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A new version of the Workflow Editor has been released today (12th of August 2010) The most major change is the workflow execution, which...

... allows executing the workflows and gives access to all (intermediate) results.
... allows specifying execution settings such as how values are passed between services (by-reference, by-value), whether the execution shall be performed in parallel (multi-threaded), whether metadata files on the obtained datasets shall be generated, whether the WPS requests and responses shall be logged etc.

The user manual of this release can be found here: http://community.esdi-humboldt.eu/attachments/114/Workflow_Editor_User_Manual.pdf

The installables are available here: http://community.esdi-humboldt.eu/wiki/wdcs/Workflow_Editor_Downloads

Quickly following up to M4, we are proud to offer our first release candidate of HALE 2.0 to you. As with M4, the focus of this version was on bug resolution, including bugs reported during last week's Valencia project meeting, and usability improvements.

These features have been added:

1. Feature #110: Several common UI features, such as validating URI/URL editors, implemented
2. Feature #175: Export Mapping as HTML documentation
3. Feature #198: Ask user whether project should be saved on close of application
4. Feature #204: Improve detection of Coordinate Reference System for map, allow specification of additional CRSes through preferences

These bugs have been resolved, among others:

1. Bug #174: Loading GML Instance Data not working
2. Bug #201: Nested properties support for ClassificationMappingFunction
3. Bug #202: AttributeDefaultFunction crashes on CodeListValue_Type
4. Bug #203: Executing a transformation fails if a namespace ends with a /
5. Bug #205: The ReferencedEnvelope of the map area has no CRS associated even if a CRS was detected or set manually
6. Bug #206: PositionStatus shows no CRS information for detected CRS
7. Bug #207: GML2 files cannot be loaded as source data if they contain Polygons
8. Bug #208: Loading source data fails if an unknown CRS is referenced

There are also still known bugs that have to be fixed for the upcoming final 2.0 release. If you find any in addition to those already listed on the community page, please tell us so via the forum.

For a full overview of new features the bugs that were fixed, please refer to this page:
http://community.esdi-humboldt.eu/versions/show/20

Builds are available for Win32, Win64, Linux and MacOS 10.5+ from the download page:
http://community.esdi-humboldt.eu/projects/list_files/hale

Please tell us what you think of this new release; don't hesitate to tell us about problems you're encountering and features you're missing. Please note that the preferred channel for communication is the HALE forum:
http://community.esdi-humboldt.eu/projects/hale/boards

We got quite some valuable feedback from our users in the past weeks after our M3 release, and consequently decided to add an interim Milestone release this week. It mostly provides bug fixes and some smaller new features that should ease the use of HALE.

These features have been added:

1. Feature #157: ConstantValueFunction and wizard should also support assigning values to nested attributes
2. Feature #183: Add a button to the schema explorer to show/hide abstract types instead of the show/hide property types function
3. Feature #185: Auto-expand attributes and metadata in table views
4. Feature #193: Better support for Rename/Default value functions for attributes with URI binding
5. Feature #194: Improved support for MD Types, such as CharacterString_PropertyType
6. Feature #195: Copy text to clipboard in properties dialog

These bugs have been resolved, among others:

1. Bug #186: Map View hangs up after transforming data
2. Bug #187: Correct Cell definition for Concatenation Function
3. Bug #188: Ensure consistent sorting of table view columns
4. Bug #189: Fix feature type recognition
5. Bug #190: IdentifierFunction uses FeatureId instead of source entity
6. Bug #191: IdentifierFunction execution fails
7. Bug #192: Data view crashes with INSPIRE/ProtectedSite (cycles in aggregation)

For a full overview of new features the bugs that were fixed, please refer to this page:
http://community.esdi-humboldt.eu/versions/show/23

Builds are available for Win32, Win64, Linux and MacOS 10.5+ from the download page:
http://community.esdi-humboldt.eu/projects/list_files/hale

Please tell us what you think of this new release; don't hesitate to tell us about problems you're encountering and features you're missing. Please note that the preferred channel for communication is the HALE forum:
http://community.esdi-humboldt.eu/projects/hale/boards

While the last release of HALE came as a easter gift, this release comes right after pentecost. Originally, this was planned as a minor release with some minor feature additions, but following a lot of feedback from our user community, we have identified and resolved quite a stack of issues with this release and hope you wil also find it's stability to have improved.

