System for developing custom data transformations for system integration application programs

1. A computer-implemented method for creating a custom data transform element, the method comprising:

receiving packaged custom data transform element parameters at an information handling system wherein the information handling system hosts an automated development system platform for creating an integrated business process application;

registering a custom data transform element for executing a user-defined data transformation in a pre-determined directory of data transform elements of the automated development system platform, wherein the custom data transform element parameters describe the custom data transform element; and

updating the automated development system platform with the custom data transform element wherein the custom data transform element becomes part of the automated development system;

wherein the received custom data transform element parameters include configuration requirements for the custom data transform element, custom implementation code for executing the user-defined data transformation, and data identifying the custom data transform element.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the data identifying the custom data transform element comprises an icon image for use in a graphical user interface of the automated development system platform.

3. The method of claim 1 , comprising limiting availability to use the custom data transform element to authorized accounts.

4. The method of claim 3 , wherein received custom data transform element parameters further comprise data identifying authorized accounts.

5. The method of claim 1 , further comprising receiving data representing a visual model of a business process integration comprising associated user-selected element icons,

wherein each user-selected element icon is associated with a codeset for a data transformation; and

wherein at least one user-selected element icon comprises the custom data transform element for the user-defined data transformation.

6. The method of claim 1 , further comprising receiving data attributes from a graphical user interface of the automated development system platform that satisfy the configuration requirements for the custom data transform element.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the received packaged custom data transform element parameters comprise a format in accordance with a specific application programming interface enabling integration of the custom data transform element into the automated development system platform.

8. An information handling system comprising:

a storage device for storing data representing an automated development system platform for creating an integrated business process application;

a connection via a network interface for receiving packaged custom data transform element parameters; and

a processor adapted to execute instructions to register a custom data transform element for executing a user-defined data transformation in a pre-determined directory of data transform elements of the automated development system platform, wherein the custom data transform element parameters describe the custom data transform element wherein the custom data transform element becomes part of the automated development system;

the processor adapted execute instructions to update the pre-determined directory of data transform elements of the automated development system platform with custom implementation code for executing the user-defined data transformation;

wherein the received custom data transform element parameters include configuration requirements for the custom data transform element, custom implementation code for executing the user-defined data transformation; and data identifying the custom data transform element.

9. The system of claim 8 , wherein the received packaged custom data transform element parameters comprise a format in accordance with a specific application programming interface enabling integration of the custom data transform element into the automated development system platform.

10. The system of claim 8 , wherein the data identifying the custom data transform element comprises an icon image for use in a graphical user interface of the automated development system platform.

11. The system of claim 8 , further comprising the processor adapted to execute instructions to limit availability of the custom data transform element to authorized accounts.

12. The system of claim 8 , further comprising a connection via a network interface for receiving data representing a visual model of a business process integration comprising associated user-selected element icons,

wherein each user-selected element icon is associated with a codeset for a data transformation; and

wherein at least one user-selected element icon comprises the custom data transform element for the user-defined data transformation.

13. The system of claim 8 , further comprising a connection via a network interface for receiving data attributes from a graphical user interface of the automated development system platform that satisfy the configuration requirements for the custom data transform element.

14. The system of claim 8 , further comprising the processor adapted to execute instructions via the automated development system platform to generate a system integration application program including the custom implementation code for executing the user-defined data transformation associated with the custom data transform element.

15. A computer-implemented method for creating a custom data transform element, the method comprising:

receiving packaged custom data transform element parameters at an information handling system, wherein the information handling system hosts an automated development system platform for creating an integrated business process application;

registering a custom data transform element for executing a user-defined data transformation in a pre-determined directory of data transform elements of the automated development system platform; and

updating the pre-determined directory of data transform elements of the automated development system platform with the custom data transform element parameters wherein the custom data transform element becomes part of the automated development system;

wherein the received custom data transform element parameters include configuration requirements for the custom data transform element, custom implementation code for executing the user-defined data transformation, and data identifying the custom data transform element;

wherein the received packaged custom data transform element parameters comprise a format in accordance with a specific application programming interface enabling integration of the custom data transform element into the automated development system platform.

16. The method of claim 15 , wherein the data identifying the custom data transform element comprises an icon image for use in a graphical user interface of the automated development system platform.

17. The method of claim 15 , comprising limiting availability of the custom data transform element to authorized accounts.

18. The method of claim 15 , further comprising receiving data representing a visual model of a business process integration comprising associated user-selected element icons,

wherein each user-selected element icon is associated with a codeset for a data transformation; and

wherein at least one user-selected element icon comprises the custom data transform element for a user-defined data transformation.

19. The method of claim 15 , further comprising receiving data attributes from a graphical user interface of the automated development system platform that satisfy the configuration requirements for the custom data transform element.

20. The method of claim 15 , further comprising the automated development system platform generating a system integration application program comprising the custom implementation code for executing the user-defined data transformation associated with the custom data transform element.