Mechanism for converting after image data to a delta level change

• US 8,266,166 B2
• Filed: 02/25/2009
• Issued: 09/11/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 07/22/2005
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Rakuten Group, Inc.
• Original Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Inventors: Barker, Kevin Spencer, Claussen, Christopher Shane, Kulkami, Zeenat, Zhong, Yang
• Primary Examiner(s): Kerzhner, Aleksandr
• Application Number:
  US12/392,522
• Publication Number:
  US 20090157719A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,294 Days
• Field of Search: 707/756, 707/999.104
• US Class Current: 707/756
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 99/00 Subject matter not provided for in other groups of this subclass

Abstract

A mechanism is provided for converting after image data into a delta level change. An after image business graph is first transformed into a generic after image business graph. Another transformation is performed transforming the generic after image business graph into a second after image business graph, using delta information from another enterprise information system is used to create a delta business graph. A final transformation is performed to convert the delta business graph into a generic delta business graph.

Claims

1. A computer implemented method for processing after image data, the method comprising:

receiving, by a hub from a first enterprise information system, a first after image business graph that is in a first format, wherein the first after image business graph comprises a result of a query against a data source after the data source has changed, and wherein the first after image business graph does not show changes in the data source;

performing, by the hub, a first transformation on the first after image business graph to produce a generic after image business graph that is in a generic form;

performing, by the hub, a second transformation on the generic after image business graph to form a second after image business graph that is in a second format;

receiving, from a second enterprise information system, information defining a delta, wherein the delta represents changes to the first after image business graph;

performing a third transformation of the second after image business graph to form a delta business graph using the delta, wherein the delta business graph is in the second format; and

performing, by the hub, a fourth transformation of the delta business graph to form a generic delta business graph that is in the generic form, wherein the generic delta business graph shows changes in the data source.

2. The computer implemented method of claim 1, wherein the first enterprise information system is an order taking and modification system.

3. The computer implemented method of claim 1, wherein the first after image business graph and the generic delta business graph contain data objects in a service data objects (SDO) framework.

4. The computer implemented method of claim 1, wherein the delta is a difference between the generic after image business graph and a previous after image business graph.

5. The computer implemented method of claim 1, wherein the first after image business graph and the information defining the delta are stored in a persistent store.

6. The computer implemented method of claim 1, wherein the first enterprise information system and the second enterprise information system comprise different system formats.

7. The computer implemented method according to claim 1,

wherein the hub performs the first transformation using a first transformation component included in the hub;

wherein the hub performs the second transformation using a second transformation component that is included in the hub;

and

wherein the hub performs the fourth transformation using a third transformation component that is included in the hub.

8. A data processing system comprising:

a bus system;

a communications system connected to the bus system;

a memory connected to the bus system, wherein the memory includes a set of instructions; and

a processing unit connected to the bus system, wherein the processing unit executes the set of instructions to receive, by a hub from a first enterprise information system, a first after image business graph that is in a first format, wherein the first after image business graph comprises a result of a query against a data source after the data source has changed, and wherein the first after image business graph does not show changes in the data source;

perform, by the hub, a first transformation on the first after image business graph to produce a generic after image business graph that is in a generic form;

perform, by the hub, a second transformation on the generic after image business graph to form a second after image business graph that is in a second format;

receive, from a second enterprise information system, information defining a delta, wherein the delta represents changes to the first after image business graph;

perform a third transformation of the second after image business graph to form a delta business graph using the delta, wherein the delta business graph is in the second format; and

perform, by the hub, a fourth transformation of the delta business graph to form a generic delta business graph that is in the generic form, wherein the generic delta business graph shows changes in the data source.

9. The data processing system of claim 8, wherein the delta is a difference between the generic after image business graph and a previous after image business graph.

10. The data processing system of claim 8, wherein the first after image business graph and the information defining the delta are stored in a persistent store.

11. The data processing system of claim 8, wherein the first enterprise information system and the second enterprise information system comprise different system formats.

12. The data processing system according to claim 8,

wherein the hub performs the first transformation using a first transformation component included in the hub;

wherein the hub performs the second transformation using a second transformation component that is included in the hub; and

wherein the hub performs the fourth transformation using a third transformation component that is included in the hub.

13. A computer program product comprising:

a computer readable storage medium including computer usable program code embodied therein for processing after image data, the computer program product including;

computer usable program code for receiving, by a hub from a first enterprise information system, a first after image business graph that is in a first format, wherein the first after image business graph comprises a result of a query against a data source after the data source has changed, and wherein the first after image business graph does not show changes in the data source;

computer usable program code for performing, by the hub, a first transformation on the first after image business graph to produce a generic after image business graph that is in a generic form;

computer usable program code for performing, by the hub, a second transformation on the generic after image business graph to form a second after image business graph that is in a second format;

computer usable program code for receiving, from a second enterprise information system, information defining a delta, wherein the delta represents changes to the first after image business graph;

computer usable program code for performing a third transformation of the second after image business graph to form a delta business graph using the delta, wherein the delta business graph is in the second format; and

computer usable program code for performing, by the hub, a fourth transformation of the delta business graph to form a generic delta business graph that is in the generic form, wherein the generic delta business graph shows changes in the data source.

14. The computer program product of claim 13, wherein the delta is a difference between the generic after image business graph and a previous after image business graph.

15. The computer program product of claim 13, wherein the first after image business graph and the information defining the delta are stored in a persistent store.

16. The computer program product of claim 13, wherein the first enterprise information system and the second enterprise information system comprise different system formats.

17. The computer program product according to claim 13,

wherein the hub performs the first transformation using a first transformation component included in the hub;

wherein the hub performs the second transformation using a second transformation component that is included in the hub; and

wherein the hub performs the fourth transformation using a third transformation component that is included in the hub.