DYNAMIC CONFIGURATION OF MULTIPLE SOURCES AND SOURCE TYPES IN A BUSINESS PROCESS

• US 20080086502A1
• Filed: 10/04/2006
• Published: 04/10/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 10/04/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Original Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Inventors: Pollyea, Scott William, Kohlscheen, Alan Lee, Krishna, Vikas, Srinivasan, Savitha
• Granted Patent: US 8,768,983 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 707/104.1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/1734 Details of monitoring file system events, e.g. by the use of hooks, filter drivers, logs
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/93 Document management systems
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/10 Office automation; Time management

Abstract

A computer implemented method, data processing system, computer usable program code, and apparatus are provided for dynamically configuring a document sharing system. A document sharing system receives a first request to add a new image file type to the document sharing system. A configuration file is identified for the new image file type to form an identified configuration file. The new image file type is added to the identified configuration file and the identified configuration file is saved as a new configuration file. The new configuration file is used to access files without restarting or recoding the document sharing system.

Claims

1. A computer implemented method for dynamically configuring a document sharing system, the computer implemented method comprising:

receiving a first request to add a new image file type to the document sharing system;

identifying a configuration file for the new image file type to form an identified configuration file;

adding the new image file type to the identified configuration file;

saving the identified configuration file as a new configuration file; and

using the new configuration file to access files without restarting or recoding the document sharing system.

2. The computer implemented method of claim 1, wherein the configuration file is an Extensible Markup Language file.

3. The computer implemented method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving a second request to add a business node to the document sharing system;

identifying information within the second request in order to create a new front-end adaptor and a new back-end adaptor;

creating the new front-end adaptor, wherein the new front-end adaptor uploads an image file to the document sharing system; and

creating the new back-end adaptor, wherein the back-end adaptor processes the image file received from the new front-end adaptor.

4. The computer implemented method of claim 3, further comprising:

receiving a new image file through the new front-end adaptor in the document sharing system;

extracting metadata from the new image file;

associating the metadata with the new image file; and

storing the metadata and the new image file using the new back-end adaptor in a content manager to form stored metadata and a stored image file.

5. The computer implemented method of claim 4, wherein the new image file is received in a watched folder.

6. The computer implemented method of claim 4, wherein the metadata is extracted by using logical optical character recognition.

7. The computer implemented method of claim 4, further comprising:

receiving a content request from a front-end adaptor for the stored metadata in the content manager;

using the new back-end adaptor to retrieve the stored metadata and the stored image file; and

sending the stored metadata and the stored image file to the front-end adaptor.

8. A data processing system comprising:

a bus system;

a communications system connected to the bus system;

a memory connected to the bus system, wherein the memory includes a set of instructions; and

a processing unit connected to the bus system, wherein the processing unit executes the set of instructions to receive a first request to add a new image file type to the document sharing system;

identify a configuration file for the new image file type to form an identified configuration file;

add the new image file type to the identified configuration file;

save the identified configuration file as a new configuration file; and

use the new configuration file to access files without restarting or recoding the document sharing system.

9. The data processing system of claim 8, wherein the configuration file is an Extensible Markup Language file.

10. The data processing system of claim 8, wherein the processing unit further executes the set of instructions to receive a second request to add a business node to the document sharing system;

identify information within the second request in order to create a new front-end adaptor and a new back-end adaptor;

create the new front-end adaptor, wherein the new front-end adaptor uploads an image file to the document sharing system; and

create the new back-end adaptor, wherein the back-end adaptor processes the image file received from the new front-end adaptor.

11. The data processing system of claim 10, wherein the processing unit further executes the set of instructions to receive a new image file through the new front-end adaptor in the document sharing system;

extract metadata from the new image file;

associate the metadata with the new image file; and

store the metadata and the new image file using the new back-end adaptor in a content manager to form stored metadata and a stored image file.

12. The data processing system of claim 11, wherein the metadata is extracted by using logical optical character recognition.

13. The data processing system of claim 11, wherein the processing unit further executes the set of instructions to receive a content request from a front-end adaptor for the stored metadata in the content manager;

use the new back-end adaptor to retrieve the stored metadata and the stored image file; and

send the stored metadata and the stored image file to the front-end adaptor.

14. A computer program product comprising:

a computer usable medium including computer usable program code for dynamically configuring a document sharing system, the computer program product including;

computer usable program code for receiving a first request to add a new image file type to the document sharing system;

computer usable program code for identifying a configuration file for the new image file type to form an identified configuration file;

computer usable program code for adding the new image file type to the identified configuration file;

computer usable program code for saving the identified configuration file as a new configuration file; and

computer usable program code for using the new configuration file to access files without restarting or recoding the document sharing system.

15. The computer program product of claim 14, wherein the configuration file is an Extensible Markup Language file.

16. The computer program product of claim 14, further including:

computer usable program code for receiving a second request to add a business node to the document sharing system;

computer usable program code for identifying information within the second request in order to create a new front-end adaptor and a new back-end adaptor;

computer usable program code for creating the new front-end adaptor, wherein the front-end adaptor uploads an image file to the document sharing system; and

computer usable program code for creating the new back-end adaptor, wherein the back-end adaptor processes the image file received from the new front-end adaptor.

17. The computer program product of claim 16, further including:

computer usable program code for receiving a new image file through the new front-end adaptor in the document sharing system;

computer usable program code for extracting metadata from the new image file;

computer usable program code for associating the metadata with the new image file; and

computer usable program code for storing the metadata and the new image file using the new back-end adaptor in a content manager to form stored metadata and a stored image file.

18. The computer program product of claim 17, wherein the metadata is extracted by using logical optical character recognition.

19. The computer program product of claim 17, further including:

computer usable program code for receiving a content request from a front-end adaptor for the stored metadata in the content manager;

computer usable program code for using the new back-end adaptor to retrieve the stored metadata and the stored image file; and

computer usable program code for sending the stored metadata and the stored image file to the front-end adaptor.

20. An apparatus for dynamically configuring a document sharing system, the apparatus comprising:

receiving means for receiving a first request to add a new image file type to the document sharing system;

identifying means for identifying a configuration file for the new image file type to form an identified configuration file;

adding means for adding the new image file type to the identified configuration file;

saving means for saving the identified configuration file as a new configuration file; and

using means for using the new configuration file to access files without restarting or recoding the document sharing system.