Patent ID: 6216131
Filing Date: 2001-04-10
Classification: G06F,Y10S

Abstract:
In a data processing system, a method for mapping data fields from a source data set to a destination data set, in the method comprising:defining a set of rules comprising a plurality of field types, wherein each field type is associated with one or more string or substring expressions specifying a field name for facilitating data field mapping without user intervention;ordering said rules according to how likely a given rule will correctly identify a field;receiving a source data set comprising a plurality of data fields;without requiring user intervention, mapping data fields of the source data set to data fields of the destination data set by determining a field type for each source data field, based on application of the rules; andsynchronizing the source data set with the destination data set, so that values from data fields of the source data set are synchronized with field values from corresponding data fields of the destination data set.