System and method for translating to and from hierarchical information systems

A system for translating from a hierarchical information system to a non-hierarchical information system, the system comprising logic for:

• providing a translation map that identifies organization and content based rules for translating information from the hierarchical information system to the non-hierarchical information system based on at least one attribute;
• receiving hierarchical information;
• determining attribute information from the hierarchical information based on the translation map;
• and
• translating the attribute information to create non-hierarchical information based on the translation map by modifying the attribute information and adding the modified attribute information to a message under construction.

A method of translating between XML and non-XML information systems comprising:

• providing a first translation map that identifies organization and content based rules for translating information from a non-XML information system to an XML information system based on at least one attribute;
• providing a second translation map that identifies organization and content based rules for translating information from an XML information system to at least one non-XML information system based on at least one attribute;
• receiving non-XML information;
• determining non-XML attribute information from the non-XML information based on the first translation map;
• translating the non-XML attribute information to create XML information based on the first translation map;
• determining, between at least two non-XML information systems, which non-XML information system to send a message;
• determining XML attribute information from the XML information based on the second translation map;
• creating non-XML message by translating the XML attribute information using the second translation map;
• and
• sending the non-XML message to the determined non-XML information system.

A system for translating between hierarchical and non-hierarchical information systems, the system comprising logic for:

• providing a first translation map that identifies organization and content based rules for translating information from a non-hierarchical information system to an hierarchical information system based on at least one attribute;
• providing a second translation map that identifies organization and content based rules for translating information from an hierarchical information system to at least one non-hierarchical information system based on at least one attribute;
• receiving non-hierarchical information;
• determining non-hierarchical attribute information from the non-hierarchical information based on the first translation map;
• translating the non-hierarchical attribute information to create hierarchical information based on the first translation map;
• determining, between at least two non-hierarchical information systems, which non-hierarchical information system to send a message;
• determining hierarchical attribute information from the hierarchical information based on the second translation map;
• creating non-hierarchical message by translating the hierarchical attribute information using the second translation map;
• and
• sending the non-hierarchical message to the determined non-hierarchical information system.

A method of translating between XML and non-XML information systems comprising:

• providing a translation map that identifies organization and content based rules for translating information from an XML information system to at least one non-XML information system based on at least one attribute;
• receiving XML information;
• determining, between at least two non-XML information systems, which non-XML information system to send a message;
• determining attribute information from the XML information based on the translation map;
• creating non-XML information based on translating the attribute information using the translation map;
• and
• sending the non-XML information to the determined non-XML information system.

A system for translating between hierarchical and non-hierarchical information systems, the system comprising logic for:

• providing a translation map that identifies organization and content based rules for translating information from an hierarchical information system to at least one non-hierarchical information system based on at least one attribute;
• receiving hierarchical information;
• determining, between at least two non-hierarchical information systems, which non-hierarchical information system to send a message;
• determining attribute information from the hierarchical information based on the translation map;
• creating non-hierarchical information based on translating the attribute information using the translation map;
• and sending the non-hierarchical information to the determined non-hierarchical information system.