DataDirect XML Converters™ Release 4.1 for .NET
README

Copyright (c) 2009 DataDirect Technologies Corp. All rights reserved.

This README file contains additional information not included in the DataDirect XML Converters™ documentation.

Contents

This readme contains the following sections:

• Release 4.1 Features

• Installation

• Using the Online Documents

• DataDirect XML Converters Files

• Third-Party Licensing Agreements

Release 4.1 Features

DataDirect XML Converters 4.1 provides the following features:

• NCPDP and TRADACOMS support — DataDirect XML Converters now supports the NCPDP and TRADACOMS EDI dialects. The current EDI message support status is summarized here:
  • ATIS: 004010
  • EANCOM: 1997, 2001, 2002
  • EDIFACT: 88-1, 90-1, 90-2, 91-1, 91-2, 92-1, 93-2, S93A, D93A, D94A, D94B, D95A, D95B, D96A, D96B, D97A, D97B, D98A, D98B, D99A, D99B, D00A, D00B, D01A, D01B, D01C, D02A, D02B, D03A, D03B, D04A, D04B, D05A, D05B, D06A, D06B, D07A, D07B, D08A
  • Edig@s: 2.2, 3.0, 3.1, 3.2, 4.0
  • HIPAA: 004010A1, 005010, 005010A1
  • HL7: 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 2.3.1, 2.4, 2.5, 2.5.1, 2.6
  • IATA: 92-1, 93-1, 93-2, 94-1, 94-2, 95-1, 95-2, 96-1, 96-2, 97-1, 97-2, 98-1, 98-2, 99-1, 99-2, 00-1, 00-2, 01-1, 01-2, 02-1, 02-2, 03-1, 03-2, 04-1, 04-2, 05-1, 06-1, 07-1
  • NCPDP: 8.0, 8.1, 9.0, 10.0, 10.1, 10.2, 10.3, 10.4, 10.5, 10.6, 10.7
  • TRADACOMS: 93.1, including BIC (Book Industry Communication) extensions
  • X12: 003030, 003040, 003050, 003060, 003070, 004010, 004020, 004030, 004040, 004041, 004042, 004050, 004051, 004052, 004060, 005010, 005020, 005030, 005040, 005050
• .RENAME supported for SEF— The .RENAME[old name,new name] parameter, which can be used to rename most tags in the XML output file, has been enhanced in this release. Enhanced functionality is backwards-compatible with Release 4.0.
• following= parameter now used— In the TRADACOMS dialect, the default character used to separate segment names and segment content is the equal sign (=). You can now use the following= parameter to override the default character.

Installation

Notes regarding the installation process:

• The DataDirect XML Converter installer accepts multiple product keys. For details, refer to the DataDirect XML Converters Installation Guide (xmlconverters-ig.pdf).
• If you choose to cancel the installation process, any changes are rolled back.

Using the Online Documents

You can view the PDF version of the online documents with Adobe Acrobat Reader version 4.0 or higher. To download Acrobat Reader from the Web, go to Adobe’s Web site at http://www.adobe.com.

The PDF books are an installable option for DataDirect XML Converters. For instructions on how to use the online documents and Acrobat Reader, refer to the last chapter in the DataDirect XML Converters Installation Guide (xmlconverters-ig.pdf).

DataDirect XML Converters Files

Setup copies the following files into the installation directory (by default, c:\Program Files\DataDirect\XMLConverters41):

• 3rdPartySoftware.txt — Third-Party license restrictions
• DDTEK-XMLConverters.lic — DataDirect XML Converters license file
• Extend.exe — Evaluation extension utility
• license.htm — The End User License Agreement (EULA)
• README.htm — This file

In addition, the following directories are copied to the installation directory (represented by INSTALL_DIR):

To INSTALL_DIR/bin

• *.dll — Libraries for the XML Converters
• \zh-CHS\*.* — Resource DLLs for the XML Converters

To INSTALL_DIR/doc (optional components)

• books.pdf — Bookshelf for the DataDirect XML Converters product documentation
• quickstart.pdf — Information on getting started with DataDirect XML Converters
• xmlconverters-ig.pdf — DataDirect XML Converters Installation Guide
• xmlconverters-ug.pdf — DataDirect XML COnverters User's Guide and Reference

To INSTALL_DIR/examples (optional components)

• Demo.cs — C# application that runs the conversion examples
• DemoApplication.csproj — Microsoft Visual Studio project file
• DemoApplication.sln — Microsoft Visual Studio solution file
• Numerous supporting files for file conversion examples
• \Properties — Properties for the .NET assembly created by this project

To INSTALL_DIR/Help

• help.htm — Launch file for the HTML documentation
• Numerous supporting files for the HTML version of the product documentation

To INSTALL_DIR/vs.net

• Files for the Microsoft Help 2.0 documentation for DataDirect XML Converters

Third-Party Licensing Agreements

Refer to the 3rdPartySoftware.txt file in your DataDirect XML Converters installation directory for information about third party license restrictions.

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