Ensemble Printed Documentation

Welcome and thank you for using Ensemble, the comprehensive application integration platform that enables exceptionally fast application integration as well as rapid composite application development.

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The whole set (~ 13MB)

Introduction (~ 2MB) — An overview of Ensemble technology and features.

Development (~ 5.5MB) — How to create software solutions using Ensemble.

HL7 (~ 3MB) — How to build Ensemble solutions that route Health Level Seven (HL7) data.

Administration (~ 2MB) — How to configure and manage a solution built using Ensemble.

Reference (~ 1MB) — Syntax and conventions for Ensemble XML documents.

The second option is to view the various books and articles individually in your browser, and then save a copy of the document onto your own system. The sections which follow this provide a description of each book and a link to the PDF file.

These books provide an overview of Ensemble technology and features:

Introducing Ensemble — This book introduces the Ensemble product: its architecture, purpose, and features. This book is intended for executives, business analysts, application developers, system administrators, and anyone else who works with Ensemble.

Getting Started with Ensemble — This book prepares application developers to work on Ensemble projects. It outlines development tasks and identifies sources of information about Ensemble.

Ensemble Release Notes — This document provides an overview of the new features in the current release and information about getting started with Ensemble.

These books describe how to create software solutions using Ensemble:

Developing Ensemble Productions — This book explains how to plan, develop, and test enterprise integration solutions using Ensemble. It provides conceptual information, code examples, and step-by-step instructions for using programming tools and visual wizards to create class code, XML, BPL, and DTL definitions.

Using Business Rules with Ensemble — Business rules allow non-technical users to change the logic of an Ensemble business process at a specific decision point, without changing any business process code. This book explains how to define a business rule using the graphical Business Rule Editor.

Using Dashboards with Ensemble — Ensemble supports business activity monitoring (BAM) by enabling browser-based “corporate dashboards” to display real-time information gathered by the participating components of an Ensemble solution. This book explains how to design and build dashboards for Ensemble.

Using Workflow with Ensemble — Workflow makes it possible to incorporate human interaction into automated business processes. This book explains the operation of the Ensemble Workflow Engine and describes how to use it to build workflow into an Ensemble integration solution. It is intended for application developers who have already read “Introducing Ensemble,” “Quick Start for Ensemble,” and “Developing Ensemble Productions.”

Using the Java Gateway — This book explains how to use the Java Gateway to enable easy interoperation between Ensemble and Java components.

Using File Adapters with Ensemble — This book explains how to use the file adapters provided with Ensemble.

Using TCP Adapters with Ensemble — This book explains how to use the TCP adapters provided with Ensemble.

Ensemble supports Health Level Seven (HL7) versions 2 and 3. These books explain how to build Ensemble solutions that route HL7 data:

Ensemble HL7v2 Development Guide — This task-oriented book explains how to build Ensemble productions that route and transform HL7 Version 2.x messages. Additional background information can be found in “Developing Ensemble Productions” and “Using Business Rules with Ensemble.”

Ensemble HL7v2 User Interface Guide — This book explains the user interface that Ensemble provides for working with HL7 Version 2.x message data.

Ensemble HL7v2 Technical Reference — This book explains the technical details that enable developers to rapidly create Ensemble productions that route and transform HL7 Version 2.x messages. This book is a reference supplement to the “Ensemble HL7v2 Development Guide.”

Ensemble HL7v3 Development Guide — This book explains the technical details that enable developers to rapidly create Ensemble productions that route and transform HL7 Version 3.0 messages.

This book explains how to configure and manage a solution built using Ensemble:

Managing Ensemble Productions — This book describes how to use the browser-based Ensemble Management Portal to configure, test, monitor, and manage Ensemble productions. The portal is used by developers to deploy new productions and by system administrators to monitor or configure productions that are already running. Business analysts may also use the portal to define business rules for existing productions.

These books outline the syntax and conventions for Ensemble XML documents:

Ensemble Business Process Language Reference — A Business Process Language (BPL) document is an XML document that defines an Ensemble business process. This book is a reference guide to the structure and syntax of BPL documents. It is intended as a supplement to the task-oriented “Developing Ensemble Productions.”

Ensemble Data Transformation Language Reference — A Data Transformation Language (DTL) document is an XML document that defines an Ensemble data transformation. This book is a reference guide to the structure and syntax of DTL documents. It is intended as a supplement to the task-oriented “Developing Ensemble Productions.”