Patent ID: 7912867
Filing Date: 2011-03-22
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A method for integrating nonnative data with native data comprising: receiving, via a computing device, information defining nonnative data; expanding nonnative data element tokens to their respective full nonnative data element names; searching native data, via a computing device, to determine if information associated with any of the respective native data elements and information associated with any of the respective full nonnative data element names are similar; importing the nonnative data via a computing device; identifying values of the nonnative data via a computing device; comparing the nonnative data to the information defining the nonnative data to determine if there are any discrepancies between the information defining the nonnative data and the nonnative data; in response to a determination that there are discrepancies between the nonnative data and the information defining the nonnative data, recording the discrepancies and determining if the information defining the nonnative data needs to be modified; in response to a determination that the information defining the nonnative data needs to be modified, modifying the information defining the nonnative data; in response to a search determining that at least one native data element and one full nonnative data element name are associated with a similar type of information, receiving information defining the similar native data elements; comparing the nonnative data to the information defining the similar native data elements to determine if there are discrepancies; in response to a determination that there are discrepancies between the nonnative data and the information defining the similar native data elements, recording the discrepancies and determining if the information defining the native data needs to be modified; and in response to a determination that the information defining the native data needs to be modified, modifying the information defining the similar native data elements.