Altova Blog

YAML is increasing in popularity due to its combination of human readability, simplicity, and versatility. Often used in configuration files and for data serialization, YAML can be used alongside...

https://www.altova.com/blog/yaml-editing-tools/

The latest release in Altova’s line of desktop developer tools and server software products includes support for new industry standards, updated database support, and performance optimizations....

https://www.altova.com/blog/new-version-2024r2/

Configuring MobileTogether Server to work properly on your network will require some changes to be made. MobileTogether Server is designed to sit within your network’s DMZ, and enabling it to a...

https://www.altova.com/blog/configuring-mobiletogether-server-to-work-with-your-network/

The best ideas for new features and other improvements to existing software apps often come from enthusiastic users. Implementing new features creates opportunities for refactoring mobile apps. A...

https://www.altova.com/blog/refactoring-mobile-apps/

Visual, no code tools like Altova RecordsManager have revolutionized the field of data-centric app creation, making it faster and more accessible. But now imagine expressing your database vision ...

https://www.altova.com/blog/ai-tools-for-instant-app-creation/

As IoT adoption continues, smart devices are driving efficient automation in our homes, in offices, and at scale in myriad industrial applications. Communication protocols play an increasingly pi...

https://www.altova.com/blog/build-an-mqtt-enabled-app/

Version 9.0 of MobileTogether, Altova’s low code app development framework, is now available with new features including comprehensive MQTT support, support for new gestures, drawing barcodes a...

https://www.altova.com/blog/new-mobiletogether-9-0/

Batch-to-batch and batch-to-one are common scenarios in data integration & ETL projects. Check out these batch data mapping how-to videos. The post How to Create Batch Data Mapping Projects ap...

https://www.altova.com/blog/how-to-create-batch-data-mapping-projects/

AI is a great productivity booster for IT projects, and working with databases is one area where AI is really making inroads for improving efficiency. By leveraging AI in database tools, DBAs and...

https://www.altova.com/blog/ai-ready-database-tool/

The explosion of AI tools has made a significant impact on the field of software development – not by replacing software engineers as some have predicted – but by actually increasing their va...

https://www.altova.com/blog/ai-tools-for-xml-and-json/

MapForce, Altova’s award-winning data mapping tool, now supports PDF input in data integration and ETL workflows. The powerful MapForce PDF Extractor makes it easy to define rules for extractin...

https://www.altova.com/blog/extract-pdf-data/

Version 2024 of Altova Software introduces brand new AI Assistants in multiple products as well as long-awaited support for PDF data integration in MapForce. Other features include Markdown editi...

https://www.altova.com/blog/ai-integration-pdf-data-mapping-in-version-2024/

The advantages of JSON as a lightweight, human-readable, interoperable data format have led to its widespread adoption in various domains, including web development, mobile app development, and b...

https://www.altova.com/blog/graphical-json-schema-editor/

One of the most common examples of AI in our everyday lives is facial recognition. Facial recognition is the process of identifying or verifying a person’s identity based on their face. Facial ...

https://www.altova.com/blog/ai-based-data-mapping/

Automated sentiment analysis of text, such as user reviews, has historically been a challenge. Because of the myriad intricacies of natural language, systems faced difficulties in analyzing conte...

https://www.altova.com/blog/ai-based-sentiment-analysis/

Data mapping plays a vital role in modern data-driven organizations, enabling efficient data management and integration. Altova MapForce is a powerful, graphical data mapping tool that supports e...

https://www.altova.com/blog/chained-data-transformation/

Altova MapForce offers a powerful, yet easy-to-use, approach to converting and transforming data. Whether you need to write XML to a database, convert JSON to EDI, or map Excel to multiple differ...

https://www.altova.com/blog/how-to-convert-data-in-mapforce/

Code editors with a graphical option in addition to the traditional text view are great for developers working with XML or JSON. Graphical editors like Grid View in XMLSpy provide a visual repres...

https://www.altova.com/blog/new-tools-for-large-xml-and-json-documents/

To meet current mandates, ESEF (European Single Electronic Format) reports must be filed in XBRL. To accelerate the process, regulated companies can take advantage of intelligent software tools t...

https://www.altova.com/blog/creating-esef-filings-just-got-easier/

EDI (electronic data interchange) messages are used in a variety of industries for transmitting business information such as invoices, shipping notices, and purchase orders—which were tradition...

https://www.altova.com/blog/vda-edi-conversion/

The latest release of Altova software includes ongoing enhancements for graphical XML and JSON editing in XMLSpy Grid View, new tools for working with XPath/XQuery, support for integrating VDA ED...

https://www.altova.com/blog/split-mode-and-more-in-v2023r2/

Data-driven solutions like database and enterprise apps rely on connection to, and interaction with, backend databases. Backend relational databases, however, store data in tables that reflect co...

https://www.altova.com/blog/building-apps-with-an-intelligent-database-wizard/

Enterprise database apps are increasing in prevalence due to their advantages for enabling access to—and easy management of—the ever-growing amount of critical data business users need to wor...

https://www.altova.com/blog/role-based-access-control-in-enterprise-apps/

The low code approach to app creation has been very effective at decreasing the complexity and learning-curve associated with building custom apps in response to quickly changing business require...

https://www.altova.com/blog/scripting-app-behavior/

We’ve updated our demo series on building an app that connects to a backend database using MobileTogether. The low-code approach to app development in MobileTogether extends to database connect...

