Installation of a software unit in a layer stack using deployment parameters

A system for executing an application environment of a computing device, the system comprising:

• a database for storage of data;
• an application platform in which a layer stack including one or more software units is executed relative to the data;
• and
• an application lifecycle management module (ALM) executed by a processor of the computing device that is operative to:
• receive a software package at the computing device of the application environment, the software package including at least one software unit, a reference parameter identifying one or more reference software units in the layer stack executing in the application environment, and an ordering behavior parameter regarding placement during installation of the at least one software unit in the layer stack executed in the application environment relative to the one or more reference software units identified by the reference parameter, wherein the layer stack defines an order of operation of software units in the layer stack;
• identify by the computing device, for the at least one software unit, the ordering behavior parameter and the reference parameter from the software package;
• and
• install by the computing device the at least one software unit into the layer stack executed in the application platform based on the identified ordering behavior parameter and the identified reference parameter received in the software package.

One or more tangible processor-readable storage media embodied with instructions for executing on one or more processors to perform a process for installation of a software package in an application environment, the process comprising:

• receiving the software package at a computing device of the application environment, the software package including at least one software unit, a reference parameter identifying one or more reference software units in a layer stack executing in the application environment, and an ordering behavior parameter regarding placement during installation of the at least one software unit in the layer stack executed in the application environment relative to the one or more reference software units identified by the reference parameter, wherein the layer stack defines an order of operation of software units in the layer stack;
• identifying by the computing device, for the at least one software unit, the ordering behavior parameter and the reference parameter from the software package;
• and
• installing by the computing device the at least one software unit into the layer stack executed in the application environment based on the identified ordering behavior parameter and the identified reference parameter received in the software package.