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Spread for BizTalk Server 2006 FarPoint Spread for BizTalk Server 2006
Convert your Microsoft Excel® XLS data into XML for easy processing through the BizTalk Server pipeline


Spread for BizTalk Server 2006A Complete Solution
Spread for BizTalk Server 2006 provides a complete solution for integrating Microsoft Excel data seamlessly into your BizTalk applications.

Spread includes a pipeline disassembler that parses Excel data (XLS, Excel 2007 XML, CSV, TXT) into XML, and a pipeline assembler that creates Excel (XLS, Excel 2007 XML) and PDF documents from XML data in BizTalk Applications.

A Codeless Solution
Spread includes the Spreadsheet Schema Wizard and the Spreadsheet Format Designer that are both integrated into Visual Studio 2005. The Spreadsheet Schema Wizard enables the developer to codelessly create custom schemas. These schemas are used by the pipeline disassembler to define the structure of the resulting XML data as it is parsed from incoming Excel streams. This same wizard is used to define the schemas that represent XML data streams to be assembled into Excel or PDF documents through the pipeline assembler. The Spreadsheet Format Designer can be used by the developer to design the appearance of the resulting Excel or PDF documents to be created by the pipeline assembler.

A Simple Solution
The power of Spread is in its functionality, not in its complexity. Spread is a simple and elegant solution to a real business problem - the integration and use of spreadsheet data in your business applications.

Spread for BizTalk provides:
  • a codeless solution for the integration of Microsoft Excel data into your BizTalk applications
  • a Visual Studio integrated design-time that includes the Spreadsheet Schema Wizard, and the Spreadsheet Format Designer
  • automated parsing of Excel message streams (XLS, Excel 2007 XML, CSV, TXT) into XML message stream
  • automated document creation by assembling XML data in BizTalk applications into Excel (XLS, Excel 2007 XML), or PDF documents
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Training Video
This video is as close as you will get to a live demo without scheduling a Live Meeting with us! Our Product Manager takes you through a real business scenario using the disassembler and assembler and illustrates the power of Spread for BizTalk Server 2006 and why it should be added to your Microsoft BizTalk arsenal. We highly recommend viewing this video prior to beginning your evaluation of the 60-day trial.
 
Case Study
Gulf Coast Seal (GCS) manufactures and distributes seals and gaskets for the oil and gas industry with annual revenues over 30 million dollars US. Besides distributing more than 50,000 off-the-shelf seal-related products each year, it also delivers over 4,000 customized product solutions to customers. Learn how they shaved countless hours of manual data conversion and fully integrated incoming Excel XLS files into their BizTalk orchestrations using FarPoint Spread for BizTalk.
 
Data Sheet
Here's a two page summary of FarPoint Spread for BizTalk with just the essential information: a brief overview, a list of requirements, and contact information, all in a printable format. Don't hesitate to view this online or pass it along to a colleague.
 
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start quoteThis is one of the single most important and long awaited innovations to the business process integration (BPI) market I've ever seen.

I rarely make a "pitch" for non-MSFT development products, but if you're a BizTalk developer like me this is one tool that you really need in your "integration arsenal".
end quote
- Jeff Lynch
Industry Expert and Microsoft MVP

Industry expert and Microsoft MVP Jeff Lynch has published an entry on his blog about how to use our FarPoint Spread for BizTalk Server pipeline component. Check it out now at http://codebetter.com/blogs/jeff.lynch/archive/2006/05/09/144344.aspx

Specifications

          Pipeline Diagram

Requirements

    • Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 Development Environment
    • Microsoft BizTalk Server 2006
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