System on the fly

• US 7,831,637 B2
• Filed: 08/29/2006
• Issued: 11/09/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 08/29/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: SAP SE
• Original Assignee: SAP AG (SAP SE)
• Inventors: Viehmann, Robert, Sattler, Juergen, Gaffga, Joachim, Markert, Frank, Wolf, Werner
• Primary Examiner(s): Ali; Mohammad
• Assistant Examiner(s): Shmatov; Alexey
• Application Number:
  US11/512,443
• Publication Number:
  US 20080127085A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,533 Days
• Field of Search: 707/8, 707/200, 707/999.008, 707/999.2, 707/805
• US Class Current: 707/805
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/44505 Configuring for program initiating, e.g. using registry, configuration files

Abstract

Embodiments herein relate to configuring computer systems. Some embodiments include storing, on a computing device, at least a subset of an application configuration dataset of a target application, and storing, on the computing device, at least a subset of an application transaction dataset of the target application. Some embodiments also include providing a configuration application on the computing device to receive data and data modifications within the configuration dataset and the transaction dataset of the target application and uploading received data modifications of the configuration dataset and the transaction dataset to an application configuration environment of the target application. These and other embodiments provide the ability to copy an application configuration, or a configuration of an application to be deployed, on to a portable computing device and configure an application while not connected to the application or an application configuration environment.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

storing, on a computing device, at least a subset of an application configuration dataset of a target application, wherein;

the application configuration dataset generated by a scoping application for the target application;

the application configuration dataset yet to be deployed; and

the application configuration dataset including scoping information and respective configuration settings generated therefrom through application of rules of an adaptation catalog linking scoping information to configuration settings;

storing, on the computing device, at least a subset of an application transaction dataset of the target application;

providing a configuration application on the computing device to receive data and data modifications within the configuration dataset and the transaction dataset of the target application, wherein the configuration application includes a user interface to present a dynamic set of scoping questions and scoping information with regard to respective scoping questions of the dynamic set of scoping question, the user interface receives modifications to scoping information and the configuration application stores the modification to the scoping information and applies the rules of the adaptation catalog to modify stored configuration settings and based on scoping information and application of the rules of the adaptation catalog, identify questions for presentation by the user interface of the configuration application; and

uploading received data and data modifications of the configuration dataset, including the received and modified scoping information, and the transaction dataset to an application configuration environment of the target application, wherein the target application executes in an application execution environment separate from the application configuration environment;

wherein the configuration application receives the data and data modifications while the computing device is not connected to the target application or the application configuration environment.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

providing, via the configuration application, a dynamic question set, the answers to which provide a representation of a warehouse in data.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein the representation of the warehouse includes a definition of at least one warehouse process.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

downloading the application configuration dataset and application transaction dataset from the application configuration environment onto the computing device.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the application configuration environment includes at least one of a configuration data store and a transaction data store of the target application.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the target application is a demonstration instance of the application.

7. The method of claim 6, wherein the transactional dataset is a predefined, demonstration transaction dataset.

8. A machine-readable storage medium, with encoded instructions, which when executed, cause a machine to:

store, on a computing device, at least a subset of an application configuration dataset of a target application, wherein;

the application configuration dataset generated by a scoping application for the target application;

the application configuration dataset yet to be deployed;

the application configuration dataset including scoping information and respective configuration settings generated therefrom through application of rules of an adaptation catalog linking scoping information to configuration settings;

store, on the computing device, at least a subset of an application transaction dataset of the target application;

provide a configuration application on the computing device to receive data and data modifications within the configuration dataset and the transaction dataset of the target application, wherein the configuration application includes a user interface to present a dynamic set of scoping questions and scoping information with regard to respective scoping questions of the dynamic set of scoping questions, the user interface receives modifications to scoping information and the configuration application stores the modifications to the scoping information and applies the rules of the adaptation catalog to modify stored configuration settings and based on scoping information and application of the rules of the adaptation catalog, identify questions for presentation by the user interface of the configuration application; and

upload received data and data modifications of the configuration dataset, including the received and modified scoping information, and the transaction dataset to an application configuration environment of the target application, wherein the target application executes in an application execution environment separate from the application configuration environment;

wherein the configuration application receives the data and data modifications while the computing device is not connected to the target application or the application configuration environment.

9. The machine-readable storage medium of claim 8, wherein the instructions, when further executed, cause the machine to:

provide, via the configuration application, a dynamic question set, the answers to which provide a representation of a warehouse in data.

10. The machine-readable storage medium of claim 9, wherein the representation of the warehouse includes a definition of at least one warehouse process.

11. The machine-readable storage medium of claim 8, wherein the instructions, when further executed, cause the machine to:

download the application configuration dataset and application transaction dataset from the application configuration environment onto the computing device.

12. The machine-readable storage medium of claim 8, wherein the application configuration environment includes at least one of a configuration data store and a transaction data store of the target application.

13. The machine-readable storage medium of claim 8, wherein the target application is a demonstration instance of the application.

14. The machine-readable storage medium of claim 13, wherein the transactional dataset is a predefined, demonstration transaction dataset.

15. A system comprising:

a computing device including a memory operatively coupled to a processor, wherein the memory holds an instruction set, which when executed, causes the computing device to;

store at least a subset of an application configuration dataset of a target application, wherein;

the application configuration dataset generated by a scoping application for the target application;

the application configuration dataset yet to be deployed;

the application configuration dataset including scoping information and respective configuration settings generated therefrom through application of rules of an adaptation catalog linking scoping information to configuration settings;

store at least a subset of an application transaction dataset of the target application;

provide a configuration application to receive data and data modifications within the configuration dataset and the transaction dataset of the target application, wherein the configuration application includes a user interface to present a dynamic set of scoping questions and scoping information with regard to respective scoping questions, the user interface receives modifications to scoping information and the configuration application stores the modifications to the scoping information and applies the rules of the adaptation catalog to modify stored configuration settings and based on scoping information and application of the rules of the adaptation catalog, identify questions for presentation by the user interface of the configuration application; and

upload received data and data modifications of the configuration dataset, including the received and modified scoping information, and the transaction dataset to an application configuration environment of the target application, wherein the target application executes in an application execution environment separate from the application configuration environment;

wherein the configuration application receives the data and data modifications while the computing device is not connected to the target application or the application configuration environment.

16. The system of claim 15, wherein the instruction set held in the memory of the computing device further executes to cause the computing device to:

provide, via the configuration application, a dynamic question set, the answers to which provide a representation of a warehouse in data.

17. The system of claim 16, wherein the representation of the warehouse includes a definition of at least one warehouse process.

18. The system of claim 15, wherein the instruction set held in the memory of the computing device further executes to cause the computing device to:

download the application configuration dataset and application transaction dataset from the application configuration environment onto the computing device.

19. The system of claim 15, wherein the application configuration environment includes at least one of a configuration data store and a transaction data store of the target application.

20. The system of claim 15, wherein the target application is a demonstration instance of the application.