System and method for translating to and from hierarchical information systems

• US 20030220930A1
• Filed: 12/20/2002
• Published: 11/27/2003
• Est. Priority Date: 01/07/2000
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Accenture Global Services Limited (Accenture PLC)
• Original Assignee: Accenture LLP (Accenture PLC)
• Inventors: Milleker, William N., Phillips, Jay, Joshi, Dhananjay M., Hudgons, Morrisha L.
• Granted Patent: US 7,072,903 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 707/100
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/258 Data format conversion from or to a database
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 707/99931 Database or file accessing
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 707/99932 Access augmentation or optimizing
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 707/99934 Query formulation, input preparation, or translation
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 707/99943 Generating database or data structure, e.g. via user interface
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 707/99953 Recoverability

Abstract

A method for translating to and from an hierarchical information system, comprises identifying a non-hierarchical information system containing information stored in a non-hierarchical manner; developing a translation map that identifies organizational and content based rules for translating the non-hierarchical information into an hierarchical information system; and translating the non-hierarchical information for storage into the hierarchical information system according to the rules for translating.

Claims

1. A method for translating to and from an hierarchical information system, comprising:

identifying a non-hierarchical information system containing information stored in a non-hierarchical manner;

developing a translation map that identifies organizational and content based rules for translating the non-hierarchical information into an hierarchical information system; and

translating the non-hierarchical information for storage into the hierarchical information system according to the rules for translating.

2. A computerized method for translating to and from an hierarchical information system, comprising:

identifying a non-hierarchical information system containing information stored in a non-hierarchical manner;

developing a translation map that identifies organizational and content based rules for translating the non-hierarchical information into an hierarchical information system; and

translating the non-hierarchical information for storage into the hierarchical information system according to the rules for translating.

3. A system for translating to and from an hierarchical information system, comprising:

means for identifying a non-hierarchical information system containing information stored in a non-hierarchical manner;

means for developing a translation map that identifies organizational and content based rules for translating the non-hierarchical information into an hierarchical information system; and

means for translating the non-hierarchical information for storage into the hierarchical information system according to the rules for translating.

4. A system for translating to and from an hierarchical information system, comprising:

a first computer system having a memory for storing information in an hierarchical information system;

an interface coupled to the first computer system, the interface having means for identifying a non-hierarchical information system containing information stored in a non-hierarchical manner, developing a translation map that identifies organizational and content based rules for translating the non-hierarchical information into an hierarchical information system, and translating the non-hierarchical information for storage into the hierarchical information system according to the rules for translating; and

a second computer system coupled to the interface, the second computer system having a memory for storing information in a non-hierarchical information system.

5. A method for translating to and from an hierarchical information system, comprising:

translating data from an object model into a legacy message.

6. The method of claim 5, wherein said translating comprises:

reading first data from said object model;

translating said first data into second data;

writing said second data into said legacy message.

7. A method for translating to and from an hierarchical information system, comprising:

translating data from a legacy message model into an object.

8. The method of claim 7, wherein said translating comprises:

reading first data from said legacy message;

translating said first data into second data;

writing said second data into said object model.

9. A method for translating to and from an hierarchical information system, comprising:

identifying an hierarchical information system containing information stored in an hierarchical manner;

developing a translation map that identifies organizational and content based rules for translating the hierarchical information into an non-hierarchical information system; and

translating the hierarchical information for storage into the non-hierarchical information system according to the rules for translating.

10. A computerized method for translating to and from an hierarchical information system, comprising:

identifying an hierarchical information system containing information stored in an hierarchical manner;

developing a translation map that identifies organizational and content based rules for translating the hierarchical information into an non-hierarchical information system; and

translating the hierarchical information for storage into the non-hierarchical information system according to the rules for translating.

11. A system for translating to and from an hierarchical information system, comprising:

means for identifying an hierarchical information system containing information stored in an hierarchical manner;

means for developing a translation map that identifies organizational and content based rules for translating the hierarchical information into a non-hierarchical information system; and

means for translating the hierarchical information for storage into the non-hierarchical information system according to the rules for translating.

12. A system for translating to and from an hierarchical information system, comprising:

a first computer system having a memory for storing information in a non-hierarchical information system;

an interface coupled to the first computer system, the interface having means for identifying an hierarchical information system containing information stored in an hierarchical manner, developing a translation map that identifies organizational and content based rules for translating the hierarchical information into a non-hierarchical information system, and translating the hierarchical information for storage into the non-hierarchical information system according to the rules for translating; and

a second computer system coupled to the interface, the second computer system having a memory for storing information in an hierarchical information system.