Systems and methods for transforming logic entities of a business application into an object-oriented model
First Claim
1. A method of translating a business application composed in a first programming format into a model composed in a second programming format, comprising:
- receiving a plurality of table-based data structures of the business application, wherein each table-based data structure includes attributes of the data stored in the respective table-based data structure;
identifying attributes that are common to each table-based data structure;
selecting a minimum set of common attributes that uniquely define the plurality of table-based data structures;
using the selected minimum set of common attributes to define one or more translational data structures; and
generating the model based on the defined translational data structures.
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Abstract
Systems and methods consistent with the invention may analyze a business application'"'"'s data, operations, and relationships and create a corresponding object oriented programming (OOP) model corresponding to the business application entities. The OOP model may be created by selecting the minimum set of attributes of the business application'"'"'s data structures that uniquely define those data structures. In one embodiment the OOP model may be realized in the Java programming language and may include OOP objects, functions, and operators. Each OOP model accurately represents the data, relationships, and rules associated with the corresponding business entity. Once converted to an OOP model, systems and methods consistent with the invention may use standard OOP tools to understand, manipulate, design, redesign, analyze, and modify the business application. This can be done independently of the native business application system, as the OOP model is separate and independent from the business application entities. Modifications made to the OOP model may then be converted back into business application entities and installed in the native system.
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19 Claims
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1. A method of translating a business application composed in a first programming format into a model composed in a second programming format, comprising:
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receiving a plurality of table-based data structures of the business application, wherein each table-based data structure includes attributes of the data stored in the respective table-based data structure;
identifying attributes that are common to each table-based data structure;
selecting a minimum set of common attributes that uniquely define the plurality of table-based data structures;
using the selected minimum set of common attributes to define one or more translational data structures; and
generating the model based on the defined translational data structures. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A system for translating a business application composed in a first programming format into a model composed in a second programming format, comprising:
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an extract module that extracts a plurality of table-based data structures from the business application;
an identification module that identifies attributes that are common to each table-based data structure;
a selection module that selects a minimum set of common attributes that uniquely define the plurality of table-based data structures;
a translator that uses the selected minimum set of common attributes to define one or more translational data structures; and
a transform module that generates the model based on the defined translational data structures. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A system for translating a business application composed in a first programming format into a model composed in a second programming format, comprising:
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means for receiving a plurality of table-based data structures of the business application, wherein each table-based data structure includes attributes of the data stored in the respective table-based data structure;
means for identifying attributes that are common to each table-based data structure;
means for selecting a minimum set of common attributes that uniquely define the plurality of table-based data structures;
means for using the selected minimum set of common attributes to define one or more translational data structures; and
means for generating the model based on the defined translational data, structures. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13)
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14. A method for transforming a business application structure using object-oriented programming structures, comprising:
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identifying a plurality of related table-based data structures in the business application;
identifying attributes that are common to the related table-based data structures;
selecting a minimum set of common attributes that uniquely define the related table-based data structures;
defining a transformation rule for converting the related table-based data structures into an object-oriented structure, wherein the object-oriented structure reflects data relationships defined by the plurality of table-based data structures;
converting the related table-based data structures into the object-oriented structure based upon the transformation rule; and
expressing the object-oriented structure as an object-oriented programming structure that models the business application structure. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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