Template-based configuration architecture

• US 20070162892A1
• Filed: 12/30/2005
• Published: 07/12/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 12/30/2005
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: SAP SE
• Original Assignee: SAP SE
• Inventors: Zenz, Ingo, Kilian, Frank, Semerdzhiev, Krasimir
• Granted Patent: US 9,038,023 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 717/121
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/44505 Configuring for program initiating, e.g. using registry, configuration files

Abstract

A system and method are provided for template-based configuration architecture. Configuration information from a first level is inherited. Configuration templates are customized via the inherited configuration information based on usage at a second level. The customized configuration templates are applied to default instances at a third level.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

inheriting configuration information from a first level;

customizing configuration templates via the inherited configuration information based on usage at a second level; and

applying the customized configuration templates to default instances at a third level.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the first level comprises a global level having a default configuration level.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein the first level comprises first level configuration information having one or more of deployed components, component binaries, and default component configuration.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

inheriting the first level configuration information at the second level, the second level including a configuration template level.

5. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

applying the customized configuration templates to the default instances via a customized layer at the third level, the third level including a system configuration level.

6. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

providing a parameterized link to a running instance of the configured instances via a current instance, the current instance including a virtual instance.

7. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

providing access to the current access to further provide access to the running instance during runtime.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the usage-based configuration templates comprise system-independent configuration templates that are customized by addressing system dependencies via dynamic configuration, the dynamic configuration employing one or more of parameterized settings, computed settings, and value links.

9. A system, comprising:

a template customization tool to customize configuration templates based on usage via configuration information received at a configuration template level; and

an instance configuration tool to configure default instances into configured instances by applying the customized configuration templates to the default instances at a system configuration level.

10. The system of claim 9, wherein the configuration template level is to receive the configuration information from a default configuration level.

11. The system of claim 10, wherein the default configuration level comprises one or more of:

deployed components, component binaries, and default component configurations.

12. The system of claim 9, wherein the configuration templates comprise system-independent configuration templates having information relating to usage-dependency, the information including information to configure the default instances to provide system-independent services by configuring system dependencies via dynamic configuration.

13. An apparatus comprising:

means for inheriting configuration information from a first level;

means for customizing configuration templates via the inherited configuration information based on usage at a second level; and

means for applying the customized configuration templates to default instances at a third level.

14. The apparatus of claim 13, wherein the first level comprises a global level having a default configuration level.

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

inherit configuration information from a first level;

customize configuration templates via the inherited configuration information based on usage at a second level, the customizing of the configuration templates is usage-based; and

apply the customized configuration templates to default instances at a third level.

16. The machine-readable medium of claim 15, wherein the first level comprises a global level having a default configuration level.

17. The machine-readable medium of claim 16, wherein the default configuration level comprises one or more of deployed components, component binaries, and default component configuration.

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

inherit the first level configuration information at the second level, the second level including a configuration template level.

19. The machine-readable medium of claim 18, wherein the inheriting of the first level configuration information comprises inheriting the first level configuration information at a basic instance to provide information to one or more of the configuration templates and a basic instance customized, wherein the basic instance resides at the second level, and the basic instance customized resides at the third level.

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

apply the customized configuration templates to the default instances via a customized layer at the third level, the third level including a system configuration level.