SYSTEM, METHOD AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR CREATING AN OBJECT WITHIN A SYSTEM, UTILIZING A TEMPLATE

• US 20110238707A1
• Filed: 03/25/2011
• Published: 09/29/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 03/25/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Salesforce.com, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Salesforce.com, Inc.
• Inventors: Agrawal, Sonali, Wong, Simon
• Granted Patent: US 9,275,033 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 707/802
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/186 Templates

Abstract

In accordance with embodiments, there are provided mechanisms and methods for creating an object within a system, utilizing a template. These mechanisms and methods for creating an object within a system, utilizing a template can enable increased efficiency, resource and time savings, more intuitive object creation, etc.

Claims

1. A computer program product, comprising a non-transitory computer usable medium having a computer readable program code embodied therein, the computer readable program code adapted to be executed to implement a method for creating an object within a system, utilizing a template, the method comprising:

receiving a request to create an object within a system;

creating the object within the system, utilizing a template; and

distributing the object to all tenants of the system.

2. The computer program product of claim 1, wherein the system includes a multi-tenant on-demand database system.

3. The computer program product of claim 1, wherein the template includes a standard template object with one or more low-level parameters and standard system fields.

4. The computer program product of claim 3, wherein one or more standard system fields of the template are predefined.

5. The computer program product of claim 1, wherein one or more platform features of the system are supported by the template.

6. The computer program product of claim 1, wherein the template is used as the basis for the object.

7. The computer program product of claim 1, wherein the object inherits one or more characteristics from the template.

8. The computer program product of claim 1, wherein the object inherits one or more of standard fields and standard features from the template.

9. The computer program product of claim 1, wherein the object includes an identifier.

10. The computer program product of claim 1, wherein the object includes a distinct key prefix.

11. The computer program product of claim 1, wherein the computer program product is operable such that the object is stored in a database of the system once it is created.

12. The computer program product of claim 11, wherein the object is stored within a single database table that stores all objects created within the system.

13. The computer program product of claim 1, wherein creating the object includes creating a subclass for the object.

14. The computer program product of claim 13, wherein a concrete subclass is created for the object that handles the loading of the object and the saving of the object.

15. The computer program product of claim 1, wherein the object includes a plurality of fields.

16. The computer program product of claim 15, wherein a pool of standard fields is implemented for the object.

17. The computer program product of claim 16, wherein one or more of the plurality fields are initialized utilizing metadata.

18. The computer program product of claim 1, wherein distributing the object to all tenants of the system includes making the object available for use by all tenants of the system.

19. A method, comprising:

receiving a request to create an object within a system;

creating the object within the system, utilizing a template and a processor; and

distributing the object to all tenants of the system.

20. An apparatus, comprising:

a processor for;

receiving a request to create an object within a system;

creating the object within the system, utilizing a template; and

distributing the object to all tenants of the system.

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

transmitting code for receiving a request to create an object within a system;

transmitting code for creating the object within the system, utilizing a template and a processor; and

transmitting code for distributing the object to all tenants of the system.