Altova MapForce 2026 Professional Edition

Introduction
Mapping Fundamentals
Tutorials
Data Components
Processing Components
AI Assistant
Advanced Mapping Procedures
Mapping Documentation
- Predefined StyleVision Power Stylesheets
- Custom Stylesheets
Debugger
Automation with Altova Products
Altova Global Resources
Catalogs in MapForce
MapForce Plug-in for Visual Studio
MapForce Plug-in for Eclipse
Code Generator
- Generate, Build, and Run Code
- Integrate Generated Code
MapForce COM API
ActiveX Integration
Menu Commands
Appendices

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

- A -

A to Z
- sort component
Access database
- updating based on IF condition
ActiveX
ActiveX controls
- adding to the Visual Studio Toolbox
ADO
- as data connection interface
- setting up a connection
ADO.NET
- setting up a connection
AI
- Assistant
Altova extensions
- chart functions (see chart functions)
Altova XML Parser
- about
ATTLIST
- DTD namespace URIs
Automated
- processing
Automatic
- loading of libraries
Azure SQL

- B -

Background Information
Bars
Batch
- processing automation
Breakpoints
Breakpoints window
- about

- C -

C#
- integration of MapForce
- reference to generated classes
C++
- reference to generated classes
Catalogs
CDATA
- section
Code
- built in types
- SPL
Code Generation
Code generation settings
- defining globally for the entire project
Code point
- collation
Collation
Command reference
Comments
- add to target files
Complex type
- sorting
Component
- sort data
Components
Configure
- mff file
Connection type
Connections
Connector
- viewing the history of processed values
Constants
- add
Context window
- about
Conventions
Copyright information
CSV
CSV files
Custom libraries
- add
- C#
- C++
- Java
- reference
Customize

- D -

Data overlays
- about
Data streaming
- definition
Database
Database Browser
Database connection
Database drivers
- overview
Database transactions
- enabling for stored procedures
Databases
DB
- ORDER BY
DB Queary Pane
DB Query Pane
Debugger position
- viewing the current value of
Debugging
Default values
- create
Defaults and Node Functions
Delete
- missing items
Delimiter
- changing in CSV files
- changing in flat text files
Derived types
- map to/from
- xsi:type
Distribution
- of Altova's software products
Document-level
- examples of integration of MapForce
DoTransform.bat
- execute with RaptorXML Server
DTD
- source and target

- E -

Edit
Empty fields
- in CSV files
- in flat text files
Encoding
- changing in CSV files
- changing in flat text files
End User License Agreement
Enumerations
- in MapForceControl
Errors
- out-of-memory
- troubleshooting
Evaluation period
- of Altova's software products
Exceptions
Extension functions for XSLT and XQuery
Extension Functions in MSXSL scripts

- F -

Faulty connections
Field
- keys in text files
File
File DSN
- setting up
File paths
File/String
- as a button in a component
- as button on components
File: (default)
- as name of root node
File:
- as name of root node
Fill character
- in flat text files
Filtering
Filters
- adding to the mapping
Firebird
- Connecting through JDBC
- Connecting through ODBC
Fixed
- lenght files - mapping
Flat file
- mapping
FlowForce Server
Folders
- as global resources
Functions
Fundamentals

- G -

General Procedures
Generated code
- throwing exceptions from
Global objects
- in SPL
Global Resources
GUI

- H -

Help
Hierarchy
- from text files
HTML
- generate mapping documentation
- preview mapping output as

- I -

IBM DB2
IBM DB2 for i
- connecting through JDBC
- connecting through ODBC
IBM Informix
- connecting through JDBC
If-Else conditions
- adding to the mapping
INNER JOIN
- in Join components
Input
- duplicate
Insert
- SQL WHERE component
Integrating
- MapForce in applications
Integration
- with Altova products
Internet usage
- in Altova products
Item
- missing

- J -

Java
- reference to generated classes
- VM library location
Java extension functions
JDBC

- K -

Key
- fields in text files
- sort key
Key-value pairs
- using on the mapping

- L -

LEFT OUTER JOIN
- in Join components
Legal information
Library
- automatic loading of
License
- information about
License metering
- in Altova products
Licensing
- package license files with installer
Local relations
- and stored procedures
Locale collation
Look-up tables
- using on the mapping

