Pass-through interface queries to populate a class-based model

• US 20060218116A1
• Filed: 09/06/2005
• Published: 09/28/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 03/28/2005
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Siemens AG
• Original Assignee: Siemens AG
• Inventors: Abouh, Ibrahim el sayed, Horn, David A., O'Hearn, James Eric, Brenes, Mario
• Application Number:
  US11/221,138
• Publication Number:
  US 20060218116A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/06 Resources, workflows, human or project management; Enterprise or organisation planning; Enterprise or organisation modelling

Abstract

Some embodiments include reception of a request for data associated with an object instantiation of a component of a class model representing tag-based data and non-tag-based data, the request including user criteria mapped to a member of the component. Embodiments may also utilize an interface and a configuration to query an operational data source for data associated with data fields, wherein one of the data fields is associated with the member of the component, wherein one field of the configuration is associated with the member of the component, and wherein the one field of the configuration includes the user criteria that is mapped to the member of the component. Moreover, data associated with the data fields may be received from the operational data source and the member of the object instantiation may be populated with data of the one of the data fields associated with the member.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

receiving a request for data associated with an object instantiation of a component of a class model representing tag-based data and non-tag-based data, the request including user criteria mapped to a member of the component;

utilizing an interface and a configuration to query an operational data source for data associated with data fields, wherein one of the data fields is associated with the member of the component, wherein one field of the configuration is associated with the member of the component, and wherein the one field of the configuration includes the user criteria that is mapped to the member of the component;

receiving data associated with the data fields from the operational data source; and

populating the member of the object instantiation with data of the one of the data fields associated with the member.

2. A method according to claim 1, wherein the request is received from a client, and further comprising:

providing the populated object instantiation to the client.

3. A method according to claim 1,

wherein the request includes second user criteria mapped to a second member of the component,

wherein a second one of the data fields is associated with the second member,

wherein a second one of the fields of the configuration is associated with the second member,

wherein, when utilizing the interface and the configuration, the second field of the configuration includes the second user criteria that is mapped to the second member, and

further comprising populating the second member of the object instantiation with data of the second one of the data fields associated with the second member.

4. A method according to claim 1, further comprising:

determining, in response to the request, that the object instantiation is associated with a pass-through component.

5. A method according to claim 1, wherein the interface is a business application interface supported by the data source.

6. A method according to claim 1, wherein the class model represents assets and geographies of a manufacturing organization.

7. A method according to claim 1, wherein the tag-based data and non-tag-based data are derived from an industrial process.

8. A method according to claim 7, wherein the industrial process comprises a continuous process.

9. A method according to claim 7, wherein the industrial process comprises operations of facilities involved in at least one of manufacturing, assembly, natural resource procurement, natural resource refinement, chemical synthesis, water treatment, power generation, power transmission, food processing, beverage processing, raw materials processing, agricultural processing, and materials processing.

10. A method according to claim 9, wherein the natural resource comprises at least one of oil and natural gas.

11. An apparatus comprising:

a memory storing processor-executable process steps; and

a processor in communication with the memory and operative in conjunction with the stored process steps to;

receive a request for data associated with an object instantiation of a component of a class model representing tag-based data and non-tag-based data, the request including user criteria mapped to a member of the component;

utilize an interface and a configuration to query an operational data source for data associated with data fields, wherein one of the data fields is associated with the member of the component, wherein one field of the configuration is associated with the member of the component, and wherein the one field of the configuration includes the user criteria that is mapped to the member of the component;

receive data associated with the data fields from the operational data source; and

populate the member of the object instantiation with data of the one of the data fields associated with the member.

12. An apparatus according to claim 11, wherein the request is received from a client, and the processor is further operative in conjunction with the stored process steps to:

provide the populated object instantiation to the client.

13. An apparatus according to claim 11,

wherein the request includes second user criteria mapped to a second member of the component,

wherein a second one of the data fields is associated with the second member,

wherein a second one of the fields of the configuration is associated with the second member,

wherein, when the interface and the configuration are utilized, the second field of the configuration includes the second user criteria that is mapped to the second member, and

wherein the processor is further operative in conjunction with the stored process steps to populate the second member of the object instantiation with data of the second one of the data fields associated with the second member.

14. An apparatus according to claim 11, wherein the interface is a business application interface supported by the data source.

15. An apparatus according to claim 11, wherein the processor is further operative in conjunction with the stored process steps to:

determine, in response to the request, that the object instantiation is associated with a pass-through component.

16. An apparatus according to claim 11, wherein the class model represents assets and geographies of a manufacturing organization.

17. An apparatus according to claim 11, wherein the tag-based data and non-tag-based data are derived from an industrial process.

18. An apparatus according to claim 17, wherein the industrial process comprises a continuous process.

19. An apparatus according to claim 17, wherein the industrial process comprises operations of facilities involved in at least one of manufacturing, assembly, natural resource procurement, natural resource refinement, chemical synthesis, water treatment, power generation, power transmission, food processing, beverage processing, raw materials processing, agricultural processing, and materials processing.

20. An apparatus according to claim 19, wherein the natural resource comprises at least one of oil and natural gas.

21. A medium storing computer-executable program code, the program code comprising:

code to receive a request for data associated with an object instantiation of a component of a class model representing tag-based data and non-tag-based data, the request including user criteria mapped to a member of the component;

code to utilize an interface and a configuration to query an operational data source for data associated with data fields, wherein one of the data fields is associated with the member of the component, wherein one field of the configuration is associated with the member of the component, and wherein the one field of the configuration includes the user criteria that is mapped to the member of the component;

code to receive data associated with the data fields from the operational data source; and

code to populate the member of the object instantiation with data of the one of the data fields associated with the member.

22. A medium according to claim 21,

wherein the request includes second user criteria mapped to a second member of the component,

wherein a second one of the data fields is associated with the second member,

wherein a second one of the fields of the configuration is associated with the second member,

wherein, when the interface and the configuration are utilized, the second field of the configuration includes the second user criteria that is mapped to the second member, and

wherein the program code further comprises code to populate the second member of the object instantiation with data of the second one of the data fields associated with the second member.

23. A medium according to claim 21, wherein the tag-based data and non-tag-based data are derived from an industrial process comprising operations of facilities involved in at least one of manufacturing, assembly, natural resource procurement, natural resource refinement, chemical synthesis, water treatment, power generation, power transmission, food processing, beverage processing, raw materials processing, agricultural processing, and materials processing.