Object generation in packages

• US 20060248507A1
• Filed: 04/29/2005
• Published: 11/02/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 04/29/2005
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: SAP SE
• Original Assignee: SAP AG (SAP SE)
• Inventors: Decker, Thomas, Prestel, Helmut, Frick, Markus P., Remmel, Juergen, Schneider, Michael, Schmitt, Andreas Simon, Kluger, Gerd, Runte, Martin, Benjes, Friederike, Blumenthal, Andreas, Koch, Ulrich, Faust, Rasmus
• Granted Patent: US 7,634,771 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 717/108
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 8/24 Object-oriented

Abstract

A method and system for object generation in packages. In one embodiment, the process for generating an object in a package is initiated. The package is created and is associated with a target package. The object is generated into the package.

Claims

1. A method for object generation in packages comprising:

initiating generation of an object in a package;

creating the package, wherein the package is appended to a target package; and

generating the object in the package.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the package comprises a generation append package.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the creating of the package comprises creating the package specific to the target package.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

creating a generator to generate the object; and

authorizing the generator to create the object in one or more of the following;

the target package and the generation append package.

5. The method of claim 1, further comprising separating the object from content of the target package, wherein the separating of the object includes creating the object in the generation append package, and storing the object in the generation append package.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the target package comprises a suitable target package, wherein the suitable target package includes metadata that is used to generate the object.

7. The method of claim 1, further comprising specifying a runtime environment of the generation append package.

8. A system for object generation in packages comprising:

an object generation mechanism to initiate generation of an object in a package, and create the package, wherein the package is appended to a target package; and

a generator to generate the object in the package.

9. The system of claim 8, wherein the package comprises a generation append package.

10. They system of claim 8, wherein the package is created specific to the target package.

11. The system of claim 8, wherein the object generation mechanism is further to separate the object from content of the target package, wherein the separating of the object includes creating the object in the generation append package, and storing the object in the generation append package.

12. A machine-readable medium having stored thereon data representing sets of instructions which, when executed by a machine, cause the machine to:

initiate generation of an object in a package;

create the package, wherein the package is appended to a target package; and

generate the object in the package.

13. The machine-readable medium of claim 12, wherein the package comprises a generation append package.

14. The machine-readable medium of claim 12, wherein the creating of the package further comprises creating the package specific to the target package.

15. The machine-readable medium of claim 12, wherein the sets of instructions which, when executed by the machine, further cause the machine to:

create a generator to generate the object; and

authorize the generator to create the object in one or more of the following;

the target package and the generation append package.

16. The machine-readable medium of claim 12, wherein the sets of instructions which, when executed by the machine, further cause the machine to separate the object from content of the target package, wherein the separating of the object includes creating the object in the generation append package, and storing the object in the generation append package.

17. The machine-readable medium of claim 12, wherein the target package comprises a suitable target package, wherein the suitable target package includes metadata that is used to generate the object.

18. The machine-readable medium of claim 12, wherein the sets of instructions which, when executed by the machine, further cause the machine to specify a runtime environment of the generation append package.