1.3 Release Notes

Release Date: May 18, 2008

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New Features:

Support for Java 6

This release of Chainbuilder ESB now supports the Java 6 JDK as well as Java 5. Under Java 6, Custom Code (UPOC, Script Component, TrxId) may be implemented in Java or Groovy. Under Java 5, Custom Code must be Java.

IDE Usability Improvements

Many improvements have been made to the Map Editor and Component Flow Editor to make development easier.

• Copy & Paste functionality has been added to Map Editor and Component Flow Editor.
• Address bar has been added to Map Editor to make it easier to navigate the Source and Target Format trees.
• Additional drag and drop capability has been added to the Map Editor to improve in usability.
• Map Editor Operation view now shows more details for all operations.
• Search functionality has been improved in Map Editor.
• New ChainBuilder menu in main menu bar makes common operations more convenient.

Improved Web Service Marshalling

The default marshaller in the HTTP Component that is used in SOAP mode now supports SOAP Headers. SOAP Headers are now available as metadata in the message exchange. An additional marshaller has also been added that sets the entire SOAP Envelope as the Normalized Message content rather than just the SOAP Body.

Admin Console Audit Logging

The Admin Console now creates an audit trail of operation performed by users. This data is written to a local database that can be accessed using a command line utility called 'cbesb_audit_log' to view or export data.

Consumer Endpoint Trigger Action on Demand

The Admin Console now includes the ability to trigger consumer endpoint action on demand by clicking a button. This can be used for consumer endpoints that operate on a polling interval or advanced schedule. For example, if a File Reader endpoint is set up to run at 4:00 PM and you would like to force the endpoint to read a file immediately, than you can click the Trigger Action button to read the file rather than modifying the schedule and re-deploying the Service Assembly.

Component Configuration File

This version exposes a set of Component level configuration settings that allow the user to tune Chainbuilder for the best performance in a certain environment. Details on the available configuration settings are available here.

Command Line Tools to Create Service Assembly Zip File

A new command line tool called "project_deploy" has been added that can be used to generate the Service Assembly artifacts (Service Unit WSDL files, jbi.xml files, etc). Previously, this could only be done from within the Component Flow Editor. After running the project_deploy command, the cbesb_deploy command can be issued to build and package the Service Assembly to be deployed.

Transformer Runtime no longer outputs empty fields

The output messages from the Transformer Component previously would generate a field with no content for all fields defined in the message, even if the particular map did not explicitly populate the field. Now, output fields are only created if a map operation explicitly sets a value in the field.

New Custom Component - InOnlySplitter

The new InOnlySplitter component can be used to receive a message exchange (normally an In-Out), make a copy of the in message and send a new In-Only exchange to a specified target endpoint. This is useful when you want to send a copy of the message to a separate sub-flow that can run asynchronously. This component can also be used to take a single message exchange that contains multiple records and create a new In-Only exchange for each record.

Transformer Message Validation

The Transformer component now provides the ability to validate the source and/or target message. If the message format is XSD, then the supplied schema is used for validation. If the format is a custom MDL format, the MDL is used for validation. If a message is deemed invalid according to its definition, a Fault message is returned containing the validation error.

Improved MDL Parser Error Messages

The MDL Parser used to parse custom formats as well as HL7 and X12 have been improved to give more information when a parsing error occurs. Now, errors include the element in the message where the failure occurred as well as a portion of the data that caused the issue when applicable.

Improved Metadata Supports

The consistent metadata supports have been added to the binding components. When a message exchange is created in the consumer endpoint, it contains the metadata for the consumer configuration. When a message exchange is passed to the HTTP provider endpoint, the returned message exchange contains the metadata for the provider endpoint.

