Patent ID: 6154748
Filing Date: 2000-11-28
Classification: G06F,G06Q,Y10S

Abstract:
A method of visually mapping data of different record formats, comprising:dumping source data in a source data format to provide a dump file of records each having a number of fields;parsing said dump file to provide a parse signal indicating said number of fields;determining, for a target data format, a set of target data format fields;generating a grid comprising cells each arranged with respect to a first direction and a second direction, said second direction being orthogonal to said first direction, said grid including first field names arranged along said first direction and second field names arranged along said second direction, wherein:said first field names are based on said number of fields indicated by said parse signal; andsaid second field names are based on said set of target data format fields;indicating in said cells crossings between said first field names and said second field names; andmapping said fields of said records of said dump file to said target data format fields based on said crossings.