METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR COMBINING PROPERTIES AND METHODS FROM A PLURALITY OF DIFFERENT DATA SOURCES
First Claim
1. A method of combining properties and methods from a plurality of different database systems, the method comprising:
- executing a first broker service to interact with a first data source using a first protocol to generate a first business object, the first business object including a first property and a first method, the first business object being in a declarative format;
executing a second broker service to interact with a second data source using a second protocol to generate a second business object, the first protocol being different than the second protocol, the second business object including a second property and a second method, the second business object being in the declarative format; and
storing a combined business object including the first property, the first method, the second property, and the second method, the combined business object being in the declarative format.
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Abstract
The disclosed system empowers technical and non technical users to author logical business objects, author intelligent business forms, and create automated workflows. The logical business objects include data definitions and methods from existing and new data sources. An object broker interprets the business object definition and brokers data/information and method calls to the data sources. The intelligent business forms are created by an information worker in a rich web-based tooling environment. Each form is intelligent enough to recognize other forms that it might co-exist with on a single page, as well as how to react based on events that occur on these related forms. The automated workflow tools include process discovery features that assist users during the process identification phase. The tools assist both technical and non technical users to identify processes within the organization, including supporting solution artifacts such as forms, rules, actions, outcomes and business objects involved. Process modeling features include the ability to combine defined artifacts into a process model that can be published into a runtime environment where it can be executed and used by business users in the organization.
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20 Claims
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1. A method of combining properties and methods from a plurality of different database systems, the method comprising:
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executing a first broker service to interact with a first data source using a first protocol to generate a first business object, the first business object including a first property and a first method, the first business object being in a declarative format;
executing a second broker service to interact with a second data source using a second protocol to generate a second business object, the first protocol being different than the second protocol, the second business object including a second property and a second method, the second business object being in the declarative format; and
storing a combined business object including the first property, the first method, the second property, and the second method, the combined business object being in the declarative format. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A computer readable medium storing instructions for combining properties and methods from a plurality of different database systems, the instructions to cause a computing device to:
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execute a first broker service to interact with a first data source using a first protocol to generate a first business object, the first business object including a first property and a first method, the first business object being in a declarative format;
execute a second broker service to interact with a second data source using a second protocol to generate a second business object, the first protocol being different than the second protocol, the second business object including a second property and a second method, the second business object being in the declarative format; and
store a combined business object including the first property, the first method, the second property, and the second method, the combined business object being in the declarative format. - View Dependent Claims (18)
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19. A computing device for combining properties and methods from a plurality of different database systems, the computing device:
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executing a first broker service to interact with a first data source using a first protocol to generate a first business object, the first business object including a first property and a first method, the first business object being in a declarative format;
executing a second broker service to interact with a second data source using a second protocol to generate a second business object, the first protocol being different than the second protocol, the second business object including a second property and a second method, the second business object being in the declarative format; and
storing a combined business object including the first property, the first method, the second property, and the second method, the combined business object being in the declarative format. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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