Federation of master data management systems

• US 8,380,787 B2
• Filed: 05/27/2011
• Issued: 02/19/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 05/27/2011
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Original Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Inventors: Anand, Rangachari, Hobson, Stacy F., Lee, Juhnyoung, Liu, Xuan, Wang, Bin, Wang, Yuan, Xu, Jing Min, Yang, Jeaha
• Primary Examiner(s): DINH, KHANH Q
• Application Number:
  US13/117,321
• Publication Number:
  US 20120303692A1
• Time in Patent Office: 634 Days
• Field of Search: 709/203, 709/220, 709/229, 707/602, 707/971
• US Class Current: 709/203
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/02 based on web technology, e.g. hypertext transfer protocol [HTTP]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/1095 Replication or mirroring of data, e.g. scheduling or transport for data synchronisation between network nodes
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/00 Services specially adapted for wireless communication networks; Facilities therefor

Abstract

Federating master data management systems may include a network-aware adapter configured with a host master data management node. The network-aware adapter may establish one or more links with other master data management systems to allow the system to work together and leverage each other'"'"'s data.

Claims

1. A system for federating master data management systems, comprising:

a network-aware adapter configured with a host master data management node, the network-aware adapter including at least;

a network manager operable to maintain link information associated with the network-aware adapter and store master data management network information associated with the host master data management node;

a transaction coordinator operable to coordinate distributed transaction between the host master data management node and one or more of second master data management systems;

a transaction resource manager operable to interact with the host master data management node to commit or rollback a transaction;

a reference change detector operable to detect a reference modification made in the host master data management node;

a reference change sender operable to send a reference modification request to one or more of the second master data management systems;

a reference change receiver operable to receive the reference modification request from one or more of the second master data management systems and populate the modification into the host master data management node;

a master data request interceptor operable to intercept a master data read request made to the host master data management node; and

a master data request handler operable to forward the master data read request to one or more of the second master data management systems that are implemented in registry style, and receive in response returned master data from said one or more of the second master data management systems that are implemented in registry style node, and further forward the returned master data to a requestor.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the network-aware adapter is configured to support a plurality of types of links for communicating with one or more of the second master data management systems.

3. The system of claim 2, wherein the plurality of types of links includes registry, transaction and coexistence styles of links.

4. The system of claim 1, wherein the link information includes topology information associated with a network of master data management systems that includes the host master data management node and one or more of the second master data management systems.

5. The system of claim 4, wherein the topology information includes identifier of the host master data management node, one or more identifiers of one or more of the second master data management systems and their respective network-aware adapters to which the network-aware adapter configured with the host master data management node links.

6. The system of claim 1, wherein the network-aware adapter is further operable to establish a communication link type to and from a new master data management node being added to a network of master data management systems, of which the host master data management system is a member, the communication link type established based on implementation style of the host master data management node and implementation style of the new master data management system being added.

7. The system of claim 6, wherein the network-aware adapter further determines that a communication link is infeasible if the host master data management node is implemented in registry style and the new master data management node is implemented in transaction or coexistence style.

8. The system of claim 6, wherein if the new master data management node is implemented in registry style and an application linked directly to the new master data management node is enable to modify master data, bi-direction reference type link is established between the new master data management node and the host master data management node, and if the application is not enabled to modify the master data, a reference link from the new master data management node to the host master data management node is established.

9. The system of claim 6, wherein if the new master data management node is implemented in transactional hub style or coexistence style, and if the host master data management node is implemented in coexistence or transactional hub style, an operational type link from the new master data management node to the host master data management node is established.

10. The system of claim 1, wherein the second master data management systems each includes a network-aware adapter.

11. A method of federating master data management systems, comprising:

maintaining link information associated with a network-aware adapter and storing master data management network information associated with a host master data management node;

coordinating distributed transaction between the host master data management node and one or more of second master data management systems in a network of master data management systems;

interacting with the host master data management node to commit or rollback a transaction;

detecting a reference modification made in the host master data management node;

sending a reference modification request to one or more of the second master data management systems;

receiving the reference modification request from one or more of the second master data management systems and populating the modification into the host master data management node;

intercepting a master data read request made to the host master data management node;

and forwarding the master data read request to one or more of the second master data management systems that are implemented in registry style, and receiving in response returned master data from said one or more of the second master data management systems that are implemented in registry style node, and further forwarding the returned master data to a requestor application.

12. The method of claim 11, further including supporting a plurality of types of links for communicating with one or more of the second master data management systems.

13. The method of claim 12, wherein the plurality of types of links includes registry, transaction and coexistence styles of links.

14. The method of claim 11, wherein the link information includes topology information associated with a network of master data management systems that includes the host master data management node and one or more of the second master data management systems.

15. The method of claim 14, wherein the topology information includes identifier of the host master data management node, one or more identifiers of one or more of the second master data management systems and their respective network-aware adapters to which an network-aware adapter configured with the host master data management node links.

16. The method of claim 11, further including establishing a communication link type, to and from a new master data management node being added to a network of master data management systems, of which the host master data management system is a member, the communication link type established based on implementation style of the host master data management node and implementation style of the new master data management system being added.

17. The method of claim 16, further including determining that a communication link is infeasible if the host master data management node is implemented in registry style and the new master data management node is implemented in transaction or coexistence style.

18. The method of claim 16, wherein if the new master data management node is implemented in registry style and an application linked directly to the new master data management node is enable to modify master data, bi-direction reference type link is established between the new master data management node and the host master data management node, and

if the application is not enabled to modify the master data, a reference link from the new master data management node to the host master data management node is established.

19. The method of claim 16, wherein if the new master data management node is implemented in transactional hub style or coexistence style, and if the host master data management node is implemented in coexistence or transactional hub style, an operational type link from the new master data management node to the host master data management node is established.

20. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium storing a program of instructions executable by a machine to perform a method of federating master data management systems, comprising:

maintaining link information associated with a network-aware adapter and storing master data management network information associated with a host master data management node;

coordinating distributed transaction between the host master data management node and one or more of second master data management systems in a network of master data management systems;

interacting with the host master data management node to commit or rollback a transaction;

detecting a reference modification made in the host master data management node;

sending a reference modification request to one or more of the second master data management systems;

receiving the reference modification request from one or more of the second master data management systems and populating the modification into the host master data management node;

intercepting a master data read request made to the host master data management node;

and

forwarding the master data read request to one or more of the second master data management systems that are implemented in registry style, and receiving in response returned master data from said one or more of the second master data management systems that are implemented in registry style node, and further forwarding the returned master data to a requestor application.

21. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 20, further including supporting a plurality of types of links for communicating with one or more of the second master data management systems.

22. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 21, wherein the plurality of types of links includes registry, transaction and coexistence styles of links.

23. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 20, wherein the link information includes topology information associated with a network of master data management systems that includes the host master data management node and one or more of the second master data management systems.

24. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 23, wherein the topology information includes identifier of the host master data management node, one or more identifiers of one or more of the second master data management systems and their respective network-aware adapters to which an network-aware adapter configured with the host master data management node links.

25. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 20, further including establishing a communication link type, to and from a new master data management node being added to a network of master data management systems, of which the host master data management system is a member, the communication link type established based on implementation style of the host master data management node and implementation style of the new master data management system being added.