NETWORKED SOLUTIONS INTEGRATION USING A CLOUD BUSINESS OBJECT BROKER

• US 20150006608A1
• Filed: 06/26/2013
• Published: 01/01/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 06/26/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: SAP SE
• Original Assignee: SAP AG (SAP SE)
• Inventors: Eberlein, Peter, Said, Bare
• Granted Patent: US 10,291,704 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/202
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/1097 for distributed storage of data in networks, e.g. transport arrangements for network file system [NFS], storage area networks [SAN] or network attached storage [NAS]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/51 Discovery or management thereof, e.g. service location protocol [SLP] or web services

Abstract

Methods, systems, and computer program products for transferring business objects and business object data are described. A business object from a first networked service may be obtained. The business object may be stored in a cloud business object broker and may be transferred to a second networked service. The business object may be deleted from the cloud business object broker after a transferal from the cloud business object broker to the second networked service.

Claims

1. A computerized method for providing a service, the method comprising:

obtaining a business object from a first networked service; and

storing the business object in a cloud business object broker, the cloud business object broker being configured to transfer a business object between one or more of a first user and a first networked service, and one or more of a second user and a second networked service, the business object being defined by a business object type, the business object type being registered in a cloud solution landscape directory.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising transferring the business object to the second networked service.

3. The method of claim 2, further comprising deleting the business object from the business object broker after the transfer to the second networked service.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein a format of the business object is mapped to a format of the cloud business object broker.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein a format of the business object is mapped from a format of the cloud business object broker to a format of the second networked service.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein an identifier of the business object is mapped to a unique global identifier.

7. A computerized method for providing a service, the method comprising:

selecting a business object from the first networked service; and

initiating a transfer of the selected business object to the cloud business object broker.

8. The method of claim 7, further comprising:

selecting the second networked service; and

initiating a transfer of the selected business object to the second networked service.

9. The method of claim 8, wherein the transfer of the business object to the second networked service is performed via the cloud business object broker.

10. The method of claim 7, further comprising indicating that the business object is to be deleted after a transfer to the second networked service.

11. An apparatus for providing a service, the apparatus comprising:

a processor;

memory to store instructions that, when executed by the processor cause the processor to;

obtain a business object from a first networked service; and

store the business object in a cloud business object broker, the cloud business object broker being configured to transfer a business object between one or more of a first user and a first networked service, and one or more of a second user and a second networked service, the business object being defined by a business object type, the business object type being registered in a cloud solution landscape directory.

12. The apparatus of claim 11, further comprising instructions that, when executed by the processor cause the processor to transfer the business object to the second networked service.

13. The apparatus of claim 12, further comprising instructions that, when executed by the processor cause the processor to delete the business object from the business object broker after the transfer to the second networked service.

14. The apparatus of claim 11, wherein a format of the business object is mapped to a format of the cloud business object broker.

15. The apparatus of claim 11, wherein a format of the business object is mapped from a format of the cloud business object broker to a format of the second networked service.

16. The apparatus of claim 11, wherein an identifier of the business object is mapped to a unique global identifier.

17. An apparatus for providing a service, the apparatus comprising:

a processor;

memory to store instructions that, when executed by the processor cause the processor to;

select a business object from the first networked service; and

initiate a transfer of the selected business object to the cloud business object broker.

18. The apparatus of claim 17, further comprising instructions that, when executed by the processor cause the processor to:

select the second networked service; and

initiate a transfer of the selected business object to the second networked service.

19. The apparatus of claim 17, further comprising instructions that, when executed by the processor cause the processor to indicate that the business object is to be deleted after a transfer to the second networked service.

20. A computer-readable medium embodying instructions that, when executed by a processor perform operations comprising:

obtaining a business object from a first networked service; and

storing the business object in a cloud business object broker, the cloud business object broker being configured to transfer a business object between one or more of a first user and a first networked service, and one or more of a second user and a second networked service, the business object being defined by a business object type, the business object type being registered in a cloud solution landscape directory.