conversion, mapping and data transformations among these file formats.

Transform XML and relational data

Graphical Mapper for mapping and converting

between XML (or text) and relational data

Workflow Manager to organize, schedule and execute

transformation tasks

Wizard support for popular application servers and

IDE tools

Wizards and a rich set of application programming

interfaces to integrate XML-relational data

conversions into any application

Mapper project samples and transformation

applications to help you get started

SOAP interfaces for building distributed applications

The Allora engine can be installed and run on any

system that supports JDK v1.3 or above, including on

IBM i and z/OS systems, HP-UX and others

Use Allora to transform XML and relational data for any

database that has a JDBC or ODBC connector. It is

certified to work with more than 20 different databases

including IBM DB2, Oracle, Microsoft SQL Server,

MySQL,Informix, Ingres, Sybase, IDMS, Datacom,

Teradata, PostgreSQL and others.

Mapper & Workflow Manager

The design-time graphical Mapper

application lets you simultaneously see

XML schemas or DTDs and database

catalog structures or text file structures.

The Mapper can automatically create

XML schemas from relational databases

and vice versa. Using a set of point-and-

click tools, you can build a mapping

project that contains all the information

needed to transform relational data to

XML, or XML to relational data. The

mapping project can be accessed by the

Workflow Manager, or by the API to

integrate transformations into a larger

application.

The Workflow Manager provides a

graphical layout environment to set up,

schedule and execute a series of tasks

and processes. It is designed to manage

RDB-XML transformation tasks and

process resulting XML input/output. Its

Design tab provides a workspace for

adding tasks, setting parameters and

organizing tasks in execution order.

Product components

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HIT ALLORA

Allora offers a rich, flexible set of

programming interfaces, enabling you

to integrate RDB-XML transformations

as part of an application. Source code

wizards in the Mapper generate the

basic code you need to perform

transformations, then you can enhance

or extend the functionality using the

provided API. For example, you can

refer to data by XML element/attribute

references, including XPATH, or by

RDB catalog structures. Similarly, you

can exercise XML element/ sub-

element methods or specify

record/field SQL commands.

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Application and data interfaces

For maximum data access flexibility, Allora can also be

implemented as a full-function SOAP-based web service for

remote applications. Allora web service supports two client

access modes: a SOAP interface mode and a higher level

remote API mode.

Graphical Mapper for mapping XML schemas (or

DTDs) to RDB catalogs/text structure and subsequent

transformation of XML elements and attributes to

relational data or relational data to an XML document

Workflow Manager tool to organize and execute a set

of transformation tasks with associated XML file

manipulation

Automatic query and enforcement of table

relationships

Expression editor for mapped transformations

Advanced relationship mapping for XML data and RDB

tables

Run-time engine to perform transformations

independently of the Mapper

Wizards for generating source code to perform XML-

RDB transformations

Extensive API for customized application development

SOAP-based web service for remote and distributed

applications

Message queue support for application-to-application

(A2A)

Double byte (Chinese, Japanese and Hangul)

character support

Arabic character support

100% Java architecture

Key features