System integrator and method for mapping dynamic COBOL constructs to object instances for the automatic integration to object-oriented computing systems

A system comprising:

• a processor;
• a memory coupled to the processor, wherein the memory comprises a non-transitory computer-readable medium storing computer-executable code that is executable by the processor to transform the system into a special purpose machine to integrate legacy COBOL data structures to object instances for object-oriented computer systems, the computer-executable code comprising:
• a client interface module for receiving a copybook selection, the client interface module adapted for communication to receive the copybook selection;
• an import module for importing a copybook from a database, the copybook corresponding with a set of common business oriented language (COBOL) data stored in the database that includes a dynamic COBOL construct clause, the import module adapted for communication to receive the copybook selection from the client interface module and to import the copybook from the database;
• an object model module for creating an object model for the copybook, the object model module adapted to receive the copybook from the import module and store the object model in a model library;
• and
• a modeler module for receiving the set of COBOL data and forming, based at least in part on the received set of COBOL data, an object instance that is equivalent to the set of COBOL data, the object instance including one or more representations for a complete set of one or more properties included in the dynamic COBOL construct clause, the modeler module adapted for communication to receive the set of COBOL data from the database and to retrieve the object model from the model library, the modeler module including a dynamic COBOL construct module for identifying an instance of the dynamic COBOL construct clause and automatically forming the dynamic COBOL construct clause as the object instance, the dynamic COBOL construct module adapted to read the set of COBOL data.

A method comprising:

• performing by executing code stored in a memory with a processor of a computer system to transform the computer system into a machine to integrate legacy COBOL data structures to object instances for object-oriented computer systems:
• receiving a copybook selection and dynamic COBOL construct criteria;
• importing a copybook from a database, the copybook corresponding with a set of common business oriented language (COBOL) data stored in the database that includes a dynamic COBOL construct;
• creating an object model for the copybook;
• receiving the set of COBOL data;
• identifying, based at least in part on the received set of COBOL data, an instance of a dynamic COBOL construct clause and automatically forming the dynamic COBOL construct clause as an object instance;
• and
• forming the object instance that is equivalent to the set of COBOL data, the object instance including one or more representations for a complete set of one or more properties included in the dynamic COBOL construct.

A non-transitory, computer readable medium that comprises a computer readable program to integrate legacy COBOL data structures to object instances for object-oriented computer systems, wherein the computer readable program when executed on a computer transforms the computer into a machine and causes the computer to perform steps comprising:

• receiving a copybook selection and dynamic COBOL construct criteria;
• importing a copybook from a database, the copybook corresponding with a set of common business oriented language (COBOL) data stored in the database that includes a dynamic COBOL construct;
• creating an object model for the copybook;
• receiving the set of COBOL data;
• identifying, based at least in part on the received set of COBOL data, an instance of a dynamic COBOL construct clause and automatically forming the dynamic COBOL construct clause as an object instance;
• and
• forming the object instance that is equivalent to the set of COBOL data, the object instance including one or more representations for a complete set of one or more properties included in the dynamic COBOL construct.