US 11,768,819 B2Granted

Data unblocking in application platforms

AssigneeSap SE

InventorsYasra Shakil, Ashish Suri, Veena P, Naved Ahmed

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Abstract

Systems, methods, and computer-readable media are disclosed for data unblocking in application platforms. An application platform may comprise a plurality of systems. A system may store data having a residence period. Upon expiration of the residence period, the data may be blocked from further processing. Data which is blocked may need to then be unblocked. Systems may be leading systems or dependent systems. Data unblocking may be triggered from the leading system to the dependent systems. At runtime, the dependent system may receive a trust token which may be used to verify a calling system as the leading system. If a data unblocking request is called from a dependent system, data unblocking may be prevented.

Claims17

Dependent claims

One or more non-transitory computer-readable media storing computer-executable instructions that, when executed by a processor, perform a method for unblocking data in application platforms, comprising:

receiving, from a user, an unblocking request to unblock data for at least one system of a plurality of systems in an application platform,
wherein the plurality of systems includes a leading system containing an original version of an electronic master data entity and one or more dependent systems containing replications of the electronic master data entity;
responsive to receiving the unblocking request, determining a calling system associated with the unblocking request;
and
responsive to determining the calling system is a leading system as opposed to a dependent system of the at least one system, verifying the leading system with a trust token and triggering unblocking for the leading system and all of the one or more dependent systems containing replications of the electronic master data entity,
wherein triggering unblocking comprises a resetting of a blocking flag indicative that data for the at least one system is unusable for processing.

3 more elements

A method for data unblocking in application platforms, the method comprising:

receiving, from a user, an unblocking request to unblock data for at least one system of a plurality of systems in an application platform,
wherein the plurality of systems includes a leading system containing an original version of an electronic master data entity and one or more dependent systems containing replications of the electronic master data entity;
responsive to receiving the unblocking request, determining a calling system associated with the unblocking request;
and
responsive to determining the calling system is a leading system as opposed to a dependent system of the at least one system, verifying the leading system with a trust token and triggering unblocking for the leading system and all of the one or more dependent systems containing replications of the electronic master data entity,
wherein triggering unblocking comprises a resetting of a blocking flag indicative that data for the at least one system is unusable for processing.

3 more elements

A system for data unblocking in application platforms, comprising:

a data store;
a processor;
and
one or more non-transitory computer-readable media storing computer-executable instructions that, when executed by the processor, perform a method for data unblocking in application platforms, comprising:
receiving, from a user, an unblocking request to unblock data for at least one system of a plurality of systems in an application platform,
wherein the plurality of systems includes a leading system containing an original version of an electronic master data entity and one or more dependent systems containing replications of the electronic master data entity;
responsive to receiving the unblocking request, determining a calling system associated with the unblocking request;
and
responsive to determining the calling system is a leading system as opposed to a dependent system of the at least one system, verifying the leading system with a trust token and triggering unblocking for the leading system and all of the one or more dependent systems containing replications of the electronic master data entity,
wherein triggering unblocking comprises a resetting of a blocking flag indicative that data for the at least one system is unusable for processing.

7 more elements

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application: 17/679,972Filed 24 Feb 2022
Published: US 2023/0267111 A124 Aug 2023
Granted: 26 Sep 2023
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Classification6 codes

G06F 16/2343
Pessimistic concurrency control approaches, e.g. locking or multiple versions without time stamps: locking methods, e.g. distributed locking or…
G06F 16/2365
Updating: ensuring data consistency and integrity
G06F 16/27
Of structured data, e.g. relational data: replication, distribution or synchronisation of data between databases or within a distributed database…
G06F 21/6218
Protecting access to data via a platform, e.g. using keys or access control rules: to a system of files or objects, e.g. local or distributed file…