Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention relate to automating the creation of user interfaces for integration. Integration is a process that involves accounting for the differences between two different types of software to enable the exchange of information between the two types of software. Typically, the initial work of the integration process produces a useful storehouse of information about message formats, mappings, data manipulations and other information related to integration. Further on, the deployment of a concrete integration solution adds data about a specific integration landscape to this storehouse. Embodiments of the present invention relate to processing information in this storehouse to automatically generate user interfaces for use in performing integration control operations.

Abstract: Layering techniques are applied to business software integration, in order to provide an integration package that is usable “out of the box,” i.e., substantially upon installation thereof and after a brief configuration process. Accordingly, embodiments may comprise a technical support layer and a business content layer, where the technical support layer and the business content layer are substantially separate and distinct from each other. The technical support layer may comprise a plurality of predefined connectivity and integration patterns that can be configured to support precoded business logic in the business content layer. The layering helps to avoid “monolithic” structures that can prolong integration and be difficult to maintain.