System for Developing Custom Data Transformations for System Integration Application Programs

• US 20130332899A1
• Filed: 06/07/2012
• Published: 12/12/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 06/07/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Boomi, Inc. (Boomi TopCo, LP)
• Original Assignee: Dell Products LP (Dell Technologies Inc.)
• Inventors: Stewart, Mitchell J., Ahlborn, James T., Michel, Peter
• Granted Patent: US 9,092,244 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 717/121
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/44505 Configuring for program initiating, e.g. using registry, configuration files

Abstract

A method includes receiving packaged custom data transform element parameters at an information handling system wherein the information handling system hosts an automated development system platform for creating an integrated business process application. The method also includes registering a custom data transform element described by the custom data transform element parameters with the automated development system platform, and updating the automated development system platform with the custom data transform element.

Claims

1. A computer-implemented method for creating a custom data transform element, the method comprising:

receiving packaged custom data transform element parameters at an information handling system wherein the information handling system hosts an automated development system platform for creating an integrated business process application;

registering a custom data transform element described by the custom data transform element parameters with the automated development system platform; and

updating the automated development system platform with the custom data transform element;

wherein the received custom data transform element parameters include configuration requirements for the custom data transform element, implementation code for executing the data transformation, and data identifying the custom data transform element.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the data identifying the custom data transform element comprises an icon image for use in a graphical user interface of the automated development system platform.

3. The method of claim 1, comprising limiting availability to use the custom data transform element to authorized accounts.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein received custom data transform element parameters further comprise data identifying authorized accounts.

5. The method of claim 1, further comprising receiving data representing a visual model of a business process integration comprising associated user-selected element icons,

wherein each user-selected element icon is associated with a codeset for a data transformation;

and

wherein at least one user-selected element icon comprises the custom data transform element.

6. The method of claim 1, further comprising receiving data attributes from a graphical user interface of the automated development system platform that satisfy the configuration requirements for the custom data transform element.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the received packaged custom data transform element parameters comprise a format in accordance with a specific application programming interface enabling integration of the custom data transform element into the automated development system platform.

8. An information handling system comprising:

a storage device for storing data representing an automated development system platform for creating an integrated business process application;

a connection via a network interface for receiving packaged custom data transform element parameters; and

a processor adapted to execute instructions to register a custom data transform element described by the custom data transform element parameters in the automated development system platform;

the processor adapted execute instructions to update a directory of elements of the automated development system platform with the custom data transform element;

wherein the received custom data transform element parameters include configuration requirements for the custom data transform element, implementation code for executing the data transformation; and

data identifying the custom data transform element.

9. The system of claim 8, wherein the received packaged custom data transform element parameters comprise a format in accordance with a specific application programming interface enabling integration of the custom data transform element into the automated development system platform.

10. The system of claim 8, wherein the data identifying the custom data transform element comprises an icon image for use in a graphical user interface of the automated development system platform.

11. The system of claim 8, further comprising the processor adapted to execute instructions to limit availability of the custom data transform element to authorized accounts.

12. The system of claim 8, further comprising a connection via a network interface for receiving data representing a visual model of a business process integration comprising associated user-selected element icons,

wherein each user-selected element icon is associated with a codeset for a data transformation;

and

wherein at least one user-selected element icon comprises the custom data transform element.

13. The system of claim 8, further comprising a connection via a network interface for receiving data attributes from a graphical user interface of the automated development system platform that satisfy the configuration requirements for the custom data transform element.

14. The system of claim 8, further comprising the processor adapted to execute instructions via the automated development system platform to generate a customized system integration application program comprising a codeset associated with the custom data transform element.

15. A computer-implemented method for creating a custom data transform element, the method comprising:

receiving packaged custom data transform element parameters at an information handling system, wherein the information handling system hosts an automated development system platform for creating an integrated business process application;

registering a custom data transform element described by the custom data transform element parameters with the automated development system platform; and

updating a directory of elements of the automated development system platform with the custom data transform element;

wherein the received custom data transform element parameters include configuration requirements for the custom data transform element, implementation code for executing the data transformation, and data identifying the custom data transform element;

wherein the received packaged custom data transform element parameters comprise a format in accordance with a specific application programming interface enabling integration of the custom data transform element into the automated development system platform.

16. The method of claim 15, wherein the data identifying the custom data transform element comprises an icon image for use in a graphical user interface of the automated development system platform.

17. The method of claim 15, comprising limiting availability of the custom data transform element to authorized accounts.

18. The method of claim 15, further comprising receiving data representing a visual model of a business process integration comprising associated user-selected element icons,

wherein each user-selected element icon is associated with a codeset for a data transformation;

and

wherein at least one user-selected element icon comprises the custom data transform element.

19. The method of claim 15, further comprising receiving data attributes from a graphical user interface of the automated development system platform that satisfy the configuration requirements for the custom data transform element.

20. The method of claim 15, further comprising the automated development system platform generating a customized system integration application program comprising a codeset associated with the custom data transform element.