SEF parser and EDI parser generator
First Claim
1. A method for automating the processing of business transaction data for Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) transactions comprising:
- creating a Standard Exchange Format (SEF) parser that interprets the format of a corresponding SEF file, wherein the SEF file includes information relating to EDI transaction elements associated with a corresponding EDI document;
generating an EDI object model for the SEF file by parsing at least the SEF file using the created SEF parser such that the EDI object model includes code that represents the data structures of the corresponding SEF file; and
conveying the EDI object model so as to be utilized by a programmer to create application code to process business transaction data for EDI documents by generating a specific EDI object model instance of the EDI object model and wherein the EDI object model instance is utilized to process the business transaction data.
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Abstract
A SEF grammar is created to be used with the Java CC program to autogenerate a SEF parser. The SEF parser can be run with specially written X12 code on any SEF file to automatically create an EDI object model for that SEF file. A programmer can then write application code to use the EDI object model to parse an EDI document that the SEF file describes and generate in memory an EDI object model instance for that EDI document. The application code is also used to employ the EDI object model instance to efficiently process the EDI document'"'"'s EDI transaction. In addition, the application code is used to employ the EDI object model on the EDI object model instance to emit an EDI document for further use.
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20 Claims
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1. A method for automating the processing of business transaction data for Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) transactions comprising:
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creating a Standard Exchange Format (SEF) parser that interprets the format of a corresponding SEF file, wherein the SEF file includes information relating to EDI transaction elements associated with a corresponding EDI document; generating an EDI object model for the SEF file by parsing at least the SEF file using the created SEF parser such that the EDI object model includes code that represents the data structures of the corresponding SEF file; and conveying the EDI object model so as to be utilized by a programmer to create application code to process business transaction data for EDI documents by generating a specific EDI object model instance of the EDI object model and wherein the EDI object model instance is utilized to process the business transaction data. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A method for automating the processing of business transaction data for Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) transactions comprising:
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providing a Standard Exchange Format (SEF) parser that interprets the format of a corresponding SEF file, wherein the SEF file includes information relating to EDI transaction elements associated with a first corresponding EDI document and a second corresponding EDI document; generating an EDI object model for the SEF file by parsing at least the SEF file using the SEF parser such that the EDI object model includes code that represents the data structures of the corresponding SEF file; and conveying the EDI object model for the SEF file so as to be utilized by a programmer to process business transaction data for the first EDI document and to process the business transaction data for the second EDI document. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method for using an Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) object model for processing business transaction data comprising:
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obtaining an EDI object model for a Standard Exchange Format (SEF) file associated with at least one EDI document, the SEF file including information relating to EDI transaction elements associated with an EDI document, wherein the EDI object model is created by parsing at least the SEF file using a SEF parser such that the EDI object model includes code that represents the data structures of the corresponding SEF file; creating application code to process the business transaction data for the EDI document; using the application code and the EDI object model to generate an EDI object model instance for the SEF file; and processing the business transaction data for the EDI document with the EDI object model instance. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A method for generating an EDI object model instance for processing business transaction data for Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) transactions comprising:
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creating parsing tools for a Standard Exchange Format (SEF) file that includes information relating to EDI transaction elements associated with a corresponding EDI document by; creating a SEF parser that interprets the format of the SEF file, wherein creating the SEF parser comprises creating a SEF grammar and creating X12 code to represent various X12 objects within the SEF file; and generating an EDI object model for the SEF file by obtaining a specific SEF file and running the SEF parser and the X12 code on the SEF file to automatically generate the EDI object model; and conveying the parsing tools such that the EDI object model is utilized by a programmer to create application code to process business transaction data for EDI documents by generating a specific EDI object model instance.
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20. A method for automating the processing of business transaction data for Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) transactions comprising:
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creating parsing tools for a Standard Exchange Format (SEF) file that includes information relating to EDI transaction elements associated with a corresponding EDI document by; creating a SEF parser that interprets the format of the SEF file, wherein creating the SEF parser comprises creating a SEF grammar, obtaining JavaCC, and autogenerating the SEF parser using the SEF grammar and the obtained JavaCC; and generating an EDI object model for the SEF file by obtaining the SEF file, creating X12 code to represent various X12 objects within the SEF file, and running the SEF parser and the X12 code on the SEF file to automatically generate the EDI object model; and conveying the parsing tools such that the EDI object model is utilized by a programmer to create application code to process business transaction data for EDI documents by generating a specific EDI object model instance by obtaining the EDI document and running the application code to use the EDI object model on the EDI document; wherein the specific EDI object model instance is utilized to process the business transaction data.
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