Patent ID: 8606814
Filing Date: 2013-12-10
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A method for interfacing an information provider with a business information system, the method performed by a system that includes at least one processor, the method comprising: receiving a data request from the business information system, the data request requiring retrieval of data and specifying a statistical operation; identifying the information provider as being associated with the data request; identifying a provider interface associated with the information provider, the provider interface configured to map data items from a provider data model to a system data model; identifying a set of capabilities of the provider data model; determining if the statistical operation specified by the data request is in the set of capabilities of the provider data model; receiving result set data from the information provider through the provider interface, the result set data including a plurality of values; if it is determined that the statistical operation specified by the data request is not in the set of capabilities of the provider data model, performing the statistical operation based on the plurality of values in the result set data received from the information provider; and providing the plurality of values and a result of the statistical operation to the business information system.