Patent ID: 6658483
Filing Date: 2003-12-02
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
An electronic transaction system comprising:an order issuer apparatus of a first entity having a translator converting a local EDI transaction message conforming to a local EDI format specific to the order issuer apparatus into a standard EDI transaction message conforming to a standard EDI format which is transmitted through a network, where the local and standard messages represent a transaction between the first entity and one of a plurality of other entities; a plurality of order receiver apparatuses of the other entities, each having a translator converting the standard EDI transaction message conforming to the standard EDI format received through the network into a local EDI transaction message conforming to a local EDI format specific to each of the order receiver apparatuses; a set-up supporting apparatus storing model information which is used during the conversion of the translators of said order receiver apparatuses and a set up supporting tool interactively editing said model information and setting up to be used by said translator, the model information comprising information defining a local EDI message format, information defining a standard message format, and information mapping between the local message format and the standard message format.