Configuring a presentation of data based on a context

• US 10,140,385 B2
• Filed: 10/14/2015
• Issued: 11/27/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 10/14/2015
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Successfactors Incorporated (SAP SE)
• Original Assignee: Successfactors Incorporated (SAP SE)
• Inventors: Angermayer, Thomas, Martinez, Begona Fernandez, Storch, Silke
• Primary Examiner(s): Lee, Justin S
• Application Number:
  US14/883,320
• Publication Number:
  US 20170109003A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,140 Days
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/90335 Query processing

Abstract

A data model defines a structure of data objects with data fields, together with presentation properties. Data is stored according to data models. A request is received that identifies a data object described in a data model. Based on the request, data associated with the data object is invoked according to the data model. The data associated with the data object is invoked from a database and comprises fields'"'"' data, field identifiers, field labels, and field properties assigned to a plurality of fields of the data object. A set of contexts is defined to be associated with the data model. A context from the set of contexts is determined to be associated with the invoked data. A presentation of the invoked data is configured according to context specific conditions defined for the determined context. The configured presentation of the data is displayed on a presentation interface.

Claims

1. A computer implemented method comprising:

receiving a request identifying a data object defined in a data model, wherein the data model is associated with a plurality of entity types, wherein each entity type corresponds to a particular context associated with the data model, and wherein each particular context is associated with a predefined set of presentation properties specific to the particular context;

invoking data associated with the data object according to the data model;

determining whether a particular context from a set of contexts is associated with the invoked data and the identified data object, wherein determining whether the invoked data and the identified data object are associated with a particular context comprises;

determining, from the invoked data, an entity type associated with the identified data object; and

comparing the determined entity type with the contexts in the set of contexts to determine whether the determined entity type matches one of the set of contexts;

in response to determining that a particular context from the set of contexts is associated with the invoked data and the identified data object;

configuring a presentation of the data based on the predefined set of presentation properties specific to the particular context; and

providing the configured presentation of the data for displaying on a presentation interface; and

in response to determining that none of the particular contexts from the set of contexts are associated with the invoked data and the identified data object, providing a default presentation of the data for displaying on the presentation interface.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

defining the data model to describe a structure of one or more data objects comprising one or more fields, and wherein the data model is assigned with one or more presentation properties.

3. The method of claim 2, further comprising:

assigning one or more object identifiers and one or more object labels to the one or more data objects described in the structure of the data model.

4. The method of claim 2, further comprising:

assigning the one or more fields with one or more field identifiers, one or more field labels, and one or more field properties.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the data associated with the data object is invoked from a database and comprises fields'"'"' data, field identifiers, field labels, and field properties assigned to a plurality of fields of one or more data objects defined in the data model, wherein the one or more data objects are associated with the data object.

6. The method of claim 5, further comprising:

defining the predefined set of presentation properties specific to the particular context, wherein the predefined set of presentation properties specific to the particular context define how to present the data, stored according to the data model and associated with the particular context, on the presentation interface.

7. The method of claim 6, wherein the predefined set of presentation properties specific to the particular context define, for the particular context, predefined presentation labels defined correspondingly to the plurality of fields of the data object, and to a predefined order for presenting the predefined labels for the plurality of fields together with the fields'"'"' data.

8. The method of claim 7, wherein the predefined set of presentation properties specific to the context are defined in relation to configuration mappings defining correspondence between the field identifiers, the predefined presentation labels, and the predefined presentation properties for the plurality of fields.

9. The method of claim 8, wherein configuring the presentation of the data based on the predefined set of presentation properties specific to the particular context further comprises:

determining the plurality of fields of the data object based on the data model;

based the configuration mappings and the field identifiers, matching the predefined presentation labels with the fields'"'"' data;

ordering the predefined presentation labels with the fields'"'"' data according to the predefined order; and

defining the presentation of data according to the predefined presentation properties.

10. A computer system comprising:

at least one processor;

a memory in association with the at least one processor storing instructions related to;

receive a request identifying a data object defined in a data model, wherein the data model is associated with a plurality of entity types, wherein each entity type corresponds to a particular context associated with the data model, and wherein each particular context is associated with a predefined set of presentation properties specific to the particular context;

invoke data associated with the data object according to the data model;

determine whether a particular context from a set of contexts is associated with the invoked data and the identified data object, wherein determining whether the invoked data and the identified data object are associated with a particular context comprises;

determining, from the invoked data, an entity type associated with the identified data object; and

comparing the determined entity type with the contexts in the set of contexts to determine whether the determined entity type matches one of the set of contexts;

in response to determining that a particular context from the set of contexts is associated with the invoked data and the identified data object;

configure a presentation of the data based on the predefined set of presentation properties specific to the particular context; and

provide the configured presentation of the data for displaying on a presentation interface; and

in response to determining that none of the particular contexts from the set of contexts are associated with the invoked data and the identified data object, provide a default presentation of the data for displaying on the presentation interface.

