CN1417717A

CN1417717A - Management system for receiving and analyzing XML format order forms

Info

Publication number: CN1417717A
Application number: CN 01134644
Authority: CN
Inventors: 邱鸿亮; 余文祺
Original assignee: Inventec Corp
Current assignee: Inventec Corp
Priority date: 2001-11-08
Filing date: 2001-11-08
Publication date: 2003-05-14

Abstract

The present invention is one kind of management system capable of receiving and analyzing XML format order forms, and the management system is established in Internet and between the computer of commodity producer and the computer of at least one client. When the producer receives in his computer the XML format order form from the client, he can judge the validity of the XML format order form, analyze the data from the order form and convert it into EDI format order form for compatibility with the EDI format order forms in the information library of the management system.

Description

Can be in order to receive the also management system of parsing XML format order

Technical field

The present invention relates to a kind of order management system of network, especially refer to a kind of order that can go up reception XML form from Internet (Internet), and with this XML form order, after converting the order of EDI form to, with the EDI form order that a data bank Central Plains stores, what combine can be in order to receive the also management system of parsing XML format order.

Background of invention

XML (eXtensible Markup Language, be called for short XML) be according to SGML (StandardGeneralized Markup Language, be called for short SGML) made fixing, therefore XML can be considered the some of sGML, mainly in order in e-file, to add mark, make the content of this e-file have structural, become all comprehensible e-file of computer and user, make it more convenient when transmitting, exchanging on the Internet (World Wide Web is called for short WWW) and using.General speech, how XML itself only stipulates do not define specific markers (Markup), but XML to allow still the user in each other application by the grammer (Syntax) of noting marker, define required mark voluntarily, thereby formed the vocabulary (Vocabulary) of various XML.

Traditionally, the SGML of behaving and knowing most on Internet is to belong to common HTML, HTML possesses simple and practical feature, so on Internet, createed immense market, but because HTML has following shortcoming, so it can't satisfy the demand of Internet now:

(1) structure of HTML is not too regular: in HTML, though generally labeling all is paired, so that passage is clipped in the middle, only but still having the minority mark is to be not shape in pairs, this scrambling causes the many difficulties in the use, has also increased the degree of difficulty in the analysis, as: be difficult in application software, the information in the webpage is carried out as the inquiry of inquiry as the data bank.

(2) the mark implication of HTML is all fixed: this practice, make the application of HTML, and its restriction in the sky is earlier arranged.In fact, in the different application field, in requisition for the mark of many special definition, the beginning can be clearly in this field respectively, express ad hoc structure and meaning in each e-file.

(3) HTML mixes content with presenting: this practice, cause following two shortcomings:

(a) at first, the making of web page contents mainly is in the collection of information and arrangement, and presenting of content then belongs to aesthetic category, needs different specialties, so if content mixes with presenting, only can empty increase the difficulty on the webpage making;

(b) secondly, content mixes with presenting, and regular meeting causes each webpage in the same website, and its different presentation mode is respectively arranged, and causes inconsistent each other.

In view of this, the XML1.0 standard is to arise at the historic moment, and in audit and the recommendation by W3C in 1998 02 month, become a kind of SGML very important in recent years on the Internet, general speech, the file of XML form mainly comprises element (Element), attribute (Attribute) and text element three fundamental elements such as (Text), wherein element is meant the whole contents of a pair of mark and institute's double team, attribute then is the content in the digit synbol, text element then is meant the word content of institute's double team between correspondence markings, if desire combines each element of XML one by one, promptly must follow the structure regulation that meets level nested (Nested) in the grammer (Syntax) of XML, the beginning can be correctly with each elements combination together.Now, be described as follows with regard to a correct XML file:

＜name 〉

＜surname〉king＜/surname 〉

＜name〉Xiao Ming＜/name 〉

＜/name 〉, wherein＜name to＜/name,＜surname to＜/surname or＜name to＜/name whole contents, it is each element of XML file,＜name 〉,＜surname〉or＜name〉be start mark,＜/name 〉,＜/surname〉or＜/name〉be end mark, and the content in this mark respectively, as: name, surname or name, then be attribute, text element then is meant the word content of institute's double team between corresponding start mark and end mark, as: king, Xiao Ming.By this example as can be known, in the grammer of XML, mark all must be paired, and annotation has quotation marks (＜〉), and the difference between initial and end mark, only be that end mark added "/" in quotation marks, in the syntactic structure of XML file, unless two elements do not have common factor each other, otherwise, just must be that an element comprises another element, form the relation of level nested (Nested).

