US 2008/0189675 A1 · METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING TOOLING INSTRUCTIONS THROUGH PARAMETERIZATION AS AN AID FOR SOFTWARE APPLICATION DEVELOPMENT

Abstract

An invention is disclosed for a programming method and system of implementing parameterization of data types and/or categories to convert an example “instance” of using a software application into an actual product of program use by customizing the example to make it suitable for user needs. A parameter modeling component along with a parameterization component and an instantiation component are used to create parameterized example instances (“p-instances”) and tooling instructions are then invoked to customize a “p-instance” into a real instance reflecting creation of a document or file or other program artifact (i.e., data product) resulting from actual use of the software application.

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Dependent claims

A programming system for implementing parameterization to convert an example instance of using a computer software application program into an actual product of program use, comprised of at least the following components:

(a). a parameter modeling component for designing the application by defining parameters for data types or categories and specifying instructions for the parameters;
(b). a parameterization component for creating at least one example instance containing one or more parameters from the model;
and
(c). an instantiation component for setting parameter data values using instructions to convert an example instance into at least one program product;
wherein an example instance invokes instructions to define values for data parameters that customize the example into a product generated by use of the application.

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A method of using a programming system for implementing parameterization to convert an example instance of using a computer software application program into an actual product of program use, comprised of at least the following steps:

(a). using a parameter modeling component for designing the application by defining parameters for data types or categories and specifying instructions for the parameters;
(b). using a parameterization component for creating at least one example instance containing one or more parameters from the model;
and
(c). using an instantiation component for setting parameter data values by use of instructions to convert an example instance into at least one program product;
wherein an example instance invokes instructions to define values for data parameters that customize the example into a product generated by use of the application.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Method and system for providing tooling instructions through parameterization as an aid for software application development

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Method and system for providing tooling instructions through parameterization as an aid for software application development

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