Mapping of designtime to runtime in a visual modeling language environment

A computer-implemented method comprising:

• providing designtime graphical modeling language entities comprising a first designtime entity and a second designtime entity in a visual modeling program, the first designtime entity having an associated first runtime entity precompiled for a first platform;
• receiving input defining an application definition at designtime as including at least the first and second designtime entities as components of a designtime version of the application, wherein the input includes a configuration of properties of the first and second designtime entities;
• and
• generating runtime entities of the application, wherein generating the runtime entities of the application comprises setting properties of the first runtime entity in accordance with the configuration of properties of the first designtime entity.

A system comprising:

• designtime graphical modeling language means comprising a first designtime entity and a second designtime entity in a visual modeling means, the first designtime entity having an associated first runtime entity precompiled for a first platform;
• means for receiving input defining an application definition at designtime as including at least the first and second designtime entities as components of a designtime version of the application, wherein the input includes a configuration of properties of the first and second designtime entities;
• and
• means for generating runtime entities of the application, wherein the means for generating runtime entities of the application comprises means for setting properties of the first runtime entity in accordance with the configuration of properties of the first designtime entity.