Because the appearance of XML grammer, make SGML be able to standardization, and be applied to various fields, the message that makes its file content pass on, can more easily be transmitted between each platform, help interchange, search and the processing of a large amount of information in the various fields, in addition, XML is easy to learn, for being familiar with the user of HTML, left-hand seat more easily, for existing html file, also can utilize the XHTML grammer to solve the problem that html format carries out the transition to the XML form, therefore, XML should have very important influence for the development in the future network information world.

Nearly recent decades, because the fast development of scientific and technological industry, the step of all trades and professions along with competitive current market condition, and is constantly accelerated, and facility communication efficiently and means of transportation also make the zone of industry and commerce development progressively enlarge.In view of this a development trend, the commodity manufacturing and the merchandising business of each big famous brand name of the world, utilize Internet invariably, make and be on sale throughout between net as its whole world, carry out information exchange and the instrument of linking up, make them can be according to the different demands in market in each zone, design the commodity that accord with the demands of the market rapidly, change processing and manufacturing department again, design and produce out commodity according to it by various places, last, pass through the commodity logistics department of various places again, these commodity are on sale throughout apace to all over the world,, are effectively promoted the competitive power in its market significantly to reduce cost of manufacture and supply time.

General speech, in the system of aforementioned information exchange and communication, between commodity manufacturer and trust fabricator, all establish an order management system, consult shown in Figure 1, this management system is to utilize the computer system 10 of network 30 this commodity manufacturer and at least one trust fabricator, 20, the pipeline that construction one can regularly be linked up, make this trust fabricator 20 can be according to the recent demand in market, estimate the end and come required commodity amount in a certain period, and, circulate a notice of this commodity manufacturer 10 in advance, and require this commodity manufacturer 10 according to its tank farm stock at that time and the ability of manufacturing processing thereof regularly by this pipeline, estimate the commodity amount that in this period, can promise to undertake supply, and reply this trust fabricator 20, what make that this trust fabricator 20 can predict commodity in this period may supply quantity, to accept the foundation of customer order as it, simultaneously, also make this commodity manufacturer 10 can predict following demand for commodity, speed and output with elasticity adjustment production line significantly alleviate the cost that increases because of improper stock.

Traditionally, this management system is regularly by network 30 lines, the order of estimating with this trust fabricator 20, with EDI (Acronym for Electronic Data Interchange, be called for short EDI) form, via value added type network (Value-Added Network, be called for short VAN) or Internet (Internet), be sent to this commodity manufacturer 10, in these transfer paths, transmit order by value added type network, the eCommerce Solution and the path that must utilize value added type Network Provider (as: GEIS) to be provided, the order of transmission EDI form, so the huge route usage charges of annual essential expenditure, and transmit order by Internet, though can receive the EDI order (Mail-based Web-EDI) of Email formula to save huge route usage charges via Internet, and reach the purpose that is close to the immediate access data, but the order that is transmitted is still the EDI form.

Just as aforementioned, because the rise of XML in recent years, industry is all desired most ardently the file with the XML form, be applied to the transmission of order, yet this practice but makes the order of stored EDI form in the former management system, can't be compatible with the order of XML form, and can't carry out the interchange and the integration of order data.So, how to make this management system possess one and can be the important topic that the dealer needs to be resolved hurrily in order to receive the also mechanism of parsing XML format order.

Summary of the invention

Because aforementioned conventional management system, can't be with the XML form order that is received, resolve to the problem of EDI form, the inventor be work out a kind of can be in order to receive and the management system of parsing XML format order, this management system is to be built between a commodity manufacturer and at least one trust fabricator's computer system by Internet (Internet), the computer that makes this commodity manufacturer is behind the order that receives the XML form that the computer made by this trust respectively transmits, can judge the correctness of this XML form order, and parse data information in this order, convert thereof into the order of EDI form again, make the EDI form order that stores with data bank Central Plains of this management system compatible, and can with the EDI form order of original storage, integrate mutually.So, promptly need not fully to transmit order, and can save down huge route usage charges, and reach the purpose that is close to the immediate access data by value added type network.

For reaching above-mentioned purpose, of the present invention can in order to receive and the management system of parsing XML format order in be provided with one and can resolve interface in order to the XML of parsing XML format file, this parsing interface is the regulation according to grammer and the relevant level nested structure of XML, correctness to each element in the XML form order that is received, carry out analysis and judgement, and certainly in the order of this XML form, parse the data information of order.Also being provided with one in this management system can be in order to convert data information to the EDI conversion interface of EDI formatted file, and this EDI conversion interface is these data informations that parsed in XML form order, converts the file of EDI form to.