https://www.altova.com/blog/how-to-build-an-app/

Altova releases new versions of its app development framework multiple times a year to introduce new features added in response to customer requests and feedback, as well as to add support for ne...

https://www.altova.com/blog/new-app-development-tools/

Like other regulatory agencies around the world, the European Banking Authority (EBA) has standardized on XBRL for the transmission of data submitted by filing entities. Benefits of using XBRL in...

https://www.altova.com/blog/get-excel-into-eba-xbrl/

XQuery Update Facility is an extension of the XQuery language that allows you to make changes in an XML document using “update expressions” that insert, delete, replace, or rename nodes. This...

https://www.altova.com/blog/learn-about-xquery-update-facility/

Software developers and other data professionals often need to transform data from one format to another. These transformations can be simple one-to-one conversions or may require more complex ma...

https://www.altova.com/blog/validating-data-transformation/

Developers working with XML often need to deal with multiple DTDs and XSDs that define industry-standard vocabularies. Whether it’s DITA for technical writing, HL7 for healthcare data, CbCR for...

https://www.altova.com/blog/benefits-of-an-xml-schema-manager/

The ESEF acronym has been top of mind for finance professionals across the EU and UK since mid 2019, when an upcoming reporting mandate from the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) ...

https://www.altova.com/blog/esef-tools/

Long-time XMLSpy and MapForce customers may remember the fun drawings and depictions from Altova’s early ads and logos. Those dark spy images have given way to brighter colors and imagery over ...

https://www.altova.com/blog/dark-mode-in-version-2023/

GDPR is an acronym that has been top of mind for of privacy officers, CIOs, and even marketers across the EU since the early months of 2018. Now that it’s been a few years since the regulation ...

https://www.altova.com/blog/track-gdpr-compliance/

XBRL (eXtensible Business Reporting Language) is an open, XML-based standard for the electronic submission of business and financial data. Though XBRL specifies what data must be reported and pro...

https://www.altova.com/blog/learn-about-xule-for-xbrl/

Data entry is a vital activity for businesses and organizations across every vertical. While much data entry has been automated thanks to advances in technology, there are circumstances where man...

https://www.altova.com/blog/how-to-build-a-data-entry-app/

In programming, modularization is the practice of dividing functionality into separate, independent modules. Modularization in app development is an efficient way of organizing app components and...

https://www.altova.com/blog/modularization-for-app-development/

RecordsManager is a new tool from Altova to build business database solutions in record time using a powerful visual design interface. RecordsManager is a free, pre-built MobileTogether solution ...

https://www.altova.com/blog/getting-started-with-recordsmanager/

Backend databases are the lifeblood of enterprise and records-driven apps, but database development is time and resource intensive. Developers and administrators need easy tools for defining onli...

https://www.altova.com/blog/build-an-online-database-without-coding/

XBRL International has finalized the sunrise period for its important new OIM (Object Information Model), which includes the xBRL-JSON and xBRL-CSV standards. In turn, it has completed the softwa...

https://www.altova.com/blog/certified-tools-for-xbrl-json-xbrl-csv/

We are excited to announce availability of a new product in the Altova app development framework: RecordsManager. Altova RecordsManager offers a completely visual, no-code interface for quickly c...

https://www.altova.com/blog/build-no-code-database-apps-with-recordsmanager/

Version 8.0 of MobileTogether adds several exciting new features to the innovative platform for building enterprise and mobile apps, giving existing customers a major upgrade and paving the way f...

https://www.altova.com/blog/mobiletogether-gets-major-update/

Big Data trends have developers working with XML alongside other data protocols such as JSON and Apache Avro, and XMLSpy supports both of these with dedicated editing views and functionality. Let...

https://www.altova.com/blog/working-with-avro-big-data-in-xml-editor/

Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) has proven to be a durable business-to-business communication technology in use today with history dating to the 1960s and even earlier. Efficient EDI data encod...

https://www.altova.com/blog/automatically-convert-edi-to-xml/

CSV files are a quick and convenient way to record structured data in a generic format. Because CSV files are so easy to create, multiple similar versions of very large CSV files can quickly prol...

https://www.altova.com/blog/how-to-compare-csv-files/

Software developers and other data professionals often need to examine new data instances before designing processes for efficient production. As JSON becomes a more popular format for data excha...

https://www.altova.com/blog/analyze-json-data-in-xmlspy-grid-view/

InfoPath, the popular business forms software from Microsoft, was sunset by the company starting in 2016. Without a direct replacement, customers have turned to InfoPath alternatives to facilitat...

https://www.altova.com/blog/infopath-alternatives/

Nothing’s more frustrating than getting unintended results from an XSLT or XQuery transformation and having to spend hours tracking down the issue – especially if you’ve inherited the proje...

https://www.altova.com/blog/how-to-debug-xslt-xquery/

The latest release of Altova desktop developer tools, server software, and regulatory solutions introduces a host of productivity-boosting features across the product line, as well as updated sup...

https://www.altova.com/blog/new-features-increase-developer-productivity/

Mobile app themes improve user satisfaction by letting each user customize the app appearance with personal preferences. One way to implement multiple themes in apps that report and visualize dat...

https://www.altova.com/blog/mobile-app-themes-improve-user-satisfaction/

MapForce supports mapping protocol buffers (Protobuf) to and from other structured data formats as mapping sources or targets. In the constant quest for more efficient ways to transfer, manipulat...

https://www.altova.com/blog/data-mapping-protocol-buffers/