Biztalk XChain Pipeline / News: Recent posts

The test tool for version 1.0.1.12 has been released. At the moment it is only available at http://www.codeplex.com/xchain.

This tool allows you to test the process and filters on your PC without BizTalk.

Final testing started on version 1.0.1.12. The delay in releasing this latest version is due to extensive testing and complex archiving support. Release date is set for 7.6.2007

Started preparing deployment. Looking good for a Friday release.

03.04.2007 - Version 1.0.1.8 nearly ready. Large change from version 1.0.1.7 and new visual tool to build/document processes. This is the cause of the delay.

20.03.2007 - Tests finished on IXOS subtask. 2 other new related subtasks are also ready. The 1.0.1.7 release is shaping up and should be out by Friday.

Fixed 2 bugs in XML2EDI. Moving to release version in the following week.

Work has started on the IXOS component. This will allow placing of message streams into the IXOS eCONServer via XChain (also called OpenText). The component will work with versions upto 5.5D (and I have been told - beyond.)

The new EDI2XML subtask is available and has passed minimal testing. Will be reworked until the end of the week to be included in beta 2 release. The documentation is here http://xchain.sourceforge.net/files/%7B6A12F36A-33E4-43FF-B551-35B1B2BADE42%7D.htm. You can test it using NUNIT (just open the DLL and run the test cases). The download is here http://www.codeplex.com/xchain/Release/ProjectReleases.aspx?ReleaseId=2156

This fixes bugs and adds some new functionality (setLocalContextProperty).

Minor fixes to be released today for the installation process and an update to the core dll.

Get it while its hot !

The date is set for 20/02/2007. The beta version is full of good stuff and much more finished release than the previous edition. However, some mileage to go yet before Release 1.

Tonight we are entering final testing on beta 1 prior to release.

Many new features, one of this is XSL 2.0 in biztalk! Early tests are going well and we expect a release date of 29.01.2007.

First testes have begun with beta 1. Rewritten code, new subtasks and filter commands, error handling and more. Should release by the end of the week.

First Release. Still abit green. The code base is undergoing major revision, so it is not published at this point.

The first version of the homepage is up:
http://sourceforge.net/projects/xchain