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Bug Fixes

The following issues have been resolved in this release:

Bug ID	Description
72	map editor should include copy, cut, and paste before/after
256	base mode ftp should have option to create a response message after put
272	display combine operation very slowly
297	Tag field disappearing from format editor
298	alphabetize target endpoint list
301	SEND will duplicate some lines and skip others
302	Schedule got exception
332	File Component with Write mode overwrites the message in the file
340	Need ability to keep track of admin changes have been made to ChainBuilder ESB
362	The HL7 tester reports cryptic error message
369	alert email notification only fires once
390	Unable to delete an MDL file from the UI editor
402	tcpip component does not reconnect
421	License Agreement window should be resized or changed
433	Cannot move translation operation above IF-ELSE operations if it is under the IF-ELSE operations. Please refer to the attached screenshot
434	JDBC exec mode in translation needs to return a response to tell the user if the statement is executed successfully or not. Right now, it seems that it doesn't return any response.
437	lookup editor should check data for errors
458	HTTP component has limited metadata support
461	The attributeFormDefault in XSD is not suported in the mapper
463	file writer does not handle duplicate file names
465	DataSourceMap file tree item deleting problem
475	TCP/IP component sometimes does not connect
491	Installer and uninstaller to start and stop CBESB services
496	Format Editor shows the file in modified state when there is nothing changed
498	Alphabetize Varaibles when they are accessed within the Operations Properties screen
500	TCP/IP component retry
535	The "deploy" fails when there is an isolated sequencer component in a flow
537	The latency statistics information for TCP/IP component seems to be wrong
541	Can not show full error message when test connection
542	support Java 6
544	Hierachical DataSource generate wrong sql statement in DatasourceMapper Tester
546	Have the ability to delete a Service Assembly if it is undeployed
547	WSDL Import dialog locks up eclipse if an incorrect URL is provided.
549	JDBC Operation error does not show up in the error database
552	SA's java build.xml file not include the classpath of the referred java class of ESB project level
553	Patch installer doesn't show previous version correctly
554	Alert can't be activated with endpoint status RetryStarted
555	JMS status doesn't change after retry has completed
556	HTTP Client doesn't set status to error when connection can't be made
559	The HTTP component throws NullPointException in some case
561	Missing X12 IEA segment delimiter at the end of the segment
562	user should not be able to start endpoint if SA is stopped
565	User-defined CompositeSeparator is not replacing the standard one
566	Property changes made in AdminConsole are not used by components
567	Reply JMS reliable delivery is missing reply queue
568	TCPIP component should have metadata support
572	context is lost when moving in or out of structures
576	repeating segments in MDL only show as repeating on first instance
578	Patch installer does not remove old eclipse plugins
579	Custom component fails to start
580	simultaneous MDL xlates cause error
581	Allow the CBR component to use metadata as a TrxID type
589	Having a Destination Directory that cannot exist does not throw a fault
590	Copy/Paste inconsistency
593	Cycling of all log files needs to be implemented
594	HL7 2.5 segment references undefined datatype
595	uninstaller removes license file
596	PGP EncryptAndSign mode should Sign and Encrypt the message in one pass
598	Have IF operation arithmetic type default to String
601	WSDL Builder Page not refresh or reload the Operation Details correctly
603	Add File.Input.Directory metadata value
606	Recoverable Fault causes exception which loses message
608	Comment map operation behavior
620	Clean up the template code for custom component
621	FTP script mode does not return correct status
622	JMS consumer processor got struck
623	NPE in Eclipse's runtime error log when adding a new property
624	Refresh issue after saving the TRN file with error
625	JDBC operation in Map editor
626	Http Client non-soap mode recieves error
630	Misspelt "Addtional" word in ETL Exec Config editor
635	Audit log can not log the password info
644	Fail to create an ESB project
645	The Professional Patch Installer does not upgrade the CE installation
646	Deplyment failed when using some specific WSDL file in HTTP client
647	Fail to create an ESB project on Linux with the Prof Edition
650	Client mode error with SoapHeader
651	Archive directory is overwritten
652	TCP/IP component can potentially lose one message
653	SwA and MTOM mode should not send message with MIME if message contains no attachments
655	HL7 formats are inconsistent with the standard