FEATURE SWITCHES FOR PRIVATE CLOUD AND ON-PREMISE APPLICATION COMPONENTS

• US 20170168919A1
• Filed: 12/14/2015
• Published: 06/15/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 12/14/2015
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: SAP SE
• Original Assignee: SAP SE
• Inventors: Driesen, Volker, EBERLEIN, PETER
• Granted Patent: US 10,013,337 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 11/3664 Environments for testing or debugging software

Abstract

A set of features is received. A feature from the set of features includes a feature setting. The feature setting is adjusted based on a user input. A source code portion that corresponds to the adjusted feature setting is transported to a test system. The source code portion is implemented at the test system and evaluated based on the adjusted feature setting. Log data from the test system is analyzed in a feature evaluation UI. The evaluated feature with the implemented source code portion is submitted for deployment from the test system to a production system.

Claims

1. A computer implemented method to manage features of an application, the method comprising:

receiving a predefined set of features, wherein a feature from the set of features comprises a feature setting;

adjusting the feature setting based on a user input, wherein a source code portion that corresponds to the adjusted feature setting is transported to a test system;

evaluating the feature in the test system based on the adjusted feature setting, wherein the corresponding source code portion is implemented at the test system;

based on the evaluation, analyzing log data from the test system in a feature evaluation user interface (UI), wherein the log data comprises logs for the feature; and

submitting the evaluated feature, obtained after analyzing the logs for the feature, with the implemented source code portion for deployment from the test system to a production system.

2. The computer implemented method of claim 1, wherein evaluating the feature comprises:

receiving a test package comprising the adjusted feature setting and the corresponding source code portion, wherein the corresponding source code portion is submitted to the test system by a development system.

3. The computer implemented method of claim 1 further comprising:

displaying the set of features on a self-service UI.

4. The computer implemented method of claim 1, wherein the set of features is selected from a plurality of features of the on-premise application in a feature management UI.

5. The computer implemented method of claim 1, wherein the feature setting of the feature is initially defined in a feature management UI.

6. The computer implemented method of claim 1, wherein submitting the evaluated feature with the implemented source code for deployment from the test system to the production system comprises:

submitting the evaluated feature from the test system to a version control system;

integrating the evaluated feature in the production system; and

synchronizing the production system with the version control system.

7. The computer implemented method of claim 6, wherein synchronizing the production system with the version control system comprises:

transporting a production package from the version control system to the production system, wherein the production package comprises the adjusted feature setting of the evaluated feature and the implemented source code portion.

8. A computer system to manage a plurality of features of an on-premise application, the computer system comprising:

at least one processor and memory for executing program code, the program code comprising;

a feature management user interface (UI) that enables definition of a set of features and definition of a feature setting for a feature from the set of features, wherein the plurality of features comprises the set of features and a default feature setting for the feature from the set of features;

a self-service UI that enables adjustment of the feature setting, wherein the feature setting of the feature is defined as switchable in the feature management UI;

a test system that receives a source code portion corresponding to the adjusted feature setting, wherein the corresponding source code portion is implemented at the test system;

a feature evaluation UI that enables analysis of log data for the feature from the test system; and

a production system that receives the implemented source code portion from the test system.

9. The computer system of claim 8, wherein the test system evaluates the adjusted feature setting in parallel with one or more feature settings from the set of features.

10. The computer system of claim 9, wherein the test system receives the corresponding source code portion in a test package comprising the adjusted feature setting and a functional description of the adjusted feature setting.

11. The computer system of claim 9, wherein the production system receives the implemented source code portion in a production package comprising the evaluated feature setting.

12. The computer system of claim 9, wherein the feature evaluation UI aggregates the log data for the feature from a development system, the test system, and the production system.

13. The computer system of claim 9 further comprising:

a version control system coupled to a development system, the test system, and the production system, wherein the version control system receives the corresponding source code portion from the development system and transports the corresponding source code portion to the test system.

14. The computer system of claim 13, wherein the version control system receives the implemented source code portion from the test system and integrates the implemented source code portion in the production system.

15. A non-transitory computer readable medium storing instructions, which when executed by at least one processor cause a computer to perform operations comprising:

receive a set of features of an on-premise application, wherein a feature from the set of features comprises a feature setting;

adjust the feature setting based on a user input, wherein a source code portion that corresponds to the adjusted feature setting is transported to a test system;

evaluate the feature in the test system based on the adjusted feature setting, wherein the corresponding source code portion is implemented at the test system;

analyze log data from the test system in a feature evaluation user interface (UI), wherein the log data comprises logs for the feature; and

submit the evaluated feature with the implemented source code portion from the test system to a production system.

16. The computer readable medium of claim 15, wherein evaluate the feature comprises:

receive a test package comprising the adjusted feature setting and the corresponding source code portion, wherein the corresponding source code portion is submitted to the test system by a development system.

17. The computer readable medium of claim 15, further comprising:

display the set of features on a self service UI.

18. The computer readable medium of claim 15, wherein the set of features is selected from a plurality of features of the on-premise application in a feature management UI.

19. The computer readable medium of claim 15, wherein submit the evaluated feature with the implemented source code from the test system to the production system comprises:

submit the evaluated feature from the test system to a version control system;

integrate the evaluated feature in the production system; and

synchronize the production system with the version control system.

20. The computer readable medium of claim 19, wherein synchronize the production system with the version control system comprises:

transport a production package from the version control system to the production system, wherein the production package comprises the adjusted feature setting of the evaluated feature and the implemented source code portion.