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A '''common data format''' is an integration method to avoid every adapter having to [[data conversion|convert data]] to/from every other applications' formats, [[Enterprise application integration]] (EAI) systems usually stipulate an application-independent (or common) data format.<ref>{{Citation|title=Aircraft/Store Common Interface Control Document Format Standard|publisher=SAE International|doi=10.4271/as5609a}}</ref> The EAI system usually provides a data transformation service as well to help convert between application-specific and common formats. This is done in two steps: the adapter converts information from the application's format to the bus' common format. Then, semantic transformations are applied on this (converting zip codes to city names, splitting/merging objects from one application into objects in the other applications, and so on).
==Challenges of integration==
System integration can be challenging for organizations and these challenges can diminish their overall return on investment after implementing new software solutions. Some of these challenging include lack of trust and willing to share data with other companies, unwillingness to outsource various operations to a third party, lack of clear communication and responsibilities, disagreement from partners on where functionality should reside, high cost of integration, difficulty finding good talents, and common API standards <ref>{{Cite journal|last=Gulledge|first=Thomas|date=2002-09|title=B2B eMarketplaces and small- and medium-sized enterprises|url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/s0166-3615(02)00058-1|journal=Computers in Industry|volume=49|issue=1|pages=47–58|doi=10.1016/s0166-3615(02)00058-1|issn=0166-3615}}</ref>. These challenges result in creating hurdles that “prevent or slow down business systems integration within and among companies”<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Hvolby|first=Hans-Henrik|last2=Trienekens|first2=Jacques H.|date=2010-12|title=Challenges in business systems integration|url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.compind.2010.07.006|journal=Computers in Industry|volume=61|issue=9|pages=808–812|doi=10.1016/j.compind.2010.07.006|issn=0166-3615}}</ref>. Clear communication and simplified information exchange are key elements in building long term system integrations that can support business requirements.
==See also==
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