SCHEMA-INFERENCE-AI

AI-based schema inference, AI & data integration applied to EDI.

Definition

AI schema inference consists of learning a schema from a sample corpus — typically, you receive 1000 partner invoices without specification and a model infers mandatory fields, optional fields, their typing, their cardinality. Tools: Stedi Schema Inference, AWS Glue, Apache Spark schema-on-read. EDI applications: rapid new-partner onboarding.

Origin

Concept inherited from schema-on-read (Hadoop years), industrialised by AWS Glue Crawler 2017, AI-extended by Stedi 2023.

Example in context

Feed 500 partner-B invoice XMLs to schema-inference, returns a JSON-Schema with 87% fields recognised and 13% to validate manually.

Related terms

• LLM mapping — related practice.