Methods and computer-readable medium for defining a product model
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1. A method in a computing system, the method comprising:
- defining a product common model, whereinthe defining comprisesdetermining a common set of fields of product management information,each field of the common set of fields corresponds to a source field in a source set of fields of product management information,the source set of fields comprisesat least one source field that does not correspond to any field of the common set of fields,the each field of the common set of fields further corresponds to a target field in a target set of fields of product management information, andthe target set of fields comprisesat least one target field that does not correspond to any field of the common set of fields;
extracting a source set of product management information, whereinthe source set is stored on a source computerized product management system,the source set is stored within the source set of fields, andthe extracting is performed by an integration server coupled to the source computerized product management system;
converting the source set of product management information, whereinthe converting the source set converts the source set into a common set of product management information,the common set of product management information is stored within the common set of fields of the product common model, andthe converting the source set is performed by the integration server;
converting the common set of product management information, whereinthe converting the common set converts the common set into a target set of product management information,the target set is stored on a target computerized product management system,the target set is stored within the target set of fields, andthe converting the common set is performed by the integration server.
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Abstract
Stored product management information in a first format for use by a first computerized system is transformed to readily make the stored product management information available for use in a second computerized system that utilizes a second format in a cost-efficient and time-efficient manner.
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1. A method in a computing system, the method comprising:
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defining a product common model, wherein the defining comprises determining a common set of fields of product management information, each field of the common set of fields corresponds to a source field in a source set of fields of product management information, the source set of fields comprises at least one source field that does not correspond to any field of the common set of fields, the each field of the common set of fields further corresponds to a target field in a target set of fields of product management information, and the target set of fields comprises at least one target field that does not correspond to any field of the common set of fields; extracting a source set of product management information, wherein the source set is stored on a source computerized product management system, the source set is stored within the source set of fields, and the extracting is performed by an integration server coupled to the source computerized product management system; converting the source set of product management information, wherein the converting the source set converts the source set into a common set of product management information, the common set of product management information is stored within the common set of fields of the product common model, and the converting the source set is performed by the integration server; converting the common set of product management information, wherein the converting the common set converts the common set into a target set of product management information, the target set is stored on a target computerized product management system, the target set is stored within the target set of fields, and the converting the common set is performed by the integration server. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A computer-readable medium storing one or more sequences of instructions, wherein execution of the one or more sequences of instructions by one or more processors causes the one or more processors to perform:
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defining a product common model, wherein the defining comprises determining a common set of fields of product management information, each field of the common set of fields corresponds to a source field in a source set of fields of product management information, the source set of fields comprises at least one source field that does not correspond to any field of the common set of fields, the each field of the common set of fields further corresponds to a target field in a target set of fields of product management information, and the target set of fields comprises at least one target field that does not correspond to any field of the common set of fields; extracting a source set of product management information, wherein the source set is stored on a source computerized product management system, the source set is stored within the source set of fields, and the extracting is performed by an integration server coupled to the source computerized product management system; converting the source set of product management information, wherein the converting the source set converts the source set into a common set of product management information, the common set of product management information is stored within the common set of fields of the product common model, and the converting the source set is performed by the integration server; converting the common set of product management information, wherein the converting the common set converts the common set into a target set of product management information, the target set is stored on a target computerized product management system, the target set is stored within the target set of fields, and the converting the common set is performed by the integration server. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method in a computing system, the method comprising:
synchronizing existing target product management information with first and second source product management information, wherein the existing target product management information is stored at a target computerized product management system, the first source product management information is stored at a first source computerized product management system, the second source product management information is stored at a second source computerized product management system, the synchronizing depends in part on a characteristic of product management information, wherein the characteristic allows a target record to be updated by an update from the plurality of source computerized product management systems, the synchronizing comprises extracting the first source product management information, wherein the extracting the first source product management information is performed by an integration server, and the first source product management information is in one of a plurality of source formats, converting the first source product management information into an intermediate format, extracting the second product management information, wherein the extracting the second source product management information is performed by the integration server, and the second source product management information is in another of the plurality of source formats, converting the second source product management information into the intermediate format, integrating the converted first and second source product management information into integrated source product management information, converting the integrated source product management information into target product management information, wherein the target product management information is in a target format, and updating the target computerized product management system with the target product management information, wherein the updating is performed by the integration server, and the existing target product management information comprises the target record.
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