SAFETY METHODS FOR NON-PROGRAMMATIC INTEGRATION SYSTEMS
Integration applications and methods non-programmatically collect application data from a mapped source reference of an application. The integration application retrieves at least one of a document and a list of documents associated with the first collected application data for display on a user interface and monitors the collected application data from the mapped location for a difference with a subsequently collected application data. Upon detecting a difference, the integration application removes at least one of a document and the list of documents from the user interface. The integration application may automatically notify a user of the difference using a visual indicator or an audio signal. The integration application may modify the appearance of at least one of a document and the list of documents on a user interface.
1 . A method of application integration, comprising:
continuously automatically, non-programmatically collecting application data from a mapped location of a mapped source reference of an application;
retrieving identifying data associated with the first collected application data;
monitoring the collected application data from the mapped location for a difference with a subsequently collected application data; and
upon detecting the difference, performing an action on the retrieved identifying data.
2 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising automatically notifying a user of the difference.
3 . The method of claim 2 , wherein the notifying the user of retrieved identifying data comprises displaying a visual indicator.
4 . The method of claim 2 , wherein the notifying the user of retrieved identifying data comprises playing an audio signal.
5 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the action comprises automatically closing the retrieved identifying data.
6 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the action comprises modifying an appearance of the retrieved identifying data
7 . The method of claim 6 , wherein the modifying comprises adding a watermark to the retrieved identifying data.
8 . The method of claim 6 , wherein modifying comprises changing a background color of the retrieved identifying data.
9 . The method of claim 6 , wherein modifying comprises changing a foreground color of the retrieved identifying data.
10 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising prompting a user for input if the difference is detected.
11 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising displaying on a user interface the retrieved identifying data in accordance with the performed action.
12 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the retrieved identifying data is a document.
13 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the retrieved identifying data is a list of documents.
14 . An integration system, comprising at least one module executing on at least one processor to:
continuously automatically, non-programmatically collecting application data from a mapped location of a mapped source reference of an application;
retrieving identifying data associated with the first collected application data;
monitoring the collected application data from the mapped location for a difference with a subsequently collected application data; and
upon detecting the difference, performing an action on the retrieved identifying data.
15 . The integration system of claim 14 , further comprising a user interface to display the document.
16 . The integration system of claim 14 , further comprising an audio component for playing an audio signal.
17 . The integration system of claim 14 , wherein the at least one module executing on the at least one processor to continuously automatically non-programmatically collect application data from the mapped location and retrieve the identifying data is a data collection module.
18 . The integration system of claim 14 , wherein the at least one module executing on the at least one processor to monitor the collected application data from the mapped location for a difference with a subsequently collected application data and perform the action on the retrieved identifying data is a safety module.
19 . The integration system of claim 14 , further comprising a computer-readable storage medium, the computer-readable storage medium storing a dictionary comprising at least one mapped location of a mapped source reference of an application and the collected application data from the mapped location.
20 . A method of application integration, comprising:
receiving automatically, non-programmatically collecting application data from a mapped location of a mapped source reference of an application;
retrieving at least one of a document and a list of documents associated with the first collected application data for display on a user interface;
monitoring the collected application data from the mapped location for a difference with a subsequently collected application data; and
upon detecting the difference, removing the at least one of the document and the list of documents from the user interface.