Abstract: Electronic data interchange (EDI) documents are validated by creating an inventory of all rules, dynamically adjusting the inventory based upon entity specific rules derived from a plurality of companion guides, determining a profile containing pointers to select rules in the inventory for each companion guide and storing the profile for each companion guide in a storage. A runtime checker can then be used to check a received EDI document with a corresponding rule set, forward the EDI document if the EDI document matches its current rule set and return the EDI document if the EDI document does not match its current rule set. EDI rules may be enforced, for example, by determining entity-specific rules from corresponding companion guides, by expressing each rule in a neutral and machine readable format, by classifying the rules and/or by creating an inventory of rules and pointers to entity-specific rules.

Abstract: A method for augmenting business process execution using natural language processing is provided in the illustrative embodiments Information related to a state in a business process is extracted from the business process executing in a data processing system. A set of natural language (NL) questions is formed based on the information and a transition from the state defined in the business process. The set of NL questions is answered with a corresponding set of NL answers, an NL answer in the set of NL answers having an associated confidence rating. A determination is made whether a confidence rating in the set of NL answers exceeds a threshold level of confidence. In response to the confidence rating exceeding the threshold, a task is executed to perform the transition in the business process.

Abstract: A system, and computer program product for augmenting business process execution using natural language processing are provided in the illustrative embodiments Information related to a state in a business process is extracted from the business process executing in a data processing system. A set of natural language (NL) questions is formed based on the information and a transition from the state defined in the business process. The set of NL questions is answered with a corresponding set of NL answers, an NL answer in the set of NL answers having an associated confidence rating. A determination is made whether a confidence rating in the set of NL answers exceeds a threshold level of confidence. In response to the confidence rating exceeding the threshold, a task is executed to perform the transition in the business process.

Abstract: Electronic data interchange (EDI) documents are validated by creating an inventory of all rules, dynamically adjusting the inventory based upon entity specific rules derived from a plurality of companion guides, determining a profile containing pointers to select rules in the inventory for each companion guide and storing the profile for each companion guide in a storage. A runtime checker can then be used to check a received EDI document with a corresponding rule set, forward the EDI document if the EDI document matches its current rule set and return the EDI document if the EDI document does not match its current rule set. EDI rules may be enforced, for example, by determining entity-specific rules from corresponding companion guides, by expressing each rule in a neutral and machine readable format, by classifying the rules and/or by creating an inventory of rules and pointers to entity-specific rules.

Abstract: Electronic data interchange (EDI) documents are validated by creating an inventory of all rules, dynamically adjusting the inventory based upon entity specific rules derived from a plurality of companion guides, determining a profile containing pointers to select rules in the inventory for each companion guide and storing the profile for each companion guide in a storage. A runtime checker can then be used to check a received EDI document with a corresponding rule set, forward the EDI document if the EDI document matches its current rule set and return the EDI document if the EDI document does not match its current rule set. EDI rules may be enforced, for example, by determining entity-specific rules from corresponding companion guides, by expressing each rule in a neutral and machine readable format, by classifying the rules and/or by creating an inventory of rules and pointers to entity-specific rules.