Methods and systems for merging business process configurations
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1. A method of merging models of a business application, comprising:
- establishing a first configuration model representing a first configuration of the business application, wherein the first model includes a first object corresponding to a structure of the business application;
establishing a second configuration model representing a second configuration of the business application, wherein the second model includes a second object corresponding to the structure of the business application;
determining a difference between the first object and the second object;
displaying a representation of the difference;
receiving a selection for one of the first object and the second object; and
establishing a third model, wherein the third model incorporates the selection.
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Abstract
Systems and methods for merging models of a business application compare configuration models of the business application and display the differences between the models. Selections are made among the different displayed configurations, and a new configuration model is made based on the selections, merging the models that were selected from. The new configuration model may be transformed to configuration data and the business application reconfigured so that it matches the new model.
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1. A method of merging models of a business application, comprising:
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establishing a first configuration model representing a first configuration of the business application, wherein the first model includes a first object corresponding to a structure of the business application;
establishing a second configuration model representing a second configuration of the business application, wherein the second model includes a second object corresponding to the structure of the business application;
determining a difference between the first object and the second object;
displaying a representation of the difference;
receiving a selection for one of the first object and the second object; and
establishing a third model, wherein the third model incorporates the selection. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method for modifying a business application, comprising:
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loading a plurality of models representing the business application into a workspace of an integrated configuration environment, wherein the models include information regarding a plurality of business objects that correspond to structures in the business application;
determining a set of differences between the plurality business objects in the plurality of models;
displaying a representation of the set of differences between the plurality of business objects in the plurality of models using the integrated configuration environment;
accepting a selection of a subset of the set of differences; and
creating a new model representing the business application based on the selection. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14)
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15. A system for merging models of a business application, comprising:
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means for establishing a first configuration model representing a first configuration of the business application, wherein the first model includes a first object corresponding to a structure of the business application;
means for establishing a second configuration model representing a second configuration of the business application, wherein the second model includes a second object corresponding to the structure of the business application;
means for determining a difference between the first object and the second object;
means for displaying a representation of the difference;
means for receiving a selection for one of the first object and the second object; and
means for establishing a third model, wherein the third model incorporates the selection. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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