Patent ID: 6901409

Claim:
A method for mapping disparate data objects from multiple data sources into a single, reusable software component accessible to a software application performed by a computer, for integrated access to the disparate data objects generated dynamically by or contained in multiple data sources stored in at least one electronic storage device coupled to the computer, the method comprising the following steps: (a) for a software application, identifying data objects for mapping; (b) employing an information integration software facility for connecting to data sources of the data objects and registering the data objects with the information integration software facility; (c) using the information integration software facility for creating a single virtual data object consolidating multiple attributes from the registered data objects; (d) for the software application, establishing a connection to the information integration software facility for referencing the virtual data object; and (e) wrapping access to the virtual data object into a reusable software component accessible directly from the software application.