Multiple bindings in web service data connection

• US 20060136422A1
• Filed: 12/20/2004
• Published: 06/22/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 12/20/2004
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Adobe Inc.
• Original Assignee: Adobe Systems Incorporated (Adobe Inc.)
• Inventors: Matveief, Anatole, Solc, Chris, Young, Jean
• Granted Patent: US 7,870,221 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/174 Form filling; Merging

Abstract

The invention features a method, system, and computer program product. User input defining a form that has one or more fields is received. User input defining a set of entries associated with the form is also received, the set of entries identifying available connections to data repositories and fields of the form that are associated with the connections. Each data repository is connected with the fields associated with the data repository using one or more declarative statements that enable one-to-many mappings from fields in the form to data repositories as defined by the set of entries.

Claims

1. A computer-implemented method comprising:

for entries that have been declared in a form and that identify available connections to data repositories and fields of the form that are associated with the connections, enabling a one-to-many mapping from fields in the form to one or more data repositories using declarative statements.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the mapping identifies connections that provide input to the data repository.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the mapping identifies connections that receive output from the data repository.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the mapping identifies a first connection that provides input to a first data repository and a second connection that receives output from a second data repository.

5. The method of claim 4, wherein the first data repository and the second data repository are the same data repository.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein one or more of the data repositories are web services.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the entries are expressed in a markup language.

8. The method of claim 7, wherein the markup language is extensible markup language (XML).

9. The method of claim 1, wherein the set of entries are comprised of connect elements and a connection set.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein the form is a dynamic form.

11. A computer-implemented method comprising:

receiving user input defining a form that has one or more fields; and

receiving user input defining a set of entries associated with the form, the set of entries identifying available connections to data repositories and fields of the form that are associated with the connections; and

connecting each data repository with the fields associated with the data repository using one or more declarative statements that enable one-to-many mappings from fields in the form to data repositories as defined by the set of entries.

12. The method of claim 11, wherein the user input defining a set of entries associated with the form is received using a graphical user interface.

13. The method of claim 11, wherein the set of entries are comprised of connect elements and a connection set.

14. The method of claim 11, further comprising:

receiving user input defining a selectable button associated with the form, wherein the selectable button identifies a specific data repository.

15. The method of claim 14, wherein the user input defining a selectable button associated with the form is received using a graphical user interface.

16. The method of claim 11, wherein one or more of the data repositories are web services.

17. The method of claim 11, wherein the form is expressed in a markup language

18. The method of claim 17, wherein the markup language is extensible markup language (XML).

19. The method of claim 11, wherein the form is a dynamic form.

20. A computer program product, tangibly embodied in an information carrier, consisting of instructions operable to cause data processing apparatus to:

for entries that have been declared in a form and that identify available connections to data repositories and fields of the form that are associated with the connections, enabling a one-to-many mapping from fields in the form to one or more data repositories using declarative statements.

21. The computer program product of claim 20, wherein the mapping identifies connections that provide input to the data repository.

22. The computer program product of claim 20, wherein the mapping identifies connections that receive output from the data repository.

23. The computer program product of claim 20, wherein the mapping identifies a first connection that provides input to a first data repository and a second connection that receives output from a second data repository.

24. The computer program product of claim 23, wherein the first data repository and the second data repository are the same data repository.

25. The computer program product of claim 20, wherein one or more of the data repositories are web services.

26. The computer program product of claim 20, wherein the entries are expressed in a markup language.

27. The computer program product of claim 26, wherein the markup language is extensible markup language (XML).

28. The computer program product of claim 20, wherein the set of entries are comprised of connect elements and a connection set.

29. The computer program product of claim 20, wherein the form is a dynamic form.

30. A computer program product, tangibly embodied in an information carrier, consisting of instructions operable to cause data processing apparatus to:

receive user input defining a form that has one or more fields; and

receive user input defining a set of entries associated with the form, the set of entries identifying available connections to data repositories and fields of the form that are associated with the connections; and

connecting each data repository with the fields associated with the data repository using one or more declarative statements that enable one-to-many mappings from fields in the form to data repositories as defined by the set of entries.

31. The computer program product of claim 30, wherein the user input defining a set of entries associated with the form is received using a graphical user interface.

32. The computer program product of claim 30, wherein the set of entries are comprised of connect elements and a connection set.

33. The computer program product of claim 30, further comprising:

receiving user input defining a selectable button associated with the form, wherein the selectable button identifies a specific data repository.

34. The computer program product of claim 33, wherein the user input defining a selectable button associated with the form is received using a graphical user interface.

35. The computer program product of claim 30, wherein one or more of the data repositories are web services.

36. The computer program product of claim 30, wherein the form is expressed in a markup language

37. The computer program product of claim 36, wherein the markup language is extensible markup language (XML).

38. The computer program product of claim 30, wherein the form is a dynamic form.