System and method for business software integration

A method comprising:

• applying user inputs to select a connectivity pattern from among a plurality of predefined connectivity patterns, a connectivity pattern including a definition of an operation to transfer data according to a connectivity protocol;
• applying user inputs to select a technical pattern from among a plurality of predefined technical patterns, a technical pattern including a definition of an operation to be performed on the data at an application level;
• applying user inputs to select an integration pattern from among a plurality of predefined integration patterns, an integration pattern including a definition of an operation to resolve a difference between business applications that need to process data acted on by operations defined by the connectivity and technical patterns;
• applying user inputs to select a business integration unit from among a plurality of pre-coded business integration units, a business integration unit comprising business logic to perform a business task based on data processed according to at least one of the connectivity, technical or integration patterns;
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• building configuration information based on the selecting, the configuration information to cause a process to be executed according to the selected patterns.