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ATHENA Interoperability Framework (AIF)
 

Capability Tables Loader (CTL)

Datasheet

NameCapability Tables Loader (CTL)
Result typeTool
Description/functionalityThe Capability Tables Loader (CTL) is a middleware solution that supports the enterprises that want to start an interoperability project.

The enterprises involved in the collaboration evaluation, use the ATHENA services and tools in order to capture and classify the available existing models, metamodels, schemas of documents and reports, and any other artefact that the enterprise can or is willing to expose. The result of this phase represents the enterprise Capability Table.

Benefits to interoperability
  • Implementation of a SOA platform for Capability Tables management.
  • Easy integration with File Analyzers (for example BPEL and WSDL) for subsequent evaluation and analysis of models and business documents in view of identifying and resolving interoperability mismatches.
Supported models/methodologies-
Supported input interfaces-
Supported output interfaces-
Validation/demonstration-
Standards complianceUse of web service standards (XML, WSDL).
Availability-
License-
StatusPrototype
Requirements/dependencies
  • Requires Java 2, network connection.
  • Uses the BPEL Analyzer and the WSDL Analyzer, which are not publicly available outside of ATHENA.
Web references-
ATHENA metadata
Contact personmaurizio.megliola@txt.it
ContributorsTXT e-solutions
Provided by project/activity
  • A4 – Interoperability Framework and Services for Networked Enterprises
Deliverables representing result-
Contribution to key result
  • 8. Interoperability Infrastructure
Used in pilot-
Deliverable providing evaluation-