Extending data flows
First Claim
1. An article comprising one or more machine-readable media storing instructions operable to cause one or more machines to perform operations, the operations comprising:
- receiving extension information identifying an extension of a first object in a data processing system landscape;
accessing data flow information to identify one or more data flows that involve the first object, wherein the identified data flows convey stored information from one object to another; and
extending, on the basis of identifying the one or more data flows as involving the first object, at least some of the one or more data flows so that information in the extension is conveyed between instances of the first object and instances of a second object during data processing in the data processing system landscape.
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Abstract
Systems and techniques for extending data flows are thus described. In one aspect, an article includes one or more machine-readable media storing instructions operable to cause one or more machines to perform operations. The operations can include receiving extension information identifying an extension of a first object in a data processing system landscape, accessing data flow information to identify one or more data flows that involve the first object, and extending, on the basis of identifying the one or more data flows as involving the first object, at least some of the one or more data flows so that information in the extension is conveyed between instances of the first object and instances of a second object during data processing in the data processing system landscape. The identified data flows convey stored information from one object to another.
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20 Claims
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1. An article comprising one or more machine-readable media storing instructions operable to cause one or more machines to perform operations, the operations comprising:
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receiving extension information identifying an extension of a first object in a data processing system landscape; accessing data flow information to identify one or more data flows that involve the first object, wherein the identified data flows convey stored information from one object to another; and extending, on the basis of identifying the one or more data flows as involving the first object, at least some of the one or more data flows so that information in the extension is conveyed between instances of the first object and instances of a second object during data processing in the data processing system landscape. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method comprising:
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receiving attribute information describing a first additional attribute that is to be added to a first object in an installed data processing system landscape; based at least in part on the attribute information, adding a second additional attribute to a second object in the data processing system landscape; storing a description of a data flow between the first object and the second object, wherein the description reflects the first additional attribute and the second additional attribute; and during subsequent operational data processing activities in the data processing system landscape, accessing the data flow description and conveying information from the first additional attribute of an instance of the first object to the second additional attribute of an instance of the second object in accordance with the data flow description. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A memory for storing data for access by operations performed by a data processing system, the memory comprising:
an extension set data assembly stored in the memory, the extension set data assembly associating a collection of object identifiers, the object identifiers identifying objects in a data processing system landscape that can be extended upon an extension to an object in the data processing system landscape to meet the requirements of a business scenario, and a collection of data flow identifiers, the data flow identifiers identifying data flows in the data processing system landscape that involve the objects identified by the object identifiers and that can be extended to meet the requirements of the business scenario. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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