Processing of business object identifiers in master data integration scenarios involving non-local identifiers

A system comprising a non-transitory computer processor and a non-transitory storage medium having stored therein computer executable program code, wherein when the computer executable program code is executed by the computer processor the computer processor:

• receives, from a sending business application, inbound business object information pertaining to an inbound business object created by the sending business application, the inbound business object information including an identifier of the inbound business object;
• if the inbound business object does not correspond to a local business object, then the computer processor creates a mapping in a table including:
• obtaining a local identifier for a local business object;
• establishing a correspondence between the inbound business object and the local business object by creating an entry in the table comprising the identifier of the inbound business object and the local identifier of the local business object, wherein the local business object is accessed by the local identifier;
• designating the correspondence between the inbound business object and the local business object as verified;
• and
• storing at least some of the inbound business object information in the local business object;
• if the inbound business object does correspond to a local business object and the correspondence is designated as verified, then the computer processor modifies the local business object using at least some of the inbound business object information;
• and
• if the identifier of the inbound business object does correspond to a local business object and the correspondence is designated as not verified, then the computer processor:
• verifies the local business object using at least some of the inbound business object information;
• if an outcome of the verifying is positive, then the computer processor modifies the local business object using at least some of the inbound business object information;
• and
• if the outcome of the verifying is negative, then the computer processor creates the mapping in the table;
• and
• sends an outbound business object to a receiving business application.

A non-transitory computer readable storage medium having stored thereon an executable computer program code, which when executed by a computer, causes the computer to perform steps of:

• receiving, from a sending business application, inbound business object information pertaining to an inbound business object created by the sending business application, the inbound business object information including an identifier of the inbound business object;
• if the inbound business object does not correspond to a local business object, then creating a mapping in a table including:
• obtaining a local identifier for a local business object;
• establishing a correspondence between the inbound business object and the local business object by creating an entry in the table comprising the identifier of the inbound business object and the local identifier of the local business object, wherein the local business object is accessed by the local identifier;
• designating the correspondence between the inbound business object and the local business object as verified;
• and
• storing at least some of the inbound business object information in the local business object;
• if the inbound business object does correspond to a local business object and the correspondence is designated as verified, then modifying the local business object using at least some of the inbound business object information;
• and
• if the identifier of the inbound business object does correspond to a local business object and the correspondence is designated as not verified, then:
• verifying the local business object using at least some of the inbound business object information;
• if an outcome of the verifying is positive, then modifying the local business object using at least some of the inbound business object information;
• and
• if the outcome of the verifying is negative, then performing the step of creating the mapping in the table;
• and
• sends an outbound business object to a receiving business application.