Patent ID: 6961708

Claim:
A method comprising: displaying a first outbound message template on a display screen, wherein the first outbound message template represents a first outbound message, wherein the first outbound message represents a request for financial service organization data to be used in a financial service organization computer system for processing a financial service organization transaction between a financial service organization and a financial service organization customer, wherein the first outbound message is configured for transmission between the financial service organization computer system and an external computer system that stores the financial service organization data, and wherein the external computer system is in data communication with the financial service organization computer system; displaying a list of outbound data elements on the display screen, wherein each outbound data element represents data necessary to access the financial service organization data from the external computer system; selecting a first outbound data element from the displayed list of outbound data elements; adding the selected first outbound data element to the first outbound message template; storing the first outbound message template in a database after the selected first outbound data element is added to the first outbound message template; displaying a first channel template on a display screen, wherein the first channel template represents a first channel, wherein the first channel represents a means for transmitting data to and from the external computer system, and wherein the first channel is configured for transmitting data between the financial service organization computer system and the external computer system that stores the financial service organization data; specifying a first translator on the first channel template wherein the first translator is configured to convert the first outbound message template to a format recognizable to the external computer system; and storing the first channel template in the database after the first translator is specified on the first channel template.