Abstract: A proxy for location on a network between one or more client applications and a server application, comprises an input unit for receiving input data from a first client application and from a server application; a modifying unit for modifying server data by insertion of client data; and a handling unit for submitting the modified content data to the client to allow the client to review and further modify the client data within the server data and submit the modified data back to the proxy for subsequent submission to the server. The proxy thus uses client data to prefill web forms, using mapping and the like, which the client can then review and modify before submission to the server, thus avoiding substantial rekeying.

Abstract: A bridging platform bridges between one or more source computer systems, each having respective source data formats and one or more target computer systems. The platform includes a print file input for receiving data input as a form at the source system as a print file comprising layout information for printing. An indexing unit indexes between data within the layout information and a unified index, and recognizes the source format of the currently received data to select the correct index. A mapping unit maps data in the data form layout between the unified index and the target data format to place the data into a form usable by the target system. There is additionally provided a method of providing data to a first computer system which was input to a second computer system via a data form. The data form is not itself compatible with the first computer system. In the method a virtual print file is obtained of the data form.

Abstract: A proxy for location on a network between one or more client applications and a server application, comprises an input unit for receiving input data from a first client application and from a server application; a modifying unit for modifying server data by insertion of client data; and a handling unit for submitting the modified content data to the client to allow the client to review and further modify the client data within the server data and submit the modified data back to the proxy for subsequent submission to the server. The proxy thus uses client data to prefill web forms, using mapping and the like, which the client can then review and modify before submission to the server, thus avoiding substantial rekeying.

Abstract: A development environment develops a data transfer interface, which converts message traffic between a first data system and a second data system. The systems have a first and a second data structure respectively. The development environment consists of two structure modelers, one for each data system, and a matcher. The first structure modeler provides a model of the first data structure. The model is developed for each message type of a predetermined group of message types. The first structure modeler input consists of at least one sample message of each of the message types. The second structure modeler develops, from second system responses to test data, a second data structure model for each of the message types. The matcher supports matching of elements of the first structure model to corresponding elements of the second structure model, thereby forming a message type mapping.

Abstract: A development environment develops a data transfer interface, which converts message traffic between a first data system and a second data system. The systems have a first and a second data structure respectively. The development environment consists of two structure modelers, one for each data system, and a matcher. The first structure modeler provides a model of the first data structure. The model is developed for each message type of a predetermined group of message types. The first structure modeler input consists of at least one sample message of each of the message types. The second structure modeler develops, from second system responses to test data, a second data structure model for each of the message types. The matcher supports matching of elements of the first structure model to corresponding elements of the second structure model, thereby forming a message type mapping.