DPS X-Link is a "plug-n-play" middleware
that provides
client applications with fully-automated, real-time, read/write access
to ADABAS data and metadata in XML format. Absolutely no coding of
middleware is required -- DPS X-Link is a true "plug-n-play" product
that drops right into your Service Oriented Architecture (SOA). DPS
X-Link's remote API components provide COM, DLL, Java, and SOAP/WSDL
interfaces to easily enable any imaginable Web Services, client/server,
or SOA configuration. And its SOAP/WSDL capabilities make it instantly
deployable with any of the new BPEL (Business Process Execution Language)
enabled servers/orchestrators now available, so incorporating ADABAS
access into your SOA / Web services is easier than ever.
DPS X-Link
is no "half-way" solution for ADABAS-to-XML transformation.
Not only is ADABAS data exchanged in XML format, but all pertinent
structural aspects of a site's legacy ADABAS databases are transformed
and presented to Windows/UNIX developers in purely open-standards formats
(i.e., XML Schema), so developers who are building applications/applets
that use DPS X-Link for ADABAS access need have little knowledge of
the proprietary ADABAS world.
Web Service Enablement with DPS X-Link
An important question for a company that is just now investing in gateway technology: Do you want to invest in 90's ODBC technology or in modern-day Web Services technology (DPS X-Link)?
We have heard some reports that early-adopter companies
that replace their SQL-based access with SOAP-based
(i.e., XML-based) access realize returns-on-investment
in short order (probably due in part to the extremely “XML friendly” nature of the Java and .NET environments). So, it’s their choice: more-expensive
90's gateway technology, or less-expensive state-of-the-art
XML gateway technology.
What role can DPS X-Link play at a customer site?
CLIENT/SERVER
Development of Java and .NET applications that need remote, read/write access to ADABAS. >> "Tight Coupling " client/server:
Interface with DPS X-Link via direct invocation of X-Link's
Java, .NET, or COM functions. >> "Loose Coupling " client/server:
Interface with DPS X-Link as a web-service, via X-Link's
SOAP/WSDL functionality.
(Note that X-Link's presentation of ADABAS data as XML, and ADABAS metadata as XML Schema is perfect for new Java/.NET development.)
EDI MODERNIZATION
Replacing a legacy EDI configuration with a new B2B Web Service replacement? Using DPS X-Link (in conjunction with one of the many BPM/BPEL tools available) allows for plug-n-play replacement of the EDI configuration, while leaving the legacy batch procedures in place (i.e., unplug EDI, plug in B2B Web Services).
INSTANT INCORPORATION OF ADABAS INTO SOA
For sites serious
about "going SOA", DPS X-Link provides instant incorporation
of ADABAS into their new SOA environment as a fully-operational
(SOAP/WSDL) Web Service.
RDBMS-to-ADABAS PROPAGATION
Customer demand for Change Data Capture (CDC) technology that integrates data from other production systems into ADABAS has been on the rise in recent years. This demand is now easily fulfilled by using DataMirror Transformation Server/ES™ software along with DPS X-Link. This powerful combination allows enterprises to benefit from a real-time, low-impact flow of information to and from ADABAS.
Transformation Server/ES enhances the data integration, data auditing, and business intelligence capabilities of TSI customers by delivering CDC technology that moves data between production systems, with DPS X-Link providing continuous access to reliable data.
INTEGRATION OF ADABAS AND SAP
Thanks to the new open-standards (XML-based) interfaces provided by SAP to their ERP offerings, DPS X-Link is the optimal middleware bridge between the ADABAS and SAP worlds.
How does DPS X-Link work?
As shown in the figure below, queries/updates may be submitted remotely from a workstation-based .NET, VB, or Java application, or locally from a mainframe-based application. Queries/updates can also be invoked and processed on the mainframe in batch mode.
The need for extracting ADABAS data in XML format
XML
(eXtensible Markup Language) is the future, and countless
major industry groups have already developed
XML-based standards. Many sites are being
pulled into the XML revolution as their customers,
suppliers, and governmental authorities insist on exchanging data
adhering to their various XML Schema formats. Providers of packaged
applications (such as SAP) are also giving incentive to their customers
to "go XML" by
providing new XML-based interfaces which
replace older proprietary APIs. Now that
the competing worlds of Java and .NET have
both fully embraced XML-oriented technologies
as THE standard for data manipulation, any enterprise using either
Java or .NET as the basis for the development of internal applications
or web-based front ends also finds itself drawn into the world
of XML.
DPS X-Link completely automates the process of converting legacy ADABAS data into XML documents and legacy metadata into XML Schema. Once DPS X-Link is installed, it allows an authorized client-application developer to view a legacy datasource as one large XML repository, presenting all database structures and metadata in XML Schema format, and instantly making available to the client application any imaginable subset of the database's data presented in XML format (adhering to the database's XML Schema).
Please note that z/OS 1.2 or above is required to run DPS X-Link.
Contact Treehouse Software Today! To receive more information about DPS X-Link, or to request a free trial, contact Treehouse Software or your Treehouse affiliate.
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