EDI instance based transaction set definition

• US 20070203928A1
• Filed: 02/24/2006
• Published: 08/30/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 02/24/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing LLC (Microsoft Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
• Inventors: Gaurav, Suraj, Machiraju, Surendra
• Granted Patent: US 7,984,373 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/103 Formatting, i.e. changing of presentation of documents automatic justification G06F40/189; automatic line break hyphenation G06F40/191
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/06 Buying, selling or leasing transactions

Abstract

Creating an electronic data interchange (EDI) transaction from a description of the EDI schema. The description defines the EDI schema in a non-EDI structure. The description of the EDI schema is received. A plurality of data units included in the received description of the EDI schema is identified. The plurality of data units describes the content of the EDI schema. The identified plurality of data units is analyzed to determine the content of the EDI schema. The document definition is generated for the EDI schema as a function of the analyzed plurality of data units. The document definition is used to create an EDI transaction according to the EDI schema.

Claims

1. A method for creating an electronic data interchange (EDI) transaction from a description of the EDI schema, said description defining the EDI schema in a non-EDI structure, said method comprising:

receiving the description of the EDI schema;

identifying a plurality of data units included in the received description of the EDI schema, said plurality of data units describing the content of the EDI schema;

analyzing the identified plurality of data units to determine the content of the EDI schema;

generating the document definition for the EDI schema as a function of the analyzed plurality of data units; and

using the document definition to create an EDI transaction according to the EDI schema.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein identifying comprises identifying a structure of EDI schema.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising receiving a user input in identifying the plurality of data units.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein identifying comprises identifying the plurality of data units including data values associated with one or more of the following:

transaction set definition, segment ID, and data elements.

5. The method of claim 4, further comprising accessing a knowledge base to determine properties of data elements for generating the document definition for the EDI schema.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the plurality of data units includes one or more of the following:

string, integer, enumeration list (string type with restrictions), date, and time.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein generating comprises generating an eXtensible Markup Language (XML) template for the EDI schema.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein one or more computer-readable media have computer-executable instructions for performing the method of claim 1.

9. A system for creating an electronic data interchange (EDI) transaction from a description of the EDI schema, said description defining the EDI schema in a non-EDI structure, said system comprising:

an interface for receiving the description of the EDI schema;

a processor for executing computer-executable instructions for;

identifying a plurality of data units included in the received description of the EDI schema, said plurality of data units describing the content of the EDI schema;

generating the document definition for the EDI schema as a function of the analyzed plurality of data units; and

using the document definition to create an EDI transaction according to the EDI schema.

10. The system of claim 9, wherein the processor is configured to identify a structure of EDI schema.

11. The system of claim 9, wherein the interface further receives a user input in identifying the plurality of data units.

12. The system of claim 9, wherein the plurality of data units includes data values associated with one or more of the following:

transaction set definition, segment ID, and data elements.

13. The system of claim 12, further comprising a knowledge base, and wherein the processor is configured to access said knowledge base to determine properties of data elements for generating the document definition for the EDI schema.

14. The system of claim 9, wherein the plurality of data units includes one or more of the following:

string, integer, enumeration list (string type with restrictions), date, and time.

15. One or more computer-readable media having computer-executable components for creating an electronic data interchange (EDI) transaction from a description of the EDI schema, said description defining the EDI schema in a non-EDI structure, said computer-executable components comprising:

an interface component for receiving the description of the EDI schema;

a data component for identifying a plurality of data units included in the received description of the EDI schema, said plurality of data units describing the content of the EDI schema;

an analysis component for analyzing the identified plurality of data units to determine the content of the EDI schema;

a document component for generating the document definition for the EDI schema as a function of the analyzed plurality of data units; and

an application component for using the document definition to create an EDI transaction according to the EDI schema.

16. The computer-readable media of claim 15, wherein the data component is configured to identify a structure of EDI schema.

17. The computer-readable media of claim 15, wherein the interface component further receives a user input in identifying the plurality of data units.

18. The computer-readable media of claim 15, wherein the plurality of data units includes data values associated with one or more of the following:

transaction set definition, segment ID, and data elements.

19. The computer-readable media of claim 18, further comprising a knowledge base, and wherein the document component accesses said knowledge base to determine properties of data elements for generating the document definition for the EDI schema.

20. The computer-readable media of claim 15, wherein the plurality of data units includes one or more of the following:

string, integer, enumeration list (string type with restrictions), date, and time.