| 摘要 |
The integration of a myriad of modern and legacy systems into a unified logical view is provided. Modern software systems are dependent upon the interaction with and extraction of data from a multitude of distributed systems each generally being accessed by unique credentials using proprietary or vendor-specific protocols. Users faced with the extraction and manipulation of data from these disparate sources must manage multiple login accounts, simultaneously run multiple applications for access and manipulation of data from said sources, and develop new or utilize existing tools for correlation and reporting of data. The present invention provides a single-point interface through which multiple, disparate systems interoperate. User security, communications, information management, searching, reporting, logging, and system maintenance can be performed on any of these systems from a single point provided by this invention. In short, this invention allows users to present a tailored view or representation of the underlying systems it integrates, and is built upon an extensible framework that facilitates rapid deployment of new or changes to the existing subsystems it integrates. The IDSM Processor framework provides XML-based interaction with IDSM clients, validation of client-supplied messages, IDSM data store access, and the management of process flow through the system including identification and invocation of versioned service processing logic. Service processing logic is necessarily dependent upon the requirements associated with said service; therefore, design and implementation details are outside the context of this framework document and will be included in service-specific artifacts.
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