SPS Commerce, Inc.
SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR STRUCTURAL DATA ANALYSIS

Abstract:

Systems and methods for viewing, tracking, and analyzing data structure. Particularly, systems and methods for recognizing and grouping structural components of data into data shapes for viewing, tracking, and analyzing the data structure irrespective of the data content. An example method of analyzing data may include receiving document data comprising a plurality of data fields and defining a data shape from the document data, the data shape having one or more of the plurality of data fields. The data shape is defined agnostic to data content. The data shape may further include a qualifier associated with a data field. The data shape may be a first data shape, and the method may further include defining a second data shape from the document data, the second data shape having one or more of the plurality of data fields. The second shape may comprise the first data shape and an additional element.