System on the fly

• US 20080127085A1
• Filed: 08/29/2006
• Published: 05/29/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 08/29/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: SAP SE
• Original Assignee: SAP AG (SAP SE)
• Inventors: Viehmann, Robert, Sattler, Juergen, Gaffga, Joachim, Markert, Frank, Wolf, Werner
• Granted Patent: US 7,831,637 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

The present subject mater relates to configuring computer systems and, more particularly, to systems, methods and software to configure a “system on the fly.” Some embodiments include storing, on a computing device, at least a subset of an application configuration dataset of a target application, and storing, on the computing device, at least a subset of an application transaction dataset of the target application. Some embodiments also include providing a configuration application on the computing device to receive data and data modifications within the configuration dataset and the transaction dataset of the target application and uploading received data modifications of the configuration dataset and the transaction dataset to an application configuration environment of the target application.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

storing, on a computing device, at least a subset of an application configuration dataset of a target application;

storing, on the computing device, at least a subset of an application transaction dataset of the target application;

providing a configuration application on the computing device to receive data and data modifications within the configuration dataset and the transaction dataset of the target application; and

uploading received data modifications of the configuration dataset and the transaction dataset to an application configuration environment of the target application.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

providing a dynamic question set, the answers to which provide a representation of a warehouse.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein the representation of the warehouse includes a definition of one more warehouse processes.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

downloading the application configuration dataset and application transaction dataset from the application configuration environment onto the computing device.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the application configuration environment includes one or more of a configuration data store and a transaction data store of the target application.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the target application is a demonstration instance of the application.

7. The method of claim 6, wherein the transactional dataset is a predefined, demonstration transaction dataset.

8. A machine-readable medium, with encoded instructions, which when executed, cause a machine to:

store, on a computing device, at least a subset of an application configuration dataset of a target application;

store, on the computing device, at least a subset of an application transaction dataset of the target application;

provide a configuration application on the computing device to receive data and data modifications within the configuration dataset and the transaction dataset of the target application; and

upload received data modifications of the configuration dataset and the transaction dataset to an application configuration environment of the target application.

9. The machine-readable medium of claim 8, wherein the instructions, when further executed, cause the machine to:

provide a dynamic question set, the answers to which provide a representation of a warehouse.

10. The machine-readable medium of claim 9, wherein the representation of the warehouse includes a definition of one more warehouse processes.

11. The machine-readable medium of claim 8, wherein the instructions, when further executed, cause the machine to:

download the application configuration dataset and application transaction dataset from the application configuration environment onto the computing device.

12. The machine-readable medium of claim 8, wherein the application configuration environment includes one or more of a configuration data store and a transaction data store of the target application.

13. The machine-readable medium of claim 8, wherein the target application is a demonstration instance of the application.

14. The machine-readable medium of claim 13, wherein the transactional dataset is a predefined, demonstration transaction dataset.

15. A system comprising:

a computing device including a memory operatively coupled to a processor, wherein the memory holds an instruction set, which when executed, causes the computing device to;

store at least a subset of an application configuration dataset of a target application;

store at least a subset of an application transaction dataset of the target application;

provide a configuration application to receive data and data modifications within the configuration dataset and the transaction dataset of the target application; and

upload received data modifications of the configuration dataset, and the transaction dataset to an application configuration environment of the target application.

16. The system of claim 15, wherein the instruction set held in the memory of the computing device further executes to cause the computing device to:

provide a dynamic question set, the answers to which provide a representation of a warehouse.

17. The system of claim 16, wherein the representation of the warehouse includes a definition of one more warehouse processes.

18. The system of claim 15, wherein the instruction set held in the memory of the computing device further executes to cause the computing device to:

download the application configuration dataset and application transaction dataset from the application configuration environment onto the computing device.

19. The system of claim 15, wherein the application configuration environment includes one or more of a configuration data store and a transaction data store of the target application.

20. The system of claim 15, wherein the target application is a demonstration instance of the application.