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An apparatus for and method of accommodating an XML document within a legacy data base management system. The XML document is defined by a Document Type Definition (DTD). The XML document is converted into a form suitable for use by the legacy data base management system in accordance with an Input

An apparatus for and method of accommodating an XML document within a legacy data base management system. The XML document is defined by a Document Type Definition (DTD). The XML document is converted into a form suitable for use by the legacy data base management system in accordance with an Input Definition Table (IDT). The IDT is a table containing a plurality of sequential text statements which define the conversion process. The IDT is stored within a repository of the legacy data base management system.

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We claim: 1. A data processing system comprising: a. a legacy data base management system which executes an ordered sequence of command language statements to perform a plurality of legacy data base management system tasks in accordance with a security profile; b. a publically accessible digital da

We claim: 1. A data processing system comprising: a. a legacy data base management system which executes an ordered sequence of command language statements to perform a plurality of legacy data base management system tasks in accordance with a security profile; b. a publically accessible digital data communication network; c. a service request which corresponds to said ordered sequence of command language statements contained within a document formatted in XML (extensible markup language) transferred via said publically accessible digital data communication network to said legacy data base management system; and d. an Input Definition Table (IDT) including a table which identifies said IDT, identifies conditions under which said IDT is to be used, and defines a translation to be made so that said service request will be converted into a form for use by said legacy data base management system responsively coupled to said legacy data base management system which is utilized to convert said service request into said ordered sequence of command language statements for execution by said legacy data base management system. 2. A data processing system according to claim 1 further comprising a Document Type Definition (DTD) which defines the format of said service request. 3. A data processing system according to claim 2 wherein said IDT further comprises a plurality of sequential text lines. 4. A data processing system according to claim 3 wherein at least one of said plurality of sequential text lines provides access constraints corresponding to said security profile. 5. A data processing system according to claim 4 further comprising a repository responsively coupled to said legacy data base management system wherein said IDT is stored within said repository. 6. An apparatus comprising: a. an XML document containing a service request which specifies performance of a plurality of data base management functions corresponding to a sequence of command language statements; b. a publically accessible digital data communication network; c. a data base management system having an input format different from XML which honors said service request by executing said sequence of command language statements to perform said plurality of data base management functions in accordance with a security profile responsively coupled to said publically accessible digital data communication network which receives said XML document via said publically accessible digital data communication network; and d. an Input Definition Table (IDT) associated with said XML document wherein said IDT contains a table of sequential text lines which identify said IDT, identify conditions under which said IDT is to be used, and defines a translation to be made so that said service request will be converted into a form for use by said data base management system which enables conversion of said XML document into said sequence of command language statements. 7. The apparatus of claim 6 further comprising a Document Type Definition (DTD) which defines a format of said XML document. 8. The apparatus of claim 7 wherein said data base management system includes a repository and said Input Definition Table is stored within said repository. 9. The apparatus of claim 8 wherein said Input Definition Table includes an access constraint corresponding to said security profile. 10. The apparatus of claim 9 wherein said publically accessible digital data communication system further comprises the Internet. 11. A method of honoring a service request contained within an XML document by a data base management system by performing a plurality of data base management functions specified by said service request corresponding to a security profile by executing a sequence of command language script said data base management system having an incompatible input protocol comprising: a. transferring said XML document to said data base management system via a publically accessible digital data communication network; b. converting said XML document into an XML mapping tree in accordance with a Document Type Definition (DTD) corresponding to said XML document which defines a format of said document; c. converting said service request contained within said XML document into said sequence of command language script using an Input Definition Table (IDT) including a table which identifies said IDT, identifies conditions under which said IDT is to be used, and defines a translation to be made so that said service request will be converted into a form for use by said legacy data base management system; and d. executing said sequence of command language script by said data base management system to modify a data base associated with said data base management system by performing said plurality of data base management functions specified by said service request. 12. A method according to claim 11 further comprising the step of saving said IDT for future use. 13. A method according to claim 12 wherein said IDT is retrieved from storage. 14. A method according to claim 13 wherein said IDT further comprises an access constraint corresponding to said security profile. 15. A method according to claim 14 wherein said publically accessible digital data communication network further comprises the Internet. 16. An apparatus comprising: a. transmitting means for transmitting an XML document containing a service request for providing a plurality of data base management functions; b. stating means for stating a IDT associated with said document including a table which identifies said IDT, identifies conditions under which said IDT is to be used, and defines a translation to be made so that said service request will be converted into a form for use by said legacy data base management system; c. providing means responsively coupled to said transmitting means for providing said plurality of data base management functions by executing a sequence of command language statements; and d. converting means responsively coupled to said providing means for converting said XML document into said sequence of command language statements for execution by said providing means based upon said IDT to modify data associated with said providing means by performing said plurality of data base management functions. 17. An apparatus according to claim 16 wherein said converting means further comprises means for storing said IDT for future use. 18. An apparatus according to claim 17 wherein said IDT further comprises an access constraint. 19. An apparatus according to claim 18 wherein said transmitting means further comprises the Internet. 20. An apparatus according to claim 19 further comprising means for defining a format of said XML document. 21. A method of coupling an XML message to a data base management system having an incompatible format comprising: a. retrieving an existing XML element to source tree from a repository; b. presenting said existing XML element to source tree to a user as a display; c. modifying said existing XML element to source tree by said user in accordance with said XML message; and d. using said XML element to source tree for converting said XML message to said incompatible format. 22. A method according to claim 21 wherein said XML element to source tree further comprises a plurality of elements and a plurality of attributes. 23. A method according to claim 22 wherein said modifying step further comprises deleting one of said plurality of attributes. 24. A method according to claim 23 wherein said modifying step further comprises adding a new attribute to said plurality of attributes. 25. A method according to claim 24 wherein said modifying step further comprises deleting one of said plurality of elements.