Calls and return calls using client interfaces

• US 20060248545A1
• 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: Remmel, Juergen, Schneider, Michael, Decker, Thomas, Schmitt, Andreas Simon, Kluger, Gerd, Frick, Markus, Runte, Martin, Benjes, Friederike, Prestel, Helmut, Blumenthal, Andreas, Koch, Ulrich, Faust, Rasmus
• Granted Patent: US 7,587,705 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 719/328
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/4484 Executing subprograms

Abstract

A method and system for executing calls and return calls using client interfaces for packages. In one embodiment, a service at a service package is called using a client interface at a client package. The return call is then made on object using the client interface at the client package as performed by the service at the service package.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

calling a service at a service package using a client interface at a client package; and

return calling an object using the client interface at the client package, wherein the return calling of the object is performed by the service at the service package.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

assigning a plurality of service packages to an access object, the plurality of service packages including the service package having the service; and

aggregating a list of the plurality of service packages assigned to the access object.

3. The method of claim 2, further comprising exposing the access object.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

creating the client interface at the client package using the access object; and

exposing the object to the service package using the client interface at the client package.

5. The method of claim 4, further comprising the service dynamically accessing the object at the client package using the client interface.

6. The method of claim 1, further comprising the client package requesting the service at the service package to continue executing routine tasks.

7. The method of claim 4, further comprising exposing objects of one or more subpackages of the client package using the client interface, if the client package includes the one or more subpackages having the objects.

8. A system comprising:

a client package in communication with a service package, the client package to call a service at the service package using a client interface at the client package; and

a server package having a service package in communication with the client package, the service package to return call an object using the client interface at the client package, wherein the return calling of the object is performed by the service at the service package.

9. The system of claim 8, further comprising:

means to assign a plurality of service packages to an access object, the plurality of service packages including the service package having the service; and

means to aggregate a list of the plurality of service packages assigned to the access object.

10. The system of claim 9, wherein the client package to expose the access object.

11. The system of claim 8, wherein the client package is further to:

create the client interface at the client package using the access object; and

expose the object to the service package using the client interface at the client package.

12. The system of claim 11, wherein the service to dynamically access the object at the client package using the client interface.

13. The system of claim 8, wherein the client package to request the service at the service package to continue executing routine tasks.

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

call a service at a service package using a client interface at a client package; and

return call an object using the client interface at the client package, wherein the return calling of the object is performed by the service at the service package.

15. The machine-readable medium of claim 14, wherein the sets of instructions which, when executed by the machine, cause the machine to:

assign a plurality of service packages to an access object, the plurality of service packages including the service package having the service; and

aggregate a list of the plurality of the service packages assigned to the access object.

16. The machine-readable medium of claim 15, wherein the sets of instructions which, when executed by the machine, cause the machine to expose the access object.

17. The machine-readable medium of claim 14, wherein the sets of instructions which, when executed by the machine, cause the machine to:

create the client interface at the client package using the access object; and

expose the object to the service package using the client interface at the client package.

18. The machine-readable medium of claim 17, wherein the sets of instructions which, when executed by the machine, cause the machine to dynamically access the object at the client package using the client interface.

19. The machine-readable medium of claim 14, wherein the sets of instructions which, when executed by the machine, cause the machine to request the service at the service package.

20. The machine-readable medium of claim 17, wherein the sets of instructions which, when executed by the machine, cause the machine to expose objects of one or more subpackages of the client package using the client interface, if the client package includes the one or more subpackages having the objects.