Methods, systems, and computer program products for generating application processes by linking applications
First Claim
1. A method for generating application processes by linking applications, the method comprising:
- receiving, via a graphical user interface, identifiers for each of first and second applications;
determining output data for the first application from an application descriptor associated with the first application;
determining input data for the second application from an application descriptor associated with the second application;
displaying, via the graphical user interface, the output and input data;
receiving, via the graphical user interface, input indicating linking of the output data for the first application to the input data for the second application; and
creating a loadable instance operable to invoke the first application to generate a value for the output data and to invoke the second application with the generated value as the input data.
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Abstract
Methods, systems, and computer program products for generating application processes by linking applications are provided. According to one method, identifiers for each of first and second applications may be received via a GUI. Further, output data for the first application may be determined from an application descriptor associated with the first application. Input data for the second application may be determined from an application descriptor associated with the second application. The output and input data may be displayed via the GUI. Input indicating linking of the output data for the first application to the input data for the second application may be received via the GUI. A loadable instance to invoke the first application to generate a value for the output data and to invoke the second application with the generated value as the input data may be created.
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36 Claims
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1. A method for generating application processes by linking applications, the method comprising:
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receiving, via a graphical user interface, identifiers for each of first and second applications; determining output data for the first application from an application descriptor associated with the first application; determining input data for the second application from an application descriptor associated with the second application; displaying, via the graphical user interface, the output and input data; receiving, via the graphical user interface, input indicating linking of the output data for the first application to the input data for the second application; and creating a loadable instance operable to invoke the first application to generate a value for the output data and to invoke the second application with the generated value as the input data. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A system for generating application processes by linking applications, the system comprising:
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a graphical user interface operable to; receive identifiers for each of first and second applications; display output data for the first application and input data for the second application; and receive input indicating linking of the output data for the first application to the input data for the second application; and a linked application graph (LAG) manager operable to; determine the output data for the first application from an application descriptor associated with the first application; determine the input data for the second application from an application descriptor associated with the second application; and create a loadable instance operable to invoke the first application to generate a value for the output data and to invoke the second application with the generated value as the input data. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34)
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35. A system for generating application processes by linking applications, the system comprising:
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means for receiving, via a graphical user interface, identifiers for each of first and second applications; means for determining output data for the first application from an application descriptor associated with the first application; means for determining input data for the second application from an application descriptor associated with the second application; means for displaying, via the graphical user interface, the output and input data; means for receiving, via the graphical user interface, input indicating linking of the output data for the first application to the input data for the second application; and means for creating a loadable instance operable to invoke the first application to generate a value for the output data and to invoke the second application with the generated value as the input data.
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36. A computer program product comprising computer executable instructions embodied in a computer readable medium for performing steps comprising:
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receiving, via a graphical user interface, identifiers for each of first and second applications; determining output data for the first application from an application descriptor associated with the first application; determining input data for the second application from an application descriptor associated with the second application; displaying, via the graphical user interface, the output and input data; receiving, via the graphical user interface, input indicating linking of the output data for the first application to the input data for the second application; and creating a loadable instance operable to invoke the first application to generate a value for the output data and to invoke the second application with the generated value as the input data.
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