Context-based mapping of a content repository in a context driven component execution environment

• US 20070168203A1
• Filed: 01/17/2006
• Published: 07/19/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 01/17/2006
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Original Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Inventors: Chan, Victor, Hubbard, Mark, Woo, Tony, Vandergoot, Jacob
• Application Number:
  US11/333,162
• Publication Number:
  US 20070168203A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/1.100
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/0637 Strategic management or analysis, e.g. setting a goal or target of an organisation; Planning actions based on goals; Analysis or evaluation of effectiveness of goals
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/10 Office automation; Time management
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/06 Buying, selling or leasing transactions

Abstract

Embodiments of the present invention provide a method, system and computer program product for a content repository mapping method. In one embodiment, the method can include obtaining a context to a transaction and selecting a content repository from among a set of content repositories based upon the obtained context. Each of the content repositories can conform to a uniform data structure, but can have differing values for selected fields of the data structure. As such, the method can include mapping the selected content repository for data access during the transaction. For example, mapping the selected content repository for data access during the transaction can include setting the selected content repository as a data source for data access logic in the application.

Claims

1. A component based data processing system comprising:

a plurality of content repositories, each of the content repositories conforming to a uniform data structure, but having different values for fields of the data structure;

a business context service;

a runtime environment configured for coupling to the business context service;

a component based application supported by the runtime environment, the component based application comprising at least one component comprising business logic and data access logic; and

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repository mapping logic coupled to the component based application and business context service, the repository mapping logic comprising program code enabled to map at least one of the content repositories to the data access logic-based upon a context for a transaction received from the business context service.

2. The component based data processing system of claim 1, wherein the component based data processing system has a service oriented architecture (SOA).

3. The component based data processing system of claim 1, wherein the business context service is disposed in a business context engine.

4. The commerce system of claim 1, wherein the business logic of the at least one component comprises a controller command coupled to at least one task command.

5. The commerce system of claim 1, wherein the repository mapping logic coupled to the component based application and business context service is disposed within the runtime environment.

6. The commerce system of claim 1, wherein the repository mapping logic coupled to the component based application and business context service is disposed within the data access logic.

7. The commerce system of claim 1, wherein both the repository mapping logic coupled to the component based application, and also the business context service are separate from both the runtime environment and also the data access logic.

8. A content repository mapping method comprising:

obtaining a context to a transaction;

selecting at least one content repository from among a set of content repositories based upon the obtained context, each of the content repositories conforming to a uniform data structure, but having differing values for selected fields of the data structure; and

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mapping the at least one selected content repository for data access during the transaction.

9. The method of claim 8, wherein obtaining a context to a transaction, comprises retrieving a context for a transaction from a business context service in a business context engine managing the transaction.

10. The method of claim 8, wherein selecting at least one content repository, comprises:

matching the obtained context to at least one particular content repository in an application; and

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selecting the at least one particular content repository for use when accessing data from the application for the transaction.

11. The method of claim 8, wherein mapping the at least one selected content repository for data access during the transaction, comprises setting the at least one selected content repository as a data source for data access logic in the application.

12. A computer program product comprising a computer usable medium having computer usable program code for content repository mapping embodied therein, the computer program usable program code comprising:

computer usable program code for obtaining a context to a transaction;

computer usable program code for selecting at least one content repository from among a set of content repositories based upon the obtained context, each of the content repositories conforming to a uniform data structure, but having differing values for selected fields of the data structure; and

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computer usable program code for mapping the at least one selected content repository for data access during the transaction.

13. The computer program product of claim 12, wherein the computer usable program code for obtaining a context to a transaction, comprises computer usable program code for retrieving a context for a transaction from a business context service in a business context engine managing the transaction.

14. The computer program product of claim 12, wherein the computer usable program code for selecting the at least one content repository, comprises:

computer usable program code for matching the obtained context to at least one particular content repository in an application; and

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computer usable program code for selecting the at least one particular content repository for use when accessing data from the application for the transaction.

15. The computer program product of claim 12, wherein the computer usable program code for mapping the at least one selected content repository for data access during the transaction, comprises computer usable program code for setting the at least one selected content repository as a data source for data access logic in the application.