Master Data Services Manager

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Here we can discuss about his codeplex project I've initiated 2 years ago

MDS (Master Data Services) Winform Management Tool :a lot of API usage samples included

- Display Models, Entities, derived hierachies, attributes, versions, flags, members, users, user groups
- import/export Subscription Views

- several actions on models, entities, members, attributes, versions, flags

LINK : http://mdsmanager.codeplex.com/

 

please take a look below to see versions changelist.

updated 2013-02-21 for SQL 2012 compatibility (Beta release, C# .Net framework 4)

 

update 2011-10-19 version 1.0.7.2

added a binding type switch in configuration manager :

BasicHttpBinding , or

WShttpBinding

 

 

update 2011-10-14 version 1.0.7

connection class completely refactored (available with code on http://averbouch.biz/?p=225 )
no need to restart the app so as to change endpoint
a lot of new features
executable available free
(source code not included in this version)

   

version 1.0.7 release notes
please extract the zip content in a new folder
(the tool will save a configuration file in this folder)

when running the app for the first time, you will have to create a MDS connection config (just fill in the textboxes in the connection manager and click save)
then in the main form, you can click on "connect" button and enjoy!

 

update 2011-09-21 Version 1.0.6

 cross model entity copy

- cross model business rules copy / import /Export

- some UI changes

 

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update 2011-05-30
- many bug fixes
- improved speed to load data (10 times faster)
- buttons to copy entities / attributes / members /business rules list to clipboard
- globalized assemblyinfo.cs in "globalassemblyinfo.cs" / version number displayed in main form title
- business rules manager
- publish all your business rules in one click (useful when you deploy a model, because business rules are not published by default)
- copy business rules to another model (work in progress)
- entity manager
- copy entities to another model (work in progress)

 

 

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Update 2011-03-11
bug fix on password read when configuration.config file does not exist yet
added for members filtering :
- similary level values edit
- searchterm edit (LIKE, ...)
- right click context menu on Members List to
- delete checked (and filtered or not) members
- check all members
- uncheck all members

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Update 2011-03-07

 

• bug fixes
• added external configuration File
• added TreeView Display of model (still in dev)
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• added Connection Parameters (username, domain, password, stored encrypted in configuration file)
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update 10/10/2010

various fixes and UI improvement

Solution migrated on VS2010

 

Hi,

 

http://mdsmanager.codeplex.com/

Project Description
MDS (Master Data Services) Winform Management Tool

- Display Models, Entities, derived hierachies, attributes, versions, flags, members, users

- new filter member with "LIKE" expression on code or name

- new : Export Model Diagram: 

this feature allow you to export each entity as a separate table in a new dynamicaly generated Database and Generate FK relationships between each entity (domain based attributes) 

After that, you can create a dbml diagram (linq to SQL) in order to view your model with a diagram.

- import / export subscription views (WORKING)

- import/export Business Rules (TO DO)
- import/export User Rights (NOT FINISHED)
- Add/Update/Delete Members (ADD/ DELETE Working, UPDATE: to fix)

Please feel free to give me some suggestions or help if you want...

example of diagram generated with the sample model : Customer

the interface look

Regards

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Xavier Averbouch

Answer 1

new version:
- You can now update member Name (working)
- You can also delete all members from a specific entity (new delete button in the bottom right)
- added a refresh button for Models
- You just have one reference to change in order to make the project work :
webservice reference : http://yourMDSServer/Service/Service.svc in App.Config

 

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Xavier Averbouch

Answer 2

hello again

my app is now on VS2010

please make some feedbacks

 

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Note: Please vote/mark the post as answered if it answers your question/helps to solve your problem. _________________________________________________________ Regards, Xavier Averbouch, Consultant, Avanade France

Answer 3

update 2011-01-18

- bug fixes
- added directory browser for saving and loading subscription views
- working progress bar

 

http://mdsmanager.codeplex.com

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Regards,

Xavier Averbouch

 

Answer 4

Update 2011-01-22

http://mdsmanager.codeplex.com

 

• new button to copy version
• new button to validate displayed member (with business rules)
• member validation status display box
• bug fixes

 

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Note: Please vote/mark the post as answered if it answers your question/helps to solve your problem. _________________________________________________________ Regards, Xavier Averbouch, Consultant, Avanade France

Answer 5

Update 2011-01-22

http://mdsmanager.codeplex.com

 

 

• new button to copy version
• new button to validate displayed member (with business rules)
• member validation status display box
• bug fixes

 

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Note: Please vote/mark the post as answered if it answers your question/helps to solve your problem. _________________________________________________________ Regards, Xavier Averbouch, Consultant, Avanade France

note: the button "Delete all members from all entities" is still in developement:

I'm currently working on a way to delete all members by respecting a specific order for deletion, needed because of domain based attributes constraints.

Nevertheless , you can find the current C# code for this button click  in comments, in the applications sources included in ZIP file

 

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Note: Please vote/mark the post as answered if it answers your question/helps to solve your problem. _________________________________________________________ Regards, Xavier Averbouch, Consultant, Avanade France

Answer 6

Update 2011-03-07

 

• bug fixes
• added external configuration File
• added TreeView Display of model (still in dev)
• 

• added Connection Parameters (username, domain, password, stored encrypted in configuration file)

• 

 

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Xavier Averbouch
Avanade , FRANCE
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Answer 7

Update 2011-03-11
bug fix on password read when configuration.config file does not exist yet
added for members filtering :
- similary level values edit
- searchterm edit (LIKE, ...)
- right click context menu on Members List to
- delete checked (and filtered or not) members
- check all members
- uncheck all members

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Xavier Averbouch
Avanade , FRANCE
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Answer 8

update 2011-05-30
- many bug fixes
- improved speed to load data (10 times faster)
- buttons to copy entities / attributes / members /business rules list to clipboard
- globalized assemblyinfo.cs in "globalassemblyinfo.cs" / version number displayed in main form title
- business rules manager
- publish all your business rules in one click (useful when you deploy a model, because business rules are not published by default)
- copy business rules to another model (work in progress)
- entity manager
- copy entities to another model (work in progress)

 

 

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Xavier Averbouch
Microsoft Community Contributor
Avanade , FRANCE
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