After this management system receives the order of the XML form that this trust fabricator's computer respectively regularly transmits at the computer of this commodity manufacturer, the CPU (central processing unit) of the computer of this commodity manufacturer will be according to the following step, it is handled: at first, read respectively the order of estimating of XML form that computer that this trust makes transmits; Resolve the XML grammer that comprised in interface and the regulation of relevant level nested structure according to this XML, the order of estimating of this XML form is respectively resolved; Analyze the order of estimating of this XML form respectively, judge whether its grammer and level nested structure be up to specification; If up to specification, then search the component labelling in the order estimated of this XML form, and read literal and data information between this correspondence markings; According to the relevant regulations that is comprised in this EDI conversion interface, the file that converts this literal of being read and data information to the EDI form; The file of this EDI form is stored in this data bank, and the EDI form order with former storage combines.

Description of drawings

Shown in Figure 1ly be traditional commodities manufacturer and entrust line configuration diagram between the fabricator;

Shown in Figure 2 is the block schematic diagram of management system of the present invention;

Shown in Figure 3 is in the preferred embodiment of the present invention, the work flow synoptic diagram of this management system.

Embodiment

The present invention be a kind of can be in order to receive and the management system of parsing XML format order, consult shown in Figure 2, this management system is by Internet (Internet) 30, be built between a commodity manufacturer 40 and at least one trust fabricator's 50 computer system, make this commodity manufacturer 40 can pass through Internet (Internet) 30, regularly receive by entrust make the 50 XML forms that transmit estimate order 60, and can be with this XML form estimate order 60, convert the order of estimating of EDI form to, then, this management system is again with the order of estimating of this EDI form, EDI form order with the storage of a data bank 41 Central Plains, combine, go out in a certain period in future the commodity amount that can supply with analysis and judgement.

In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, consult shown in Figure 2 again, this management system is that installing one can be resolved interface 43 in order to the XML of parsing XML format file in the computer 40 of this commodity manufacturer, reaching one can be in order to convert data information to the EDI conversion interface 42 of EDI formatted file, this parsing interface 43 is structure regulations of relevant level nested (Nested) in the grammer (Syntax) according to XML, correctness to each element in the XML form order 60 that is received, carry out analysis and judgement, this EDI conversion interface 42 then is the data information that is parsed in XML form order 60, converts the file of EDI form to.This management system the computer 40 of this commodity manufacturer receive XML form that this trust fabricator 50 respectively regularly transmits estimate order 60 after, make in the centre of computer 40 of this commodity manufacturer unit 44 according to the following step, consult shown in Figure 3ly, it handled:

That (70) at first, reads respectively XML form that computer 50 that this trust makes transmits estimates order 60;

(71) resolve the regulation of the XML grammers (Syntax) that comprised in interface 43 and relevant level nested (Nested) structure according to this XML, the order of estimating of this XML form is respectively resolved;

That (72) analyzes this XML form respectively estimates order 60, judges whether its grammer (Syntax) and level nested (Nested) structure is up to specification; If up to specification, continue the following step, otherwise, carry out step (77);

(73) search the mark of estimating element in the order 60 of this XML form, and read literal and data information between this correspondence markings:

(74) according to the relevant regulations that comprised in this EDI conversion interface 42, the file that converts this literal of being read and data information to the EDI form;

(75) file with this EDI form is stored in this data bank 41, and the EDI form order with former storage combines;

(76) mark of estimating next element in the order 60 of this XML form is searched in continuation; If do not search the mark of next element, i.e. end process, otherwise, if search the mark of next element, then carry out step (73), continue to read literal and data information between correspondence markings;

(77) show error messages, and produce one and require package that what require that this trust fabricator's computer 50 respectively retransfers this XML form estimates order 60.

