METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ALLOWING ACCESS TO DEVELOPED APPLICATIONS VIA A MULTI-TENANT ON-DEMAND DATABASE SERVICE

• US 20080270354A1
• Filed: 07/03/2008
• Published: 10/30/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 10/04/2006
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Salesforce.com, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Salesforce.com, Inc.
• Inventors: Weissman, Craig
• Application Number:
  US12/167,913
• Publication Number:
  US 20080270354A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 707/2
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 11/3604 Software analysis for verifying properties of programs byte-code verification G06F9/44589
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 11/3664 Environments for testing or debugging software
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/2365 Ensuring data consistency and integrity
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/24 Querying
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/6218 to a system of files or objects, e.g. local or distributed file system or database
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/6227 where protection concerns the structure of data, e.g. records, types, queries
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 8/30 Creation or generation of source code
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 8/60 Software deployment

Abstract

In accordance with embodiments, there are provided mechanisms and methods for allowing access to developed applications via a multi-tenant on-demand database service, in a controlled environment. These mechanisms and methods for providing such access can enable embodiments to provide additional control over the development process as well as the access of such developed applications. The ability of embodiments to provide such additional control may lead to an improved application development framework, etc.

Claims

1. A method, comprising:

receiving, at a platform on which applications can be built, at least one programming language instruction;

preparing, based on the at least one programming language instruction, a set of instructions to an on-demand database service; and

applying the set of instructions to the on-demand database service to affect a result, in accordance with the programming language instruction.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the set of instructions is applied to extend an interface.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein the interface includes an application program interface.

4. The method of claim 2, wherein the interface includes a graphical user interface.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the set of instructions is applied to provide a result set from the on-demand database service, in accordance with the programming language instruction.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the set of instructions is applied to update data in the on-demand database service, in accordance with the programming language instruction.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the set of instructions is applied to run a set of multi-object manipulations at the on-demand database service responsive to a single transaction.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the applications are built by third parties.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein the at least one programming language instruction includes a PL/SOQL language instruction.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein the at least one programming language instruction is received at an application program interface of the platform.

11. The method of claim 1, wherein the platform is adapted for sharing the applications.

12. The method of claim 1, wherein the on-demand database service includes a multi-tenant on-demand database service.

13. The method of claim 1, wherein the set of instructions are prepared to query for information related to a tenant selected from a plurality of tenants storing data utilizing the on-demand database service.

14. The method of claim 1, wherein the platform allows developers to upload the applications, and allows tenants of the on-demand database service to use the uploaded applications.

15. The method of claim 14, wherein the uploaded applications are under the control of the on-demand database service.

16. A method, comprising:

receiving, at a platform on which applications can be built, at least one programming language instruction;

preparing, based on the at least one programming language instruction, a set of instructions to another system via an on-demand database service; and

applying the set of instructions to affect a result, in accordance with the programming language instruction.

17. The method of claim 16, wherein the other system includes an external system.

18. A machine-readable medium carrying one or more sequences of instructions which, when executed by one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to carry out the steps of:

receiving, at a platform on which applications can be built, at least one programming language instruction;

preparing, based on the at least one programming language instruction, a set of instructions to an on-demand database service; and

applying the set of instructions to the on-demand database service to affect a result, in accordance with the programming language instruction.

19. An apparatus, comprising:

a processor; and

one or more stored sequences of instructions which, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to carry out the steps of;

receiving, at a platform on which applications can be built, at least one programming language instruction;

preparing, based on the at least one programming language instruction, a set of instructions to an on-demand database service; and

applying the set of instructions to the on-demand database service to affect a result, in accordance with the programming language instruction.

20. A method for transmitting code for use in a multi-tenant database system on a transmission medium, the method comprising:

transmitting code to receive, at a platform on which applications can be built, at least one programming language instruction;

transmitting code to prepare, based on the at least one programming language instruction, a set of instructions to an on-demand database service; and

transmitting code to apply the set of instructions to the on-demand database service to affect a result, in accordance with the programming language instruction.