- M -

MapForce
MapForce COM API
MapForce plug-in for Eclipse
MapForce plug-in for Visual Studio
MapForce Server
MapForceCommand
- in MapForceControl
MapForceCommands
- in MapForceControl
MapForceControl
MapForceControlDocument
MapForceControlPlaceHolder
Mapping
Mapping documentation
- generating
Mapping input
- Supplying multiple files as
Mapping output
- Generating multiple files as
Mappings
- automated processing
MariaDB
- connect through ODBC
Memory requirements
Menu commands
Menu reference
Messages tab
Microsoft Access
- connecting through ADO
Microsoft Azure SQL
Microsoft SharePoint Server
- adding files as components from
Microsoft SQL Server
- connecting through ADO
- connecting through ODBC
Missing items
Mixed
- content mapping
- source-driven mapping
Mixed content
MySQL
- connecting through ODBC

- N -

Namespace URI
- DTD
Namespaces
- custom
- declare manually
Native connections
Network proxy
New Features
Node functions
- create
Node names
- mapping data from/to
NULL

- O -

ODBC
ODBC Drivers
- checking availability of
OLE DB
- as data connection interface
OpenAI
- example
- use-case scenario
OpenJDK
- as Java Virtual Machine
Oracle
- reading from XML type fields
- writing to XML type fields
Oracle database
- connecting through JDBC
- connecting through ODBC
Oracle package
- stored procedures and functions
ORDER BY
- SQL where component
Ordering data
- sort component
OS
- for Altova products
Output

- P -

Panes
Parameters
- supplying to the mapping
Parent context
- example
Parser
- built into Altova products
PDF
- generate mapping documentation
- preview mapping output as
Platforms
- for Altova products
PostgreSQL
- connecting through ODBC
Priority context
- example
Processing
- automating mappings
Processing Instructions
- add to target files
Processing Instructions and Comments
- mapping
Progress OpenEdge database
- connecting through JDBC
- connecting through ODBC
Project
Project files (.mfp)
Projects

- Q -

QName
- as MapForce function (in lang | QName functions)
QName-as-string
- as MapForce function (in lang | QName functions)
Question mark
- missing items
Quote character
- in CSV files

- R -

RaptorXML Server
- executing a transformation
Regular expressions
- using in mappings
Results tab
Rows
- mapping from - text files
RTF
- generate mapping documentation
- preview mapping output as

- S -

Schema
Schema Manager
Search
Silent Installation
- modify MSI file
- package license files with installer
Simple type
- sorting
Smart component deletion
Software product license
Sort
- sort component
Sort key
- sort component
Sort order
- changing
Sorting
- in databases
Source-driven
- mixed-content mapping
SPL
SQL
- joining data
SQL Azure
SQL Editor
SQL Server
SQL WHERE
- component - insert
- ORDER BY
SQL WHERE/ORDER
- as MapForce component
SQLite
Stored procedures
String
Structural components
Stylevision
- creating stylesheets with
- generating mapping documentation with
Sybase
- connecting through JDBC
System DSN
- setting up

- T -

Table data
- sorting
Technical Information
Teradata
- connect through JDBC
- connect through ODBC
Text
- files - defining key fields
- mapping text files
Text files
Text View
Theme selection for MapForce in Eclipse
Tools
Tools | Options
Transformation languages
Transformations
- RaptorXML Server
Tutorials
Types
- built in

- U -

UDFs
- and mapping context
Unicode
- code point collation
Unicode support
- in Altova products
URI
- in DTDs
URL
- adding files as components from
User DSN
- setting up
User interface
User-defined functions

- V -

Validator
- in Altova products
Value-Map
- as mapping component
- examples
Values window
Variables
View
Visual Basic
- integration of MapForce
Visual Studio
- adding the MapForce ActiveX Controls to the toolbox
Visual Studio plug-in
- running MapForce as

- W -

WebDAV Server
- adding files as components from
WHERE
- SQL WHERE component
Wildcards
Windows
Word
- generate mapping documentation
Word 2007+
- preview mapping output as

- X -

XML
XML data
- reading from database fields
- writing to database fields
XML Files
XML Parser
- about
XML Schema Manager
XQuery
- adding custom functions
- importing modules
XSLT

- Y -

- Z -

Z to A
- sort component

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