In-line processing of standardized text values

A computer system comprising:

• a processor unit;
• a system memory coupled to said processor unit;
• a database within said system memory;
• a graphical user interface (GUI) within said system memory;
• and
• a standardization utility within said system memory, wherein said standardization utility executes on the processor unit to perform the functions of:
• defining a plurality of standardization rules corresponding to data stored in said database;
• generating a Java class template for a data model object corresponding to said data;
• generating a plurality of public methods for a plurality of data attributes of said data, wherein said public methods correspond to said plurality of standardization rules;
• converting said plurality of public methods into Java code;
• assigning a tracking number to each of a plurality of helper classes;
• compiling said Java code into said plurality of helper classes in a Java archive (JAR) file;
• and
• loading said plurality of helper classes into a plurality of Java Virtual Machines (JVMs) accessible to a plurality of application programs capable of inputting said data into said database and being distributed on a network,
• wherein said plurality of helper classes modify said data in said database using said standardization rules,
• wherein said tracking number is utilized for:
• determining which of said plurality of standardization rules were applied to each of said plurality of helper classes in a distributed computing environment,
• determining which of said plurality of helper classes are out of date in said distributed computing environment, and
• determining which of said plurality of helper classes were generated most recently in said distributed computing environment.

A computer program product comprising:

• a non-transitory computer storage medium;
• and
• program code on said non-transitory computer storage medium that when executed provides the functions of:
• defining a plurality of standardization rules corresponding to data stored in a database;
• generating a Java class template for a data model object corresponding to said data;
• generating a plurality of public methods for a plurality of data attributes of said data, wherein said public methods correspond to said plurality of standardization rules;
• converting said plurality of public methods into Java code;
• assigning a tracking number to each of a plurality of helper classes;
• compiling said Java code into said plurality of helper classes in a Java archive (JAR) file;
• and
• loading said plurality of helper classes into a plurality of Java Virtual Machines (JVMs) accessible to a plurality of application programs capable of inputting said data into said database and being distributed on a network,
• wherein said plurality of helper classes modify said data in said database using said standardization rules,
• wherein said tracking number is utilized for:
• determining which of said plurality of standardization rules were applied to each of said plurality of helper classes in a distributed computing environment,
• determining which of said plurality of helper classes are out of date in said distributed computing environment, and
• determining which of said plurality of helper classes were generated most recently in said distributed computing environment.