Customization manager

7:

• The method of claim 1 wherein:
• L is the specific line number in the first existing module such that
• 1<L<T
• with T being a total number of lines of source code in the first existing module;
• and
• the method further comprises receiving an indication of the specific line number L.

The method of claim 1 wherein:

• the first existing module comprises a plurality of first instructions in source code form;
• the additional software comprises a plurality of second instructions in source code form;
• a first customized module in the existing customized version of the application software comprises the plurality of first instructions and the plurality of second instructions