| October, 2010 | Cornerstone Technology is pleased to announce immediate availability of a free FIXatdl file validation service on AtdlTools.com. The free service is intended to encourage adoption of FIXatdl within the securities industry. |
One of the best aspect of the AtdlTools FIXatdl validation service is that there is nothing to download or install! Having registered, simply upload your file to the site and see immediately if there are any issues in the file. The tool currently provides the following validations:
- Validation of well-formed XML
- Validation against the official FIX Protocol Limited (FPL) schema files (updated March 2010)
- Validation against Atdl4net (i.e. does the file load?)
- Validation that all control parameterRef's refer to valid parameter names
- Validation that each of the entries in the ListItems for a control has a corresponding entry in the EnumPairs for the relevant parameter
Access The Service Immediately - No Download Required!
Validate your FIXatdl file Click the button on the right to upload your FIXatdl file to AtdlTools.com and get an immediate report of any issues in the file. (If you haven't registered on the site, you will need to do this first.)
Is my data kept private?
When a file is uploaded to AtdlTools.com, it is only stored in memory against your browser session; no copy of the file is written to disk, so all FIXatdl files remain private.
Why do I have to register?
We plan to provide enhancements to this service in the future, some free and some premium. As this is free service, all we ask is that you provide an email address so we can keep you posted on these enhancements as they become available.
How do I send feedback?
We plan to add a feedback page soon. In the meanwhile, please email us at atdl4net@cornerstonetechnology.com - we will endeavour to respond promptly.
How does it work?
AtdlTools uses standard .NET XML validation capabilities (XDocument for validating
well-formedness and XmlReader with schema validation enabled for XSD compliance).
To validate the content further, the supplied document is loaded into the
Atdl4net data model, where explicit cross-field validation can be performed
more easily on a strategy-by-strategy basis.