Connection tool for connecting analytical applications to electronic document sources
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1. A connection tool, said connection tool being capable of extracting data from documents on an electronic marketplace and converting a format of said data to be compatible with a data warehouse, comprising:
- a server, said server accepting said document from said electronic marketplace and managing extraction of information from said documents based upon document subscriptions;
a listener interface, said listener interface forming an interface between said server and an output of said connection tool;
at least one extraction schema, said at least one extraction schema extracting said information and formatting said information so as to create said output.
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Abstract
A connection tool to extract information from an electronic document source, for instance an XML source, such as an electronic marketplace, and convert it to a compatible format before providing it to an analytical application, such as a data warehouse system.
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1. A connection tool, said connection tool being capable of extracting data from documents on an electronic marketplace and converting a format of said data to be compatible with a data warehouse, comprising:
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a server, said server accepting said document from said electronic marketplace and managing extraction of information from said documents based upon document subscriptions;
a listener interface, said listener interface forming an interface between said server and an output of said connection tool;
at least one extraction schema, said at least one extraction schema extracting said information and formatting said information so as to create said output. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. An electronic marketplace for facilitating electronic commerce between a plurality of users through the exchange and processing of electronic documents comprising:
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a plurality of business services, said plurality of business services comprising applications facilitating electronic commerce;
a router, said router routing said electronic documents within said electronic marketplace;
a connection tool, said connection tool being capable of extracting data from said documents and converting a format of said data to be compatible with a data warehouse. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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