MASTER DATA COMPLETION FOR INCOMING XML-MESSAGES
A method and system for collaboration in an inventory supply network. Received messages prompt a call to an independent master data competition module. Missing data is resolved independently from the calling service class. The resolve message is then passed to a business object layer to process the message.
1 . A method comprising:
accessing a master data completion module responsive to receipt of a message directed to an arbitrary service class; and
resolving a set of required data in the message independent of the calling service class.
2 . The method of claim 1 wherein resolving comprises:
returning an error if the required data cannot be resolved.
3 . The method of claim 1 further comprising:
identifying in the message present required data and missing required data.
4 . The method of claim 1 wherein resolving comprises:
applying a set of rules to identify a missing required data value.
5 . The method of claim 1 further comprising:
accepting from a user interface a definition of a set of completion rules.
6 . The method of claim 5 further comprising:
displaying a graphical user interface (GUI) to permit customization of a set of completion rules.
7 . A system comprising:
an interface to receive a data set corresponding to a business transaction;
a completion module independent of a calling service class to identify data missing from the data set and to automatically supply the missing data; and
a business object layer to process the business transaction.
8 . The system of claim 7 further comprising:
a rule repository to retain a set of rules to be applied to obtain the missing data.
9 . The system of claim 7 further comprising:
a graphical user interface generated by the completion module to permit customization of a completion rule set.
10 . The system of claim 7 further comprising:
a messaging service to provide connection between the interface and a remote node.
11 . The system of claim 10 further comprising:
an enterprise resource planning module coupled to the messaging service.
12 . A machine readable medium having instructions therein that when executed by the machine cause the machine to:
receive an inbound message directed to an application;
indentify that the message omits some required data for processing by the application; and
derive the required data from data present in the message.
13 . The computer readable medium of claim 12 wherein the instructions causing the machine to derive cause the machine to:
apply a set of rules to identify a messaging required value.
14 . The machine readable medium of claim 12 , having instructions that when executed further cause the machine to:
accept from a user interface a definition of a set of completion rules.
15 . The machine readable medium of claim 14 , having instructions that when executed further cause the machine to:
display a graphical user interface (GUI) to permit customization of a set of completion rules.
16 . The machine readable medium of claim 12 , having instructions that when executed further cause the machine to:
return an error if the required data cannot be resolved.