Customization of fields in objects in a computing environment
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1. A method for customizing entities in a software system, comprising:
- automatically instantiating a base extension entity related to a base entity each time the base entity is instantiated;
receiving a customization value indicative of a customization to be made to the base entity; and
customizing the base entity using the base extension entity, based on the customization value.
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Abstract
The present invention facilitates customization of fields in objects in a software system without requiring modification of source code. An extension entity is associated with entities to be customized. The extension entity holds customization properties to customize the entities to be customized.
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1. A method for customizing entities in a software system, comprising:
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automatically instantiating a base extension entity related to a base entity each time the base entity is instantiated;
receiving a customization value indicative of a customization to be made to the base entity; and
customizing the base entity using the base extension entity, based on the customization value. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A system for customizing fields of entities in a software system, comprising:
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an adapter subsystem having methods configured to be invoked to receive a customization input from a customizable subsystem, the customization input being indicative of a request to apply a customization to a field of an entity to be customized, the adapter subsystem identifying instances of target entities to be customized based on the request; and
a target subsystem having a method configured to be invoked by the adapter subsystem, to apply the requested customization to the field of the identified instances of target entities. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16)
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17. A system for implementing customizations to fields of entities, the system comprising:
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an adapter subsystem identifying instances of target entities to be customized based on a customization request; and
a target subsystem configured to generate one or more extension entities, related to the identified target entities to be customized, the one or more base extension entities being indicative of a customization to a field. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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