| Open source tools for ebXML, FpML
The Open ebXML Project have
released tools
supporting document generation for ebXML Business Process Analysis
worksheets, and Finetix have released an open source
tool for processing FpML, the
financial products markup language.
- The ebXML tools support PDF generation from the XML versions of the 15
forms defined by the ebXML Business Process Analysis Worksheets &
Guidelines v 1.0. The tools incorporate support for SVG, and use XSLT and
FOP to perform their
transformations.
The current
version of the tools, 0.40, is part of a series of "proof of concept"
releases preceding an alpha release expected later this year. Additional
slated features include creation of DTDs and XML Schemas, synchronization
of schemas with UNM and BPSS modules, improved graphical design and
documentation.
- Finetix have released Reportix, an open source tool supporting report generation for FpML. The Java tool
generates PDF reports, and is intended to be integrated in a J2EE
environment. (We were unable to ascertain from Finetix' web site what
license Reportix is released under.)
finetix license (John O'Sullivan - 09:50, 4 Oct 2001) Here's the Reportix license...
FINETIX LLC REPORTIX OPEN SOURCE LICENSE
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