System and method for dynamically caching dynamic multi-sourced persisted EJBs

A computer-implemented system for dynamically caching Dynamic Multi-sourced Persisted EJB attributes, comprising:

• means for creating a context definition containing attributes representing collections of source system data;
• an attribute caching element for specifying whether an attribute in the context definition is to be cached in a persistent data cache;
• means for storing the context definition in a persistent data cache;
• means for creating an instance of a Dynamic Multi-sourced Persisted EJB;
• means for applying the attributes in the context definition to the created instance of the Dynamic Multi-sourced Persisted EJB;
• means for accessing cached data by the Dynamic Multi-sourced Persisted EJB instance without requiring EJB compilation and deployment;
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• means for bi-directionally synchronizing persistent cache data from clients and from data sources.

A computer-implemented system for dynamically mapping Dynamic Multi-sourced Persisted EJB attributes to source system resources, comprising:

• an application server including contexts connected to JMS adapters;
• a data cache connected to the contexts in the application server for providing BMP data for mapping Dynamic Multi-sourced Persisted EJB attributes to back-end system data fields;
• system adapters for connecting JMS adapters to back-end systems;
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• an XML data storage device for providing context definition documents to the contexts and JMS adapters in the application server and to the system adapters.

A computer-implemented system for dynamically caching Dynamic Multi-sourced Persisted EJB attributes, comprising:

• a context definition containing attributes representing collections of source system data;
• an attribute caching element for specifying whether an attribute in the context definition is to be cached in a persistent data cache;
• a persistent data cache for storing the context definition;
• an instance of a Dynamic Multi-sourced Persisted EJB;
• the attributes in the context definition applied to the created instance of the Dynamic Multi-sourced Persisted EJB;
• the Dynamic Multi-sourced Persisted EJB instance accessing cached data without requiring EJB compilation and deployment;
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• persistent cache data being bi-directionally synchronized from clients and from data sources.