FarPoint Technologies
(800) 645-5913
fpsales@fpoint.com
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Convert your Microsoft Excel® XLS data into XML for easy
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 A 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:
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a codeless solution for the integration of Microsoft Excel data into your
BizTalk applications
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a Visual Studio integrated design-time that includes the Spreadsheet Schema
Wizard, and the Spreadsheet Format Designer
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automated parsing of Excel message streams (XLS, Excel 2007 XML, CSV, TXT) into
XML message stream
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automated document creation by assembling XML data in BizTalk applications into
Excel (XLS, Excel 2007 XML), or PDF documents
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Watch the Microsoft Brown Bag Webcast Now!
In case you missed the live webcast, we invite you to watch the recorded
Microsoft Friday BizTalk technical brown-bag Webcast titled "Creation of an Order Entry and Fulfillment, and Billing/Invoice
Process Using Spread for BizTalk, BizTalk Server 2006, and VS 2005 (Read/Write
Excel XLS Spreadsheets)" presented by Robby Powell, Product Manager,
FarPoint Spread SOA Components.
Summary: The presentation will step through the creation of a
BizTalk Application to produce an automated Order Entry, Invoice Generation and
Order Fulfillment system. Through use of FarPoint Spread
for BizTalk, BizTalk Server 2006 R2, and
Visual Studio 2005, we will create a system that receives Excel (XLS) documents
as orders, and creates invoice and inventory pick-list documents.
This
presentation will take you through the codeless creation of this solution using
development tools that are integrated into the Visual Studio 2005 design-time
environment. The Spread for BizTalk pipeline disassembler will be used to parse
Excel (XLS) data into XML-data, and the Spread for BizTalk pipeline assembler
will be used to create PDF and Excel documents from XML-data in the BizTalk
Application. Explanation of use of the BizTalk Mapper and BizTalk Orchestration
is also part of this presentation.
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Have Further Questions? Then Schedule a LIVE MEETING!
Email us now to schedule your free online Live Meeting to get your pre-sales
questions answered. Let us show you one-on-one how we can help you.
Email CorporateSales for further information.
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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
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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.
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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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Forums
Ask questions or view answers on questions related to FarPoint Spread for
BizTalk Server 2006.
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 This 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". 
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- Jeff Lynch
Industry Expert and Microsoft MVP |
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Specifications
Requirements
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Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 Development Environment
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Microsoft BizTalk Server 2006
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