XML payload specification for modeling EDI schemas

• US 20070204214A1
• 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 7,685,208 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/234
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/88 Mark-up to mark-up conversion conversion for visualization in web browsing G06F16/9577
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/143 Markup, e.g. Standard Generalized Markup Language [SGML] or Document Type Definition [DTD]
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/151 Transformation

Abstract

Modeling an electronic data interchange (EDI) document using extensible Markup Language (XML) at runtime. A plurality of structural elements is identified in the EDI document. A plurality of corresponding data values is identified from the identified plurality of structural elements in the EDI document. A plurality of annotations is generated for a plurality of rules included in the EDI document. The plurality of rules defines operations associated with the plurality of corresponding data values. The determined data values and the generated annotated is transformed into an XML schema corresponding to the EDI document. The XML schema is processed at runtime.

Claims

1. A method for modeling an electronic data interchange (EDI) document using extensible Markup Language (XML) at runtime, said method comprising:

identifying a plurality of structural elements in the EDI document;

determining a plurality of corresponding data values from the identified plurality of structural elements in the EDI document;

generating annotations for a plurality of rules included in the EDI document, said plurality of rules defining operations associated with the plurality of corresponding data values;

transforming the determined data values and the generated annotated into an XML schema corresponding to the EDI document; and

processing the XML schema at runtime.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein identifying comprises identifying one or more loops and one or more segments included in the plurality of structural elements.

3. The method of claim 2, further comprising identifying one or more sub-segments associated with the one or more of the identified segments.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein generating annotations comprises generating the annotations for the plurality of rules, said plurality of rules including one or more of the following:

cross field validation rules, trigger field information, reference designator, and split point information.

5. The method of claim 1, further comprising configuring the XML schema according a plurality of schema rules for defining a structure of the determined data values.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein generating annotations comprises generating the annotations including one or more attributes for the plurality of rules.

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

8. A system for modeling an electronic data interchange (EDI) document using eXtensible Markup Language (XML) at runtime, said system comprising:

a processor executing computer-executable instructions for;

identifying a plurality of structural elements in the EDI document;

determining a plurality of corresponding data values from the identified plurality of structural elements in the EDI document;

generating annotations for a plurality of rules included in the EDI document, said plurality of rules defining operations associated with the plurality of corresponding data values;

modifying the determined data values and the generated annotated into an XML schema corresponding to the EDI document; and

processing the XML schema.

9. The system of claim 8, further comprising a parser for parsing the plurality of data values in the identified plurality of structural elements.

10. The system of claim 8, wherein the processor is configured to identify one or more loops and one or more segments included in the plurality of structural elements.

11. The system of claim 10, wherein the processor is further configured to identify one or more sub-segments associated with the one or more of the identified segments.

12. The system of claim 8, wherein the processor is configured to generate the annotations for the plurality of rules, said plurality of rules defining one or more of the following:

cross field validation rules, trigger field information, reference designator, and split point information.

13. The system of claim 8, wherein the processor is further configured to define the XML schema according a plurality of schema rules for defining a structure of the determined data values.

14. The system of claim 8, wherein the processor is configured to generate the annotations including one or more attributes for the plurality of rules.

15. One or more computer-readable media having computer-executable components for modeling an electronic data interchange (EDI) document using eXtensible Markup Language (XML) at runtime, said computer-executable components comprising:

an element component for identifying a plurality of structural elements in the EDI document;

a data component for determining a plurality of corresponding data values from the identified plurality of structural elements in the EDI document;

an annotation component for generating annotations for a plurality of rules included in the EDI document, said plurality of rules defining operations associated with the plurality of corresponding data values;

a transformation component for transforming the determined data values and the generated annotated into an XML schema corresponding to the EDI document; and

a payload component for processing the XML schema at runtime.

16. The computer-readable media of claim 15, wherein the element component identifies one or more loops and one or more segments included in the plurality of structural elements.

17. The computer-readable media of claim 16, wherein the element component further identifies one or more sub-segments associated with the one or more of the identified segments.

18. The computer-readable media of claim 15, wherein the annotation component generates the annotations for the plurality of rules, said plurality of rules defining one or more of the following:

cross field validation rules, trigger field information, reference designator, and split point information.

19. The computer-readable media of claim 15, wherein the transformation component further defining the XML schema according a plurality of schema rules for defining a structure of the determined data values.

20. The computer-readable media of claim 15, wherein the annotation component generates the annotations including one or more attributes for the plurality of rules.