System, method and computer program product for transmitting a group of data elements

• US 9,195,681 B2
• Filed: 01/12/2011
• Issued: 11/24/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 04/01/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Salesforce.com, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Salesforce.com, Inc.
• Inventors: Hopkins, Chris, Abramowitz, Mark, Parry, Halloran, Markham, Blake
• Primary Examiner(s): Nguyen, Phuoc
• Assistant Examiner(s): ZAND, DAVOUD AMAN
• Application Number:
  US13/005,492
• Publication Number:
  US 20110247017A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,777 Days
• Field of Search: 709/206, 709/220, 709/221, 709/222
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/27 Replication, distribution or synchronisation of data between databases or within a distributed database system; Distributed database system architectures therefor
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2209/547 Messaging middleware

Abstract

In accordance with embodiments, there are provided mechanisms and methods for transmitting a group of data elements. These mechanisms and methods for grouping a plurality of data elements can enable more efficient data transmission, improved synchronization and data management, etc.

Claims

1. A computer program product embodied on a non-transitory computer readable medium, comprising computer code causing a computer to implement a method, comprising:

identifying at a first system a plurality of data elements including;

a plurality of objects,

metadata descriptions of one or more of the objects, and

a plurality of updates to a recipient system that are automatically performed by the recipient system in response to receiving the plurality of data elements, the plurality of updates utilizing one or more of the objects;

grouping by the first system the plurality of objects, the metadata descriptions, and the plurality of updates within a single implementation item to be implemented at the recipient system;

transmitting by the first system the single implementation item to the recipient system, utilizing a single application programming interface (API) call;

performing, at the recipient system, the plurality of updates to the recipient system utilizing one or more of the data objects, in response to the recipient system receiving the single implementation item;

identifying, at the recipient system, an error during the performing of the plurality of updates;

rolling back, by the recipient system, all of the plurality of updates to the recipient system within the single implementation item; and

retransmitting to the recipient system, by the first system, the single implementation item, utilizing the single API call.

2. The computer program product of claim 1, wherein the plurality of data elements include one or more entities.

3. The computer program product of claim 1, wherein the plurality of data elements include a location.

4. The computer program product of claim 1, wherein the plurality of data elements include one or more criteria to be used in a search.

5. The computer program product of claim 1, wherein the plurality of data elements include one or more interrelationships between the plurality of objects.

6. The computer program product of claim 1, wherein the plurality of data elements include one or more of an object insertion instruction, an object update instruction, an object delete instruction, an object match instruction, and an object request instruction.

7. The computer program product of claim 1, wherein the plurality of data elements are associated with an event.

8. The computer program product of claim 1, wherein the plurality of data elements includes data that is replicated between the first system and the recipient system.

9. The computer program product of claim 1, wherein the computer program product is operable such that the plurality of data elements is grouped as a single data structure.

10. The computer program product of claim 1, wherein the computer program product is operable such that the plurality of data elements is bundled within a single object.

11. The computer program product of claim 1, wherein the computer program product is operable such that a search is performed for one or more of the plurality of data elements at the recipient system.

14. The computer program product of claim 1, wherein the data elements are grouped and the group transmitted such that the data elements are sent as a batch in the single API call via the grouping, thereby avoiding multiple transactional calls for transmitting the data elements.

12. A method, comprising:

identifying at a first system a plurality of data elements including;

a plurality of objects,

metadata descriptions of one or more of the objects, and

a plurality of updates to a recipient system that are performed by the recipient system in response to receiving the plurality of data elements, the plurality of updates utilizing one or more of the objects;

grouping by the first system the plurality of objects, the metadata descriptions, and the plurality of updates within a single implementation item to be implemented at the recipient system;

transmitting by the first system the single implementation item to the recipient system, utilizing a single application programming interface (API) call; and

performing, at the recipient system, the plurality of updates to the recipient system utilizing one or more of the data objects, in response to the recipient system receiving the single implementation item;

identifying, at the recipient system, an error during the performing of the plurality of updates;

rolling back, by the recipient system, all of the plurality of updates to the recipient system within the single implementation item; and

retransmitting to the recipient system, by the first system, the single implementation item, utilizing the single API call.

13. An apparatus, comprising:

one or more hardware processors configured to;

identify at a first system a plurality of data elements including;

a plurality of objects,

metadata descriptions of one or more of the objects, and

a plurality of updates to a recipient system that are performed by the recipient system in response to receiving the plurality of data elements, the plurality of updates utilizing one or more of the objects;

group by the first system the plurality of objects, the metadata descriptions, and the plurality of updates within a single implementation item to be implemented at the recipient system;

transmit by the first system the single implementation item to the recipient system, utilizing a single application programming interface (API) call; and

perform, at the recipient system, the plurality of updates to the recipient system utilizing one or more of the data objects, in response to the recipient system receiving the single implementation item;

identify, at the recipient system, an error during the performing of the plurality of updates;

roll back, by the recipient system, all of the plurality of updates to the recipient system within the single implementation item; and

retransmit to the recipient system, by the first system, the single implementation item, utilizing the single API call.