Methods of using code-based case tools to verify application layer configurations

• US 20060242171A1
• Filed: 08/15/2005
• Published: 10/26/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 04/22/2005
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: SAP AG (SAP SE)
• Original Assignee: SAP AG (SAP SE)
• Inventors: Stulski, Vitaliy, Tsyganskiy, Igor, Satsuta, Eugene, Scheinkman, Luiz, Liakh, Dmitri
• Application Number:
  US11/203,274
• Publication Number:
  US 20060242171A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 8/72 Code refactoring

Abstract

Systems and methods consistent with the present invention enable the use of computer-aided software engineering (CASE) tools to analyze and verify a configuration of a business application. By transforming business application structures into object-oriented structures, object-oriented CASE tools may be used to verify the underlying business application configuration. CASE tools may be used to analyze and test the effects of potential configuration changes in a business application. CASE tools could be applied to assist a consultant in configuring a business application or verifying an existing business application configuration.

Claims

1. A method of analyzing a business application composed in a first programming format, comprising:

receiving a model representing the business application in a second programming format;

processing the model to generate a structure of the model; and

analyzing the structure of the model to depict a structure of the business application.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the depicted structure of the business application includes structure of configuration data and rules of the business application.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the second programming format is an object-oriented programming format, and wherein the processing further includes:

generating a diagram of object classes of the model.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

evaluating a proposed change to the business application by using the model.

5. The method of claim 4, further comprising:

applying the proposed change to the business application by applying the proposed change to the model.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein processing further includes:

applying a computer-aided software engineering (CASE) tool to the model.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the business application is in a table-driven format.

8. A method of verifying configuration of a table-based business application, comprising:

receiving an object-oriented model representing the table-based business application;

applying a computer-aided software engineering (CASE) tool to generate a structure of the object-oriented model;

analyzing configuration of the table-based business application by studying the generated structure of the object-oriented model.

9. The method of claim 8, further comprising:

displaying a structure of the configuration of the table-based business application based on the generated structure of the object-oriented model

10. The method of claim 8, wherein the displayed structure of the business application includes structure of configuration data and rules of the business application.

11. The method of claim 8, further comprising:

evaluating a proposed change to the configuration of the table-based business application using the object-oriented model.

12. The method of claim 11, further comprising:

applying the proposed change to the configuration of the table-based business application by applying the proposed change to the object-oriented model.

13. The method of claim 8, wherein processing further includes:

applying a computer-aided software engineering (CASE) tool to the model.

14. The method of claim 8, wherein the business application is in a table-driven format.

15. A system for verifying configuration of a table-based business application, comprising:

a receiving component configured to receive an object-oriented model representing the table-based business application;

an applying component configured to apply a computer-aided software engineering (CASE) tool to generate a structure of the object-oriented model;

an analyzing component configured to analyze configuration of the table-based business application by studying the generated structure of the object-oriented model.

16. The system of claim 15, further comprising:

a displaying component configured to display a structure of the configuration of the table-based business application based on the generated structure of the object-oriented model

17. The system of claim 15, further comprising:

an evaluating component configured to evaluate a proposed change to the configuration of the table-based business application using the object-oriented model.

18. The system of claim 17, further comprising:

an applying component configured to apply the proposed change to the configuration of the table-based business application by applying the proposed change to the object-oriented model.