01-Abstract
TraceTracker Data Uploader is a service that uploads XML data files stored in the local file system to a data repository, such as TraceTracker Traceability Information Exchange (TIX) or an EPCIS Master Data Service . It can also create these XML data files from CSV files controlled by a template matching system, allow data to be input in the browser, as well as manipulate data in the data repository.
Instead of integrating directly with a data repository through its interface (such as the GTNet Capture Interface for TIX), the Data Uploader allows users to simply put XML data files in a known directory in the file system, and the service will automatically upload these files to the data repository according to a configurable schedule or on demand. This way, users can easily upload data every hour, day, or week without manually uploading files through their data repository interface.
Many companies subscribing to GTNet have an IT infrastructure that allows automatic, host to host, upload. But some companies, typically small ones, must resort to more manual creation of traceability data. TT Data Uploader is designed to help such companies.1
An important aspect of TT Data Uploader is that it does not require the user to be connected to Internet all the time. Only when setting up the local application and when transferring data to GTNet does TT Data Uploader need to be connected to Internet.
Data Uploader can also be used for creating data from CSV or direct input, and doing batch changes in the data that already is in the data repository. Data Uploader is built with Java technology and is supported on Microsoft Windows and Linux, even though it can be run on a broad variety of operating systems.