1. Feature #48: Load instance data from a WFS
2. Feature #117: Graphical Mapping Representation
3. Feature #139: Clicking on the Map View to select Feature shown in table views
4. Feature #158: Wizard for Concatenation of Attributes
5. Feature #177: Display feature lineage metadata in transfomed data view
6. Feature #179: Add an extension point for exporting mappings

1. Bug #78: Transforming data when transferred entity is assignable from Property
2. Bug #136: General Wizard should not appear when mapping FeatureTypes
3. Bug #176: Value assignments to complex properties fail
4. Bug #178: Handle features in Map View that don't have default geometry

For a full overview of new features (around 10) and also some of the
bugs that were fixed, please refer to this page:
http://community.esdi-humboldt.eu/versions/show/22

Builds are available for Win32, Win64, Linux and MacOS 10.5+ from the download page:
http://community.esdi-humboldt.eu/projects/list_files/hale

Please tell us what you think of this new release; don't hesitate to tell us about problems you're encountering and features you're missing.

As a late Easter gift, the next HALE release is now available for download and use. This one contains a host of new features and some bug fixes:

- We have improved schema import further;
- There is now the capability to declare "User-defined functions";
- Codelists can be imported and used;
- We added a manual to the software;
- We improved error messages that are given to users;
- and you can now read a schema from a shapefile (but no instance data yet).

For a full overview of new features (almost 20) and also some of the
bugs that were fixed, please refer to this page:
http://community.esdi-humboldt.eu/versions/show/6

Builds are available for Win32, Win64, Linux and MacOS 10.5+ from the download page:
http://community.esdi-humboldt.eu/projects/list_files/hale

The draft handbook has also been updated:
http://www.esdi-community.eu/documents/show/14

Please tell us what you think of this new release; don't hesitate to tell us about problems you're encountering and features you're missing.

This release features the following additions:

• Addition of a tabular data representation for source data and transformed data
• Completion of the task management for schema mapping for better process management
• Improvements to schema import and schema display, including a new Properties dialogue and an option to expand complex properties
• Support for enumerations e.g. in the Classification Mapping Function
• Possibility to store custom view configurations as perspectives
• Addition of new functions:
  • Support for creating INSPIRE GeographicalNames (#19)
  • Provision of a Constant Value Function (#57)
  • Function for date conversion (#59)
• Addition of a "generic function wizard" that you can use when adding your own functions to the CST (#52)
• New plug-in architecture
  • Usage of a custom target platform
  • CST functions plug-ins can be added by configuration

Furthermore, several bugs were fixed.

Builds are available for Win32, Win64, Linux and MacOS 10.5+ from the download page:
http://community.esdi-humboldt.eu/projects/list_files/hale

There is also a draft handbook available in addition to the documentation in the wiki:
http://www.esdi-community.eu/documents/show/14

Please tell us what you think of this new release; don't hesitate to tell us about problems you're encountering and features you're missing.

Please go to http://www.esdi-community.eu/wiki/hale/User_documentation_for_the_Alignment_Editor for a quick how-to on using HALE.

This release features the following core additions and bug fixes:

• Saving and Loading of Alignment Projects
• Importing of Mappings (#30)
• Support for Augmentation Functions (#42)
• Addition of several new transformation functions, including a Classification Mapping Function, a Generic Math Function, a Spatial Type conversion function, a Bounding Box function, and others.
• Addition of functions for INSPIRE transformation support:
  • Support for Voidable Properties definitions (#18)
  • Support for transforming a identifier into a INSPIRE identifier (#20)
• Support for Instance split and merge rules (#41)
• Addition of a new mapping view that allows editing and deleting of parts of a created mapping
• Improved import of schemas (#45), now also supports GML 3.2.1 Application Schemas
• Removal of lots of bugs (#21, #22, #23, #26, #43 and many others)

A packaged Windows (32 bit) version of HALE 1.0.0-RC1 is available here:
http://builds.esdi-humboldt.eu/hale-win32-32bit-1.0-rc1.zip

Please be aware that this software is now in beta stage and that you are likely to encounter errors, especially with the embedded Conceptual Schema Translation Service. If you find any issues or have features that you would like to see, please use this website to let us know of them!

The java archive of the CST can be downloaded from this adress:
http://community.esdi-humboldt.eu/projects/list_files/cst

Please note that you will also need the HUMBOLDT Commons 2.0.0 library and the HUMBOLDT Specifiction Libary 2.0.0, which are available here:
http://community.esdi-humboldt.eu/projects/list_files/commons
http://community.esdi-humboldt.eu/projects/list_files/specification

Please be aware that this software is now in beta stage and that you are likely to encounter errors, especially with the embedded Conceptual Schema Translation Service. If you find any issues or have features that you would like to see, please use this website to let us know of them!

The user documentation of the Edge Matching Service has been updated with the configuration steps of the server and the use of the service from one WPS client (OpenJUMP). Some examples of usage have been documented refered to Protected Areas scenario. A set of snapshots describes the process in a detailed way.

Please, go to http://community.esdi-humboldt.eu/wiki/ems/User_documentation_for_the_Edge_Matching_Service.

Furthermore, some useful documentation and guides have been included here: http://community.esdi-humboldt.eu/wiki/ems/Scope_of_the_Edge_Matching_Service