Managing different representations of information
First Claim
1. A computer-implemented method for managing different representations of information, comprising:
- receiving information describing a first representation of data variable information in a first data structure in a first data processing system;
receiving information describing a second representation of the data variable information in the first data structure in a second data processing system; and
mapping the first representation of the data variable information to the second representation of the data variable information, the mapping comprising;
identifying a correspondence between the first representation and the second representation using a set of data processing activities performed in accordance with a first set of machine-readable instructions,representing the correspondence using the set of data processing activities performed in accordance with the first set of machine-readable instructions, andmaking the correspondence between the first representation and the second representation available for changing the first representation of the data variable information to the second representation of the data variable information.
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Abstract
Systems and techniques, including computer program products, for managing different representations of information. The systems and techniques can include a method that includes receiving information identifying a first customization setting, receiving information identifying a second customization setting, and mapping the customized format of the data variable in the first data processing system to the customized format of the data variable in the second data processing system. The first customization setting can describe a customized representation of information in a data variable in a first data processing system. The second customization setting can describe a customized format of the data variable in the second data processing system.
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30 Claims
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1. A computer-implemented method for managing different representations of information, comprising:
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receiving information describing a first representation of data variable information in a first data structure in a first data processing system; receiving information describing a second representation of the data variable information in the first data structure in a second data processing system; and mapping the first representation of the data variable information to the second representation of the data variable information, the mapping comprising; identifying a correspondence between the first representation and the second representation using a set of data processing activities performed in accordance with a first set of machine-readable instructions, representing the correspondence using the set of data processing activities performed in accordance with the first set of machine-readable instructions, and making the correspondence between the first representation and the second representation available for changing the first representation of the data variable information to the second representation of the data variable information. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 30)
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19. A computer program product, tangibly embodied in one or more machine-readable storage devices, for managing different representations of information, the computer program product being operable to cause one or more data processing apparatus to:
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receive a data variable in a data structure, wherein data variable information in the data variable has a first representation associated with a first system; receive a description of a second representation of the data variable information, wherein the second representation is associated with a second system; identify and represent a correspondence between the first representation and the second representation to generate a set of mapping information; and change the data variable information from the first representation to the second representation in accordance with the set of mapping information and separately from any change to the structure of the data structure; and make the data variable information having the second representation available in the data structure. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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