Method and system for managing data files and schemas

• US 8,209,362 B2
• Filed: 08/22/2008
• Issued: 06/26/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 08/22/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Disney Enterprises Incorporated (The Walt Disney Company)
• Original Assignee: Disney Enterprises Incorporated (The Walt Disney Company)
• Inventors: Fong, Nathan, Young, James R. Jr., Steen, Henrik, Sudanagunta, Srinivasan
• Primary Examiner(s): Kerzhner, Aleksandr
• Application Number:
  US12/229,421
• Publication Number:
  US 20100049732A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,404 Days
• Field of Search: 707/809, 707/999.1
• US Class Current: 707/809
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/258 Data format conversion from or to a database
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/88 Mark-up to mark-up conversion conversion for visualization in web browsing G06F16/9577

Abstract

There is provided a method of managing a plurality of data files using a plurality of schemas. The method comprises selecting a first schema from the plurality of schemas, determining current data files of the plurality of data files with respect to the first schema, identifying an outdated data file of the plurality of data files with respect to the first schema, selecting a transform file configured to transform the outdated data file into a current data file with respect to the first schema, transforming the outdated data file into a current data file with respect to the first schema by applying the transform file to the outdated data file. The method may further comprise validating the current data file against the first schema after transforming the outdated data file. The data files, schema, and transform file may comprise, respectively, an XML file, an XSD file, and an XSLT file.

Claims

1. A method of managing a plurality of data files using a plurality of schemas, the method comprising:

selecting a first schema from the plurality of schemas, wherein the plurality of schemas include XML Schema Definition (XSD) files;

determining current data files of the plurality of data files with respect to the first schema, wherein the plurality of data files include Extensible Markup Language (XML) files;

identifying an outdated data file of the plurality of data files with respect to the first schema;

selecting a transform file configured to transform the outdated data file into a current data file with respect to the first schema, wherein the selecting of the transform file comprises compiling a plurality of transform files into the transform file, wherein the plurality of transform files include Extensible Stylesheet Language Transformations (XSLT) files; and

transforming the outdated data file into the current data file with respect to the first schema by applying the transform file to the outdated data file.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein selecting the first schema comprises indicating the first schema with an active tag.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein determining the current data files comprises comparing the plurality of data files to the first schema.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein identifying the outdated data file comprises comparing the plurality of data files to the first schema.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein transforming the outdated data file comprises replacing the outdated data file with the current data file.

6. The method of claim 1, further comprising validating the current data file against the first schema after transforming the outdated data file.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the transform file represents one of a backward transformation, a forward transformation, and a bi-directional transformation between two or more of the plurality of schemas.

8. A system for managing a plurality of data files using a plurality of schemas, the system comprising:

a memory;

a processor, wherein the processor is configured to;

select a first schema from the plurality of schemas, wherein the plurality of schemas include XML Schema Definition (XSD) files;

determine current data files of the plurality of data files with respect to the first schema, wherein the plurality of data files include Extensible Markup Language (XML) files;

identify an outdated data file of the plurality of data files with respect to the first schema;

select a transform file configured to transform the outdated data file into a current data file with respect to file first schema, wherein the processor is configured to select the transform file by compiling a plurality of transform files into the transform file, wherein the plurality of transform files include Extensible Stylesheet Language Transformations (XSLT) files; and

transform the outdated data file into a current data file with respect to the first schema by applying the transform file to the outdated data file.

9. The system of claim 8, wherein the processor is configured to select the first schema by indicating the first schema with an active tag.

10. The system of claim 8, wherein the processor is configured to determine the current data files by comparing the plurality of data files to the first schema.

11. The system of claim 8, wherein the processor is configured to identify the outdated data file by comparing the plurality of data files to the first schema.

12. The system of claim 8, wherein the processor is configured to transform the outdated data file by replacing the outdated data file with the current data file.

13. The system of claim 8, wherein the processor is further configured to validate the current data file against the first schema after transforming the outdated data file.

14. The system of claim 8, wherein the outdated data file is valid against a higher schema version of the plurality of schemas with respect to the first schema.

15. The system of claim 8, wherein the outdated data file is valid against a lower schema version of the plurality of schemas with respect to the first schema.

16. The system of claim 8, wherein the transform file represents one of a backward transformation, a forward transformation, and a bi-directional transformation between two or more of the plurality of schemas.