Generating Roles for a Platform Based on Roles for an Existing Platform

• US 20130262641A1
• Filed: 03/28/2012
• Published: 10/03/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 03/28/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Sap Portals Israel Ltd (SAP SE)
• Original Assignee: SAP AG (SAP SE)
• Inventors: Kviti, David, Zur, Yariv
• Granted Patent: US 9,262,745 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/223
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/10 Office automation; Time management
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/10 in which an application is distributed across nodes in the network software deployment G06F8/60; multiprogramming arrangements G06F9/46

Abstract

A computer-implemented method includes: receiving, using a computer system, first metadata portions regarding each of multiple first-platform roles defined for a first platform, each of the first-platform roles identifying at least one of multiple first-platform applications; generating, using the computer system, second-platform roles for a second platform, each of the second-platform roles corresponding to at least one of the first-platform roles; for each of the second-platform roles, accessing the first metadata portions for the corresponding at least one of the first-platform roles, and comparing, using the computer system, the accessed first metadata portions with second metadata portions assigned to multiple second-platform applications; and for each of the second-platform roles, assigning, using the computer system, at least one of the multiple second-platform applications to the second-platform role based on a match between at least one of the accessed first metadata portions and at least one of the second metadata portions.

Claims

1. A computer-implemented method for generating roles for a platform, the method comprising:

receiving, using a computer system, first metadata portions regarding each of multiple first-platform roles defined for a first platform, each of the first-platform roles identifying at least one of multiple first-platform applications;

generating, using the computer system, second-platform roles for a second platform, each of the second-platform roles corresponding to at least one of the first-platform roles;

for each of the second-platform roles, accessing the first metadata portions for the corresponding at least one of the first-platform roles, and comparing, using the computer system, the accessed first metadata portions with second metadata portions assigned to multiple second-platform applications; and

for each of the second-platform roles, assigning, using the computer system, at least one of the multiple second-platform applications to the second-platform role based on a match between at least one of the accessed first metadata portions and at least one of the second metadata portions.

2. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, further comprising:

presenting identifiers for at least some of the first-platform roles to a content administrator, wherein the content administrator inputs at least some of the first metadata portions based on the identifiers.

3. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein receiving the first metadata portions comprises:

discovering one or more of the first metadata portions from at least one of the first-platform applications identified by the corresponding first-platform role.

4. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, further comprising performing a crowdsourcing process regarding at least one of the first-platform applications, wherein receiving the first metadata portions comprises:

discovering one or more of the first metadata portions for the at least one of the first-platform applications from a response to the crowdsourcing process.

5. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the first or second metadata portions comprise tags with semantic attributes.

6. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, further comprising contacting, after the comparison, a user who has the second-platform role and providing the user a choice regarding the at least one of the multiple second-platform applications found in the comparison.

7. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the second platform is a mobile platform.

8. A computer program product tangibly embodied in a computer-readable storage medium and comprising instructions that when executed by a processor perform a method for generating roles for a platform, the method comprising:

receiving, using a computer system, first metadata portions regarding each of multiple first-platform roles defined for a first platform, each of the first-platform roles identifying at least one of multiple first-platform applications;

generating, using the computer system, second-platform roles for a second platform, each of the second-platform roles corresponding to at least one of the first-platform roles;

for each of the second-platform roles, accessing the first metadata portions for the corresponding at least one of the first-platform roles, and comparing, using the computer system, the accessed first metadata portions with second metadata portions assigned to multiple second-platform applications; and

for each of the second-platform roles, assigning, using the computer system, at least one of the multiple second-platform applications to the second-platform role based on a match between at least one of the accessed first metadata portions and at least one of the second metadata portions.

9. The computer program product of claim 8, the method further comprising:

presenting identifiers for at least some of the first-platform roles to a content administrator, wherein the content administrator inputs at least some of the first metadata portions based on the identifiers.

10. The computer program product of claim 8, wherein receiving the first metadata portions comprises:

discovering one or more of the first metadata portions from at least one of the first-platform applications identified by the corresponding first-platform role.

11. The computer program product of claim 8, the method further comprising performing a crowdsourcing process regarding at least one of the first-platform applications, wherein receiving the first metadata portions comprises:

discovering one or more of the first metadata portions for the at least one of the first-platform applications from a response to the crowdsourcing process.

12. The computer program product of claim 8, wherein the first or second metadata portions comprise tags with semantic attributes.

13. The computer program product of claim 8, the method further comprising contacting, after the comparison, a user who has the second-platform role and providing the user a choice regarding the at least one of the multiple second-platform applications found in the comparison.

14. The computer program product of claim 8, wherein the second platform is a mobile platform.

15. A system comprising:

one or more processors; and

a computer program product embodied in a non-transitory computer readable medium, the computer program product including instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the system to perform a method for generating roles for a platform, the method comprising;

receiving, using a computer system, first metadata portions regarding each of multiple first-platform roles defined for a first platform, each of the first-platform roles identifying at least one of multiple first-platform applications;

generating, using the computer system, second-platform roles for a second platform, each of the second-platform roles corresponding to at least one of the first-platform roles;

for each of the second-platform roles, accessing the first metadata portions for the corresponding at least one of the first-platform roles, and comparing, using the computer system, the accessed first metadata portions with second metadata portions assigned to multiple second-platform applications; and

for each of the second-platform roles, assigning, using the computer system, at least one of the multiple second-platform applications to the second-platform role based on a match between at least one of the accessed first metadata portions and at least one of the second metadata portions.

16. The system of claim 15, the method further comprising:

presenting identifiers for at least some of the first-platform roles to a content administrator, wherein the content administrator inputs at least some of the first metadata portions based on the identifiers.

17. The system of claim 15, wherein receiving the first metadata portions comprises:

discovering one or more of the first metadata portions from at least one of the first-platform applications identified by the corresponding first-platform role.

18. The system of claim 15, the method further comprising performing a crowdsourcing process regarding at least one of the first-platform applications, wherein receiving the first metadata portions comprises:

discovering one or more of the first metadata portions for the at least one of the first-platform applications from a response to the crowdsourcing process.

19. The system of claim 15, wherein the first or second metadata portions comprise tags with semantic attributes.

20. The system of claim 15, the method further comprising contacting, after the comparison, a user who has the second-platform role and providing the user a choice regarding the at least one of the multiple second-platform applications found in the comparison.