Abstract: A method deploys a set of coupled data transformation modules describing a data transformation, the data transformation for transforming a data structure from a first format to a second format. The method includes receiving an instruction for selecting the set of transformation modules from a memory; converting each of the set of transformation modules to a common model format, the set of modules having at least one transformation module being of a module type of a type set including language constructed modules and visually constructed modules; and generating an executable version of the converted transformation modules suitable for execution by a data transformation engine. The executable version, when executed, transforms the data structure from the first format to the second format.

Abstract: The present invention provides a methodology for truncating a logical structure having data matching a predefined pattern. For example, the present invention truncates a logical structure so that branches of the structure are automatically ceased at a recursive ancestor instead of at a descendant. By using the methodology of the present invention, the total number of nodes of the logical structure that is automatically displayed for a user is represented by the formula N*N+1. Thus, when N=10, the total number of nodes that are automatically displayed for the user is 101. This quantity is far more user friendly than the 9,864,101 nodes that would be displayed when N=10 under previous approaches.

Abstract: There is provided a method and system for developing a transformation program to transform a data structure from a first format to a second format, the program including a plurality of coupled data transformation modules describing the transformation, the method comprising the steps of: generating a first transformation module of the plurality of transformation modules for assembling the program, the first module being a module type of a set of module types including a language constructed module type and a visually constructed module type; extracting reference information from the first module for accessing the first module when stored in a memory; and updating a module registry to include a first entry corresponding to the reference information of the first module, the module registry configured for having reference information entries extracted from both the language constructed modules and visually constructed modules.

Abstract: There is provided a system and method for deploying a set of coupled data transformation modules describing a data transformation, the data transformation for transforming a data structure from a first format to a second format, the method including the steps of receiving an instruction for selecting the set of transformation modules from a memory; converting each of the set of transformation modules to a common model format, the set of modules having at least one transformation module being of a module type of a type set including language constructed modules and visually constructed modules; and generating an executable version of the converted transformation modules suitable for execution by a data transformation engine; wherein the executable version when executed transforms the data structure from the first format to the second format.