11. The system of claim 10, wherein the data model describes a structure of one or more data objects comprising one or more fields, wherein the one or more data objects are assigned with one or more object identifiers and one or more object labels, and wherein the one or more fields are assigned with one or more field identifiers, one or more field labels, and one or more field properties.

12. The system of claim 10, wherein the data associated with the data object is invoked from a database and comprises fields'"'"' data, field identifiers, field labels, and field properties assigned to a plurality of fields of one or more data objects defined in the data model, wherein the one or more data objects are associated with the data object.

13. The system of claim 12, further comprising instructions to:

define the predefined set of presentation properties specific to the particular context, wherein the predefined set of presentation properties specific to the particular context define how to present the data, stored according to the data model and associated with the particular context, on the presentation interface.

14. The system of claim 12, wherein the predefined set of presentation properties specific to the context are related to configuration mappings defining correspondence between the field identifiers, predefined presentation labels, and predefined presentation properties for the plurality of fields.

15. The system of claim 14, wherein the predefined set of presentation properties specific to the context are related to predefined presentation labels defined correspondingly to the plurality of fields of the data object, and to a predefined order for presenting the predefined labels for the plurality of fields together with the fields'"'"' data, and wherein the instructions to configure the presentation of the data further comprises instructions to:

determine the plurality of fields of the data object based on the data model;

based the configuration mappings and the field identifiers, match the predefined presentation labels with the fields'"'"' data;

order the predefined presentation labels with the fields'"'"' data according to the predefined order; and

define the presentation of data according to the predefined presentation properties.

16. A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing instructions, which when executed cause a computer system to:

receive a request identifying a data object defined in a data model, wherein the data model is associated with a plurality of entity types, wherein each entity type corresponds to a particular context associated with the data model, and wherein each particular context is associated with a predefined set of presentation properties specific to the particular context;

invoke data associated with the data object according to the data model;

determine whether a particular context from a set of contexts is associated with the invoked data and the identified data object, wherein determining whether the invoked data and the identified data object are associated with a particular context comprises;

determining, from the invoked data, an entity type associated with the identified data object; and

comparing the determined entity type with the contexts in the set of contexts to determine whether the determined entity type matches one of the set of contexts;

in response to determining that a particular context from the set of contexts is associated with the invoked data and the identified data object;

configure a presentation of the data based on the predefined set of presentation properties specific to the particular context; and

provide the configured presentation of the data for displaying on a presentation interface; and

in response to determining that none of the particular contexts from the set of contexts are associated with the invoked data and the identified data object, provide a default presentation of the data for displaying on the presentation interface.

17. The computer-readable medium of claim 16, wherein the data model describes a structure of one or more data objects comprising one or more fields, wherein the one or more data objects are assigned with one or more object identifiers and one or more object labels, and wherein the one or more fields are assigned with one or more field identifiers, one or more field labels, and one or more field properties.

18. The computer-readable medium of claim 16, wherein the data associated with the data object is invoked from a database and comprises fields'"'"' data, field identifiers, field labels, and field properties assigned to a plurality of fields of one or more data objects defined in the data model, wherein the one or more data objects are associated with the data object.

19. The computer-readable medium of claim 18, further storing instructions to:

define the predefined set of presentation properties specific to the particular context, wherein the predefined set of presentation properties specific to the particular context define how to present the data, stored according to the data model and associated with the particular context, on the presentation interface; and

wherein the predefined set of presentation properties specific to for the context are related to configuration mappings defining correspondence between the field identifiers, predefined presentation labels, and predefined presentation properties for the plurality of fields.

20. The computer-readable medium of claim 19, wherein the predefined set of presentation properties specific to the context are related to and predefined presentation labels defined correspondingly to the plurality of fields of the data object, and to a predefined order for presenting the predefined labels for the plurality of fields together with the fields'"'"' data, and wherein the instructions to configure the presentation of the data further store instructions to:

determine the plurality of fields of the data object based on the data model;

based the configuration mappings and the field identifiers, match the predefined presentation labels with the fields'"'"' data;

order the predefined presentation labels with the fields'"'"' data according to the predefined order; and

define the presentation of data according to the predefined presentation properties.