XML Authority 1.1 Overview

XML Authority v1.2

XML Authority is the premier solution to the development and deployment of e-business grammars for your company and trading partners. XML Authority provides a comprehensive design environment that accelerates the creation, conversion, and management of XML schemas. XML Authorityâs intuitive and graphical environment provides users a powerful environment for the creation of e-business infrastructures.

Extensibility is proud to announce the release of XML Authority 1.2. From the improved speed of importing data sources, including COBOL copybooks, to the enhanced communication publishing capabilities, users will continue to find XML Authority a Îbest-of-breedä schema management solution. XML Authority has enhanced support of existing and emerging dialects including XML-Schema (XSDL, April 7) and RELAX. Users will now find built-in support for Software AGâs Tamino Server and BizTalk version 1.0 XML documents export. To further support Internet-enabled business interchange, XML Authority has facilities to open from and save to URLs, vastly expanding the reach and flexibility of companiesâ XML initiative.

Extensibility fully believes that you will not find a more comprehensive XML schema solution on the market. All of our products have a 30-day guarantee and we will completely refund your money if you are not 100% satisfied.

Comprehensive schema information is now presented
in a single window for each schema.

Conversion / Migration

XML Authority imports schema information residing in existing data structures and documents. Users can even define reusable metadata importers to convert existing applications into XML schemas. Once imported into XML Authority, the schema can be enhanced and integrated to create powerful XML schemas. Portable schemas can aggregate application functionality and reduce dependency on proprietary structures. Currently supported environments include:

XML Authority outputs schema information for the current and proposed XML standards, providing diverse and future proofed implementations of valid XML.Ê Output from XML Authority is formatted for easy legibility. The following output formats are supported:

DTD
DCD
XDR
BizTalk
SOX Version 1 and 2
XML-Schema (XSDL, April 7, 2000 Draft)
DDML
RELAX

Enhanced Support For Emerging and Existing Dialects

Developers now have enhanced design capabilities for creating schemas.Ê XML Authority now allows for user definable data typing and refinement by extension within SOX v2.0.Ê Further support for SOX v2.0 includes an integrated SOX parser allowing for secondary validation of schemas.Ê Support for XML-Schema / XSDL has been enhanced to include user definable data typing and support for the April 7^th W3C Working Draft of this emerging specification.Ê Meta-schema support allows users to adorn XDR schema documents with additional information (e.g. relational database mappings) to make their schemas much more powerful than before.Ê These adornments can be used in a variety of ways to more fully integrate schemas into the userâs technical environment.Ê This meta-schema information is then graphically represented in the user interface to facilitate subsequent use and collaboration.

Meta-schema information appears as columns in the table views.

Design

XML Authority uses an intuitive and graphical user interface design environment where schemas can be developed on a modular level and integrated for comprehensive solutions.Ê Moreover, collaborative efforts for schema development are fully supported with XML Authority. This is especially useful when sharing schemas between trade groups and organizations.

Visual Schemaú provides a rich interactive graphical schema representation
Schema Qlickerú, point and click content model creation
Realtime syntax checking, ensuring valid schema
Concurrent cross referencing of schema design and source
Workgroup support with versioning and change logging
Audience specific comments
An XML based batch language enables the automation of common application operations
Assistants for getting started and improving results

Editing the content model from the graphical user interface is now a right mouse click away

Management

XML Authority includes schema development support beyond the XML 1.0 DTD specifications, providing a complete solution for advanced document publishing and data interchange applications.ÊÊ Schema information can be published to support all levels throughout the organization including developers, designers, analysts, and executives.Ê This feature allows for easy internal communication ö streamlining the development process.ÊÊ Dependent on the reader, schema can be published in any one of these formats:

XML Exemplar ö generate valid sample XML instance documents
Comprehensive schema documentation and reporting through notes
GIF output file of Visual Schemaú

Advanced Services

In addition to support for DTDâs, XML Authority delivers advanced capabilities of the emerging XML schema specification.Ê Users of XML Authority enjoy the best of todayâs standards and the latest concepts in XML development.

MetaSchema
Support for namespaces
Reusable content model and attribute sets
Data type support (exclusive support for data typing within DTDâs)
High fidelity roundtripping
Robust parameter entity support
Processing instructions, notations and general entities

Comprehensive reporting facilities facilitate schema documentation efforts

Product Requirements

Java application (Sun's JRE 1.2.2 or higher)
Client operating systems supported:
Windows 95/98/NT/2000, UNIX, Macintosh
Hard disk requirements:
Download: approximately 13 Mb Full Install / 6 Mb Minimal Install
A Single user license is $99.95.
Multi user licenses are available in the following increments:
5 user x-Packs - $449.95
10 user x-Pack - $849.95
50 user x-Pack - $3,995.00