Validating data compliance in a web services framework

A computer system adapted for validating conformance with a conceptual model of data definitions utilized by services in an enterprise software platform, comprising:

• at least one processor and memory;
• a storage device storing data models comprising data definitions based on the conceptual model data definitions at least including model parameter definitions used in communicating data between services of a service orientated architecture (SOA) network, the storage device being communicatively linked to a services framework;
• a plurality of services communicating over the services framework by way of the model parameter definitions, the services each comprising a service interface with a description of services having a data descriptor including the model parameter definitions;
• a registry in communication with the services framework, the registry deploying a subset of the plurality of services in a service repository, the subset of the plurality of services in the service repository corresponding to a plurality of registered services, wherein only services including data definitions that match the model parameter definitions are registered in the registry;
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• a validator in communication with the services framework and the registry operating to identify the subset of the services to be deployed in the service repository by processing registration requests from the services and comparing the parameter definitions in the registration requests to the model parameter definitions of the data definitions of the data models in the storage device to determine compliance with the conceptual model data definitions,
• wherein the validator is positioned in a communication path between the services and the registry such that all registration requests transmitted by the service are intercepted by the validator and validated by the processing and the comparing to register registration requests if and only if the registration request includes data definitions that match with a corresponding one of the conceptual model data definitions, the determined compliance indicative of the operability of the service corresponding to the registration request to communicate data with each of the plurality of registered services.

A method for validating information of a component against a conceptual model during service registration in a computer system, comprising:

• receiving a registration request from a component of the computer system, the registration request comprising a plurality of data definitions at least one of which comprises a data definition used in communicating data with the component;
• parsing the registration request to extract each of the component data definitions including the data definition used in communicating data with the component;
• determining if each of the extracted component data definitions matches a model data definition, wherein the model data definitions are constructed based on the conceptual model;
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• when all of the extracted component data definitions are matched to one of the model data definitions including the data definition used in communicating data with the component, registering the component with a component registry including a plurality of registered components if and only if each of the extracted component data definitions match with a corresponding one of the model data definitions, wherein the registering of the component with a component registry is indicative of the operability of the component to communicate data with each of the plurality of registered components of the component registry via the model data definitions, and wherein only components including extracted component data definitions that match the model data definitions are registered in the component registry storing the plurality of registered components in a component repository.

A computer system adapted for validating information of a component against a conceptual model during service registration in the computer system, comprising:

• at least one processor and memory;
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• a validator in communication with a services framework and a registry, the validator being operative to:
• receive a registration request from a component of the computer network, the registration request comprising a plurality of data definitions at least one of which comprises a data definition used in communicating data with the component,
• parse the registration request to extract each of the component data definitions including the data definition used in communicating data with the component, and
• determine if each of the extracted component data definitions matches a model data definition, wherein the model data definitions are constructed based on the conceptual model;
• wherein, when all of the extracted component data definitions are matched to one of the model data definitions including the data definition used in communicating data with the component, the validator is operative to register the component with the registry that includes a plurality of registered components if and only if each of the extracted component data definitions match with a corresponding one of the model data definitions, wherein the registering of the component with the registry is indicative of the operability of the component to communicate data with each of the plurality of registered components of the registry via the model data definitions, and wherein only components including extracted service data definitions that match the model data definitions are registered in the registry storing the plurality of registered components in the repository.