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IBM Transformation Extender

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IBM Transformation Extender
Developer(s)IBM
Stable release
9 / April 5, 2019 (2019-04-05)
Written inJava C++
Engine
    LicenseProprietary
    Websitehttps://www.ibm.com/uk-en/marketplace/data-transformation-software

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    IBM Transformation Extender (ITX) is a software package from IBM. The product was formerly known as WebSphere Transformation Extender (WTX):.[1] / Datastage Transformation Extender (DTX) / Mercator Integration Broker (MIB).

    ITX is IBM's "Any-to-Any"[2] Data Transformation engine of choice, embedded in multiple products, such as IBM Integration Bus (IIB)[3], IBM WebSphere Application Server (WAS)[4] and IBM WebSphere Process Server (WPS)[5]. In addition, it is available as stand-alone execution engines known as Command Server (for batch execution) and Launcher (a real-time event based Broker and transformation launcher). It allows data transformation between industry standard and proprietary data structures across multiple hardware platforms. Data mapping is defined in the Map Designer, using data definitions from the Type Designer (or external schema) and typically deployed using the Integration Flow Designer.

    IBM Transformation Extender enables organisations to integrate industry-based customer, supplier and business partner transactions across the enterprise. It also helps automate complex transformations using drag-and-drop design methods augmented with a huge toolbox of functions with validation of data between a range of different formats and standards[6].

    Features[edit]

    IBM represents the following features as key differentiators of the ITX product when compared to other industry products that provide data transformation:

    • Single, universal solution
      • Helps eliminate the need for multiple or legacy data transformation tools.
    • Flexible deployment
      • Allows you to choose the optimal environment and formats for data processing.
    • Supports industry specific requirements
      • Enables you to manage and adapt to changing industry standards.

    History[edit]

    Originally the product was developed by TSI Software, a company renaming itself (upon a merger with BRAID) to Mercator. The company was then acquired by Ascential in 2003, and then later by IBM in 2005. The product went through several re-branding exercises over this period, starting as Mercator Enterprise Broker, then Mercator Integration Broker, Ascential Datastage Transformation Extender, IBM WebSphere Transformation Extender before finally becoming IBM Transformation Extender.

    16 bit versions of the product used the version 1.xx series.

    For the 32 bit era, the version numbers went through 2, 2.1, 5.0, 6.0, 6.5, 6.7, 7.5, 8.0, 8.1, 8.2, 8.3, 8.4 and 8.4.1 (although some execution environments became 64 bit in later versions).

    64 bit versions of the whole product started with ITX 9.0.0

    In 2017, IBM entered into an agreement with HCL[7] to license and develop ITX with the intention for HCL to build additional features and innovative functionalities based on current business priorities and future trends[8]

    Components[edit]

    IBM Transformation Extender consists of the following components:

    • IBM Design Studio is an Eclipse-based tool that developers use to define data structures and define data mappings using editors to work with specific types of resources. Various importers provide quick-start capability on certain industry standard metadata types.
    • IBM Database Interface Designer is a standalone application to define a database connection (for subsequent use in mapping/message flow construction) and also to import data structures directly from the database data dictionary, by querying the database using standard SQL notation.
    • IBM Integration Flow Designer is a standalone application to construct message flows and incorporate business logic for triggering those message flow based on a variety of trigger conditions. The message flows are deployed to one of the supported execution environments.

    Overview[edit]

    Transformation Extender is designed specifcally to help companies perform data transformation. Not only is data represented graphically, but Transformation Extender also has tools and a whole methodology that is built around the mapping of the data. Not all relationships between the levels in data are immediately apparent, and the tooling within Transformation Extender is natural for data that sits at multiple hierarchical levels. Transformation Extender is not a “jack of all trades” like a general programming language, rather, it is a set of tools and a design environment that is specifcally focused and optimized for data transformation. Once you have used a tool like this, it is diffcult to go back and parse data with a regular programming language.

    The IBM Transformation Extender Toolkit Design Studio enables developers to graphically design data transformation, known as maps, and related artifacts. Once compiled, these maps can be used in a variety of execution scenarios.

    Adapters[edit]

    One of the great strengths of Transformation Extender is the huge range of 3rd party software connectivity options made possible with a number of adapters[9]

    • Archive (Tar/Zip)
    • Batch File and Shell Script
    • Cipher
    • CICS
    • COM Automation
    • DB2
    • E-mail
    • Excel
    • File
    • FTP
    • GZIP/ZLIB
    • HDFS
    • HL7 MLLP
    • HTTP(s)
    • IBM B2B Storage
    • IBM Control Center
    • Informix
    • Java
    • JAXB
    • Java Message Service (JMS)
    • JNDI
    • Kafka
    • Microsoft SQL Server
    • MIME
    • Mongo DB
    • MSMQ
    • ODBC
    • OLE DB
    • OpenPGP
    • Oracle
    • Oracle AQ
    • Adobe PDF
    • SAP R/3 ALE
    • SAP R/3 BAPI
    • SAP R/3 BDC
    • S/MIME
    • SNMP
    • SOAP
    • Socket
    • IBM Transformation Extender Advanced (SPE)
    • Static File
    • Sterling
    • Sybase
    • TIBCO/RV
    • IBM WMQ

    Importers[edit]

    IBM Transformation Extender can work with a number of industry standard Metadata formats, with its impressive collection of importers:

    • XSD/DTD
    • JSON
    • Database
    • WSDL
    • SAP
    • Java/JMS
    • COBOL Copybooks
    • Text File & CSV
    • Excel
    • PDF
    • PL/1
    • Type Tree Maker

    Packs[edit]

    A number of industry Pack are available to add onto IBM Transformation Extender:

    • EDIFACT, X12, TRADACOMS
    • HIPAA, HL7, NCPDP
    • SEPA, SWIFT, ISO20022, NACHA, FIX

    Localization[edit]

    IBM Transformation Extender on distributed systems has been localized to the following cultures:

    • Brazilian Portuguese
    • Chinese (Simplified)
    • Chinese (Traditional)
    • French
    • German
    • Italian
    • Japanese
    • Korean
    • Spanish
    • US English
    • Russian

    Supported platforms[edit]

    Operating systems[edit]

    Currently available platforms for IBM Transformation Extender are:

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