SIMPLIFYING INVOCATION OF IMPORT PROCEDURES TO TRANSFER DATA FROM DATA SOURCES TO DATA TARGETS

摘要

According to one aspect of the present disclosure, it is easy to transfer data from multiple data sources to a desired data target. In one embodiment, metadata specifying multiple use cases is maintained. Each use case indicates an import procedure and the corresponding condition to be satisfied by a set of import parameters so that an import procedure is executed to import the data when the corresponding condition is satisfied To do. In response to receipt of an import connector requesting the transfer of data from the data source to the data target, a use case having a condition satisfied by the respective value for the corresponding import parameter received at the import connector is selected . Execution of the import procedure indicated by the selected use case is then initiated in order to import data from the data source to the data target.