Rapid application integration using reusable patterns
First Claim
1. A computer-implemented method of designing integration software, the method comprising:
- specifying an integration design that accomplishes a data transfer between different specified application software systems, wherein;
each of the application software systems includes a database capable of storing data related to business transactions and instructions that, when executed, cause data related to the business transactions to be processed, and that is made up of at least one integration design pattern,the at least one integration design pattern comprises at least one functional atom that describes at least one of a data processing functional atom, a data persistency functional atom, or a helper functional atom, andthe integration-design specifying including;
receiving user input indicating a selection, from a repository that identifies a set of processes used in data transfers, of integration design patterns needed to accomplish the data transfer between the different specified application software systems; and
receiving user input that specifies a sequence by which the selected integration design patterns are to be performed; and
generating, from the specified integration design, software code that controls the specified data transfer.
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Abstract
Techniques are provided to integrate two or more application systems by using a declarative approach that describes functions or rules to be performed to integrate application systems. Particular integration functions are defined that may be useful for common integration activities. Integration functions may be defined for particular objects and may be assembled to form a declarative business process flow. The declarative business process flow identifies the objects to be exchanged between two or more systems, the sequence of particular transformation functions, the physical field to field transformations required, and the physical connection to be established between the systems. An application integration workstation is described that provides a framework and tools to design, develop and modify (or maintain) application integration software. Such an application integration workstation may reduce the time required to construct or maintain application integration software, which may be referred to as “rapid application integration.”
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30 Claims
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1. A computer-implemented method of designing integration software, the method comprising:
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specifying an integration design that accomplishes a data transfer between different specified application software systems, wherein; each of the application software systems includes a database capable of storing data related to business transactions and instructions that, when executed, cause data related to the business transactions to be processed, and that is made up of at least one integration design pattern, the at least one integration design pattern comprises at least one functional atom that describes at least one of a data processing functional atom, a data persistency functional atom, or a helper functional atom, and the integration-design specifying including; receiving user input indicating a selection, from a repository that identifies a set of processes used in data transfers, of integration design patterns needed to accomplish the data transfer between the different specified application software systems; and receiving user input that specifies a sequence by which the selected integration design patterns are to be performed; and generating, from the specified integration design, software code that controls the specified data transfer. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A computer-implemented method of designing integration software, the method comprising:
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specifying an integration design that accomplishes a data transfer between different specified application software systems, wherein; each of the application software systems includes a database capable of storing data related to business transactions and instructions that, when executed, cause data related to the business transactions to be processed, and that is made up of at least one integration design pattern, the at least one integration design pattern comprises at least one functional atom that describes at least one of a data processing functional atom, a data persistency functional atom, or a helper functional atom, and the integration-design specifying including; receiving user input indicating a selection, from a repository that identifies a set of processes used in data transfers, of integration design patterns needed to accomplish the data transfer between the different specified application software systems; and receiving user input that specifies a sequence by which the selected integration design patterns are to be performed; generating, from the specified integration design, software code that controls the specified data transfer; and associating at least one portion of the generated software code with at least one portion of the integration design, each particular portion of the generated software code being associated with a particular portion of the integration design. - View Dependent Claims (22)
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23. A computer-readable medium having embodied thereon a computer program configured to design integration software, the medium comprising at least one code segment configured to:
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specify an integration design that accomplishes a data transfer between different specified application software systems, wherein; each of the application software systems includes a database capable of storing data related to business transactions and instructions that, when executed, cause data related to the business transactions to be processed, and that is made up of at least one integration design pattern, the at least one integration design pattern comprises at least one functional atom that describes at least one of a data processing functional atom, a data persistency functional atom, or a helper functional atom, and the integration-design specifying including; receiving user input indicating a selection, from a repository that identifies a set of processes used in data transfers, of integration design patterns needed to accomplish the data transfer between the different specified application software systems; and receiving user input that specifies a sequence by which the selected integration design patterns are to be performed; and generating, from the specified integration design, software code that controls the specified data transfer. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25)
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26. A system for designing integration software, the system comprising a processor connected to a storage device and at least one input/output device, wherein the processor is configured to:
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specify an integration design that accomplishes a data transfer between different specified application software systems, wherein; each of the application software systems includes a database capable of storing data related to business transactions and instructions that, when executed, cause data related to the business transactions to be processed, and that is made up of at least one integration design pattern, the at least one integration design pattern comprises at least one functional atom that describes at least one of a data processing functional atom, a data persistency functional atom, or a helper functional atom, and the integration-design specifying including; receiving user input indicating a selection,.from a repository that identifies a set of processes used in data transfers, of integration design patterns needed to accomplish the data transfer between the different specified application software systems; and receiving user input that specifies a sequence by which the selected integration design patterns are to be performed; and generating, from the specified integration design, software code that controls the specified data transfer. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28)
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29. A system for designing integration software comprising:
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a computing workstation comprising a processor connected to a storage device and at least one input/output device, wherein the processor is configured to enable a user to design integration software to perform data transfers between different application software systems, wherein each of the application software systems includes a database capable of storing data related to business transactions and instructions that, when executed, cause data related to the business transactions to be processed; and a repository accessible by the computing workstation and comprising a library of integration design patterns, each integration design pattern declaratively describing a standard process used in a data transfer, wherein; the user is able to select one or more integration design patterns and use them to construct a software design that performs a specified data transfer between different specified application software systems, and the library of integration design patterns comprises at least one functional atom that describes at least one of a data processing functional atom, a data persistency functional atom, or a helper functional atom. - View Dependent Claims (30)
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