Order Class Data Model for Enterprise Integration

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Solution Overview

Problem

The diversity in data models used by businesses and applications makes it difficult to share information effectively, leading to challenges in data integration and simplicity, resulting in the need to maintain and support multiple data structures and maps.

Innovation Solution

A common data model is introduced, specifically an order class with common data elements and relationships, allowing for customization and efficient data transformations, which facilitates the sharing of order data between applications through a universal business application network using XML Schema and Web services standards.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Adaptability or versatility

If companies use customized data models tailored to specific business needs and applications, then the data model can be optimized for specific business functions, but it becomes difficult to share information between companies and applications due to data model diversity

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvedata model customizationVSAvoiddata model diversity

Core Design Contradiction:

Adaptability or versatilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent applies universality by creating a common order data model that can be used across multiple applications and companies. The order class serves as a universal data structure that different applications can share, eliminating the need for each application to maintain its own customized order data model while still allowing customization through optional attributes.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

2Adaptability or versatility

If companies maintain multiple different data structures and maps for their products, then each data structure can be optimized for specific applications, but it increases the complexity of maintaining and supporting multiple data models

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveapplication-specific optimizationVSAvoiddata model maintenance

Core Design Contradiction:

Adaptability or versatilityVSEase of manufacture

Solution Approach 1:

The patent merges multiple application-specific data models into a single common order data model. Instead of maintaining separate data structures for sales applications, accounting programs, and other business functions, the invention consolidates them into one unified order class that serves all purposes, significantly reducing maintenance complexity.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #5Merging (Combining)

3Device complexity

If a common data model is introduced to enable information sharing, then data integration and simplicity are improved, but it may reduce the ability to customize data models for specific business needs

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvedata integration simplicityVSAvoiddata model customization

Core Design Contradiction:

Device complexityVSAdaptability or versatility

Solution Approach 1:

The patent applies dynamics by making the common order data model flexible and adaptable. The order class includes optional attributes and relationships that can be customized based on specific business needs, allowing the same data model to serve both standardized information sharing and application-specific customization requirements simultaneously.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #15Dynamics

Data Source

PatentUS8762415B2Modeling of order data

Publication Date: 2014.06.24 SIEBEL SYSTEMS INC

AI summary

An order class is defined which includes multiple data elements that are common to various order types. The order class identifies relationships of an order with various entities related to the order.