System for distributed communications

A system comprising a processor for distributed communications for use in a distributed environment comprising

• a first data processing system having an associated first entity;
• a second data processing system having an associated second entity;
• wherein the first entity sends a request to the second data processing system for an operation associated with the second entity, the request comprising an operation identifier in a first format and the operation comprising an operation identifier in a second format;
• and
• a data structure comprising an association between the operation identifier in the first format and the operation identifier in the second format;
• the system further comprising:
• an intercept component for intercepting the request;
• an analysis component parsing the request to determine the operation identifier;
• a comparison component determining the format of the operation identifier;
• a search component, responsive to the intercept component, for searching the data structure for the operation identifier in the first format;
• and
• a map component, responsive to a successful search wherein the operation identifier in the first format is present in the data structure, for mapping the operation identifier in the first format to the operation identifier in the second format.