Tag Archives: Messaging Systems

Automated FpML Message Testing with JMeter

One of the ingredients of a successful messaging project is strong testing. However, the fluid nature of messaging projects means iteration after iteration of system releases. This presents a challenge for the testers and they need to run the tests … Continue reading

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Not modelling your workflow? Here there be monsters!

I wanted to share a recent project experience with you that further strengthened my belief that a picture paints a thousand words. It helped to identify the root cause of a show-stopping problem where other efforts to do so had … Continue reading

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Business Analyst’s Tools – Data Flow Model

In this article, I’m going to talk about a simple yet powerful tool that every Business Analyst should have in their arsenal – namely Data Flow Modelling (). Specifically, I’m going to talk about producing a tangible asset that can be … Continue reading

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10 Things You’ll Do On Every Messaging Project – Designing an Adapter Framework

This is the second in our series on life on an enteprise messaging project. This time we will be discussing that adapter framework you noticed appearing in the development team’s conversations. There’s no line for it on the project plan, … Continue reading

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Don’t dis the “As Is”!

So, your project has kicked off. It’s big. It’s strategic. A career maker. Your task? To design and implement a new strategic messaging platform to replace the existing legacy system. This constitutes a myriad of SQL scripts, staging tables, tactical … Continue reading

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Ten Things You’ll Do On Every Messaging Project – Intro

So you’ve read Enterprise Patterns, and understood at least half of it. You’ve either finally got Eclipse working, or downloaded last week’s service pack for Visual Studio. You’re ready to write your first enterprise messaging solution – but what’s it … Continue reading

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