Event-driven servers for data extraction and merge for EDI transaction processing using the internet

A computer system for performing event-driven data transfer operations, the system comprising a first and a second programmed computers connected to a global computer network, the first computer comprising a computer-readable medium storing instructions for:

• extracting data related to service orders from a database stored on a first computer system connected, to the global computer network;
• monitoring the data extracted from the database to determine whether the data extracted from the database is ready to be transmitted to a second computer system connected to the global computer network;
• translating the data from the database from a first format into a second format to generate a formatted data file;
• encrypting the formatted data file to generate encrypted data;
• and
• transmitting the encrypted data to the second computer system connected over the global computer network;
• wherein said extracting, monitoring, translating, encrypting and transmitting are performed in real-time and wherein if a receipt of the transmitted data to the second computer system remains unacknowledged and a predetermined period of time has elapsed since the transmitting has occurred, the formatted data is transmitted via facsimile.

A computer-readable medium storing a computer program, the program comprising instructions for:

• extracting data related to service orders from a database stored on a first computer system connected to the global computer network;
• monitoring the data extracted from the database to determine whether the data extracted from the database is ready to be transmitted to a second computer system connected to the global computer network;
• translating the data extracted from the database from a first format into a second format to generate a formatted data file;
• encrypting the formatted data file to generate encrypted data;
• and
• transmitting the encrypted data to the second computer system connected over the global computer network;
• wherein said extracting, monitoring, translating, encrypting and transmitting are performed in real-time and wherein if a receipt of the transmitted data to the second computer system remains unacknowledged and a predetermined period of time has elapsed since the transmitting has occurred, the formatted data is transmitted via facsimile.

A method of transferring data over a computer network, the method comprising:

• extracting data from a database stored on a first computer system coupled to the computer network;
• formatting the extracted data into a first format recognized by a business partner, a specification of the first format being stored on the first computer system in a data structure specific to the business partner;
• translating the formatted data into a second format, the second format facilitating exchange of a plurality of business transactions over the computer network;
• and
• transmitting the translated data to a second computer system coupled to the computer network,
• wherein if a receipt of the transmitted data to the second computer system remains unacknowledged and a predetermined period of time has elapsed since the transmitting has occurred, the formatted data is transmitted to the business partner via facsimile.

A system for transferring data over a computer network, the system comprising a first and a second computer systems coupled to the computer network, the first computer system comprising a computer-readable medium storing instructions to:

• extract data from a database stored on the first computer system coupled to the computer network;
• format the extracted data into a first format recognized by a business partner, a specification of the first format being stored on the first computer system in a data structure specific to the business partner;
• translate the formatted data into a second format, the second format facilitating exchange of a plurality of business transactions over the computer network;
• and
• transmit the translated data to the second computer system coupled to the computer network,
• wherein if a receipt of the transmitted data to the second computer system remains unacknowledged and a predetermined period of time has elapsed since the transmitting has occurred, the formatted data is transmitted to the business partner via facsimile.

An article of manufacture comprising:

• a machine readable medium that provides instructions that, if executed by a machine, will cause the machine to perform operations including:
• extracting data from a database stored on a first computer system coupled to the computer network;
• formatting the extracted data into a first format recognized by a business partner, a specification of the first format being stored on the first computer system in a data structure specific to the business partner;
• translating the formatted data into a second format, the second format facilitating exchange of a plurality of business transactions over the computer network;
• and
• transmitting the translated data to a second computer system coupled to the computer network,
• wherein if a receipt of the transmitted data to the second computer system remains unacknowledged and a predetermined period of time has elapsed since the transmitting has occurred, the formatted data is transmitted to the business partner via facsimile.

A system for transferring data over a computer network, the system comprising a first and a second computer systems coupled to the computer network, the first computer system comprising:

• means for extracting data from a database stored on the first computer system coupled to the computer network;
• means for formatting the extracted data into a first format recognized by a business partner;
• means for translating the formatted data into a second format, the second format facilitating exchange of a plurality of business transactions over the computer network;
• and
• means for transmitting the translated data to the second computer system coupled to the computer network,
• wherein if a receipt of the transmitted data to the second computer system remains unacknowledged and a predetermined period of time has elapsed since the transmitting has occurred, the formatted data is transmitted to the business partner via facsimile.