Data Mapping

The notion of transferring data from relational databases via XML is growing in popularity. Data from a database can be written in XML pretty easily. The hard part is figuring out how to perform the inserts and updates from the XML service, this has been solved by the OpenLinks "Data Mapping" Engine.  To Learn more click here

Handlers

The OpenLinks XML Handlers Module defines elements that are used to contain information pertaining to event handler implementations, usually defined in a Java Class. A handler is a piece of code a developer writes that is triggered during the processing of an OpenLinks "Feed Configuration XMLFile" when special processing is needed.  To learn more click here

Standard Validators

OpenLinks arrives with a range of industry standard validation methods to safeguard the destination database or application from corrupt data.  To view the standard validators click here

Custom Validators

Nothing here is too magical. If you have a need for other constraints, such as pattern matching or, perhaps, more complex data types, you can add enhancements to the Standard Validators. For more information click here

Scheduling System

OpenLinks uses the popular Quartz Scheduling system to manage all jobs resulting from a XML WebService Configuration File, the scheduler can be event based; calendar schedule; repetition (based on calendar) or on demand.  For more information click here

Monitoring

All jobs that result from an OpenLinks XML WebService Configuration File are logged to track failed cases. Failure cases are stored on the server as text files and can be easily integrated to an escalation process for email and SMS alerts.  To learn more click here

Dashboard

The OpenLinks dashboard provides a view of all the available services, and the instances (jobs) resulting from each service. The dashboard  provides the database administrator access to the monitoring of the jobs. i.e. the ability to view the logged information.  Configuration of the scheduling system is also performed from the OpenLinks dashboard.   For more information click here