According to this embodiment, if a trust fabricator desire transmits the order of estimating of an XML form by Internet (Internet), if this content of estimating order (Forecast Schedule) comprises following items:

(1) commodity amount (Product Quantity): 19

(2) entrust manufacturing numbering (Business Identifier): 656066230

(3) entrust fabricator location numbering (Location Identifier): 17

(4) estimate from date (Begin Date): August 13 calendar year 2001

(5) estimate the Close Date (End Date): August 20 calendar year 2001

Then this is estimated order (Forecast Schedule) and can be XML formatted file as follows:

-＜ForecastSchedule＞  -＜ForecastCustomer＞    -＜ForecastQuantity＞        <!-- SIPO <DP n="7"> -->        <dp n="d7"/>　　 -＜ProductQuantity＞19＜/ProductQuantity＞   ＜/ForecastQuantity＞   -＜UsedBy＞　　 -＜PartnerDescription＞　　   -＜BusinessDescription＞　　     -＜GlobalBusinessIdentifer＞656066230＜/GlobalBusinessIdentifer＞　　   ＜/BusinessDescription＞　　   -＜PhysicalAddress＞　　     -＜GlobalLocationIdentifer＞17＜/GlobalLocationIdentifer＞　　   ＜/PhysicalAddress＞　　 ＜/PartnerDescription＞   ＜/UsedBy＞ ＜/ForecastCustomer＞ -＜ForecastPeriod＞   -＜DatePeriod＞　　 -＜BeginDate＞　　   -＜DateStamp＞20010813＜/DateStamp＞　　 ＜/BeginDate＞　　 -＜EndDate＞　　   -＜DateStamp＞20010820＜/DateStamp＞　　   ＜/EndDate＞　　 ＜/DatePeriod＞   ＜/ForecastPeriod＞＜/ForecastSechedule＞

Wait the computer 40 of this commodity manufacturer receive aforementioned XML form that this trust fabricator 50 transmits estimate order 60 after, this management system can be according to the grammer in this XML parsing interface 43 and the regulation of relevant level nested structure, correctness to each element in this XML formatted file, carry out analysis and judgement, and parse the respectively data information between this correspondence markings, and utilize this EDI conversion interface 42, convert thereof into the file of EDI form, with the EDI form order of depositing with these data bank 41 Central Plains, exchange mutually and integrate, so, promptly need not fully to transmit order by value added type network, except that can saving down huge route usage charges, also can reach the purpose that is close to the immediate access data.

The above only is a preferred embodiment of the present invention, only; the interest field that the present invention advocated is not limited thereto, and presses all this skill personages that is familiar with; according to the disclosed technology contents of the present invention, can think easily and equivalence change, all should belong to and not break away from protection category of the present invention.

Claims

1, a kind of can be in order to receive and the management system of parsing XML format order, it is characterized in that: this management system is to be built between a commodity manufacturer and at least one trust fabricator's computer system by Internet (Internet), make the computer of this commodity manufacturer can pass through Internet, regularly receive the XML form order that transmits by the computer of entrusting the fabricator, and handle according to the following step:

Read the order of this XML form, and convert thereof into the order of EDI form;

Then, again with this EDI form order, the EDI form order with data bank Central Plains of this management system stores combines.

2, as claimed in claim 1 can be in order to receive and the management system of parsing XML format order, it is characterized in that: be provided with one in this management system and can resolve interface in order to the XML of parsing XML format file, this parsing interface is the regulation according to grammer and the relevant level nested structure of XML, correctness to each element in the XML form order that is received, carry out analysis and judgement, and certainly in the order of this XML form, parse the data information of order.

3, as claimed in claim 2 can be in order to receive and the management system of parsing XML format order, it is characterized in that: being provided with one in this management system can be in order to convert data information to the EDI conversion interface of EDI formatted file, this EDI conversion interface is these data informations that parsed in XML form order, converts the file of EDI form to.

4, as claimed in claim 3 can be in order to receive and the management system of parsing XML format order, it is characterized in that: after this management system receives the order of the XML form that this trust fabricator's computer respectively regularly transmits at the computer of this commodity manufacturer, the CPU (central processing unit) of the computer of this commodity manufacturer will be handled it according to the following step:

At first, read respectively the order of estimating of XML form that computer that this trust makes transmits;

Resolve the XML grammer that comprised in interface and the regulation of relevant level nested structure according to this XML, the order of estimating of this XML form is respectively resolved;

Analyze the order of estimating of this XML form respectively, judge whether its grammer and level nested structure be up to specification;

If up to specification, then search the component labelling in the order estimated of this XML form, and read literal and data information between this correspondence markings;

According to the relevant regulations that is comprised in this EDI conversion interface, the file that converts this literal of being read and data information to the EDI form;

The file of this EDI form is stored in this data bank, and the EDI form order with former storage combines.

5, as claimed in claim 4 can be in order to receive and the management system of parsing XML format order, it is characterized in that: if the grammer of estimating order and the level nested structure of this XML form are against regulation, then show error messages, and produce one and require package, require the retransfer order of estimating of this XML form of this trust fabricator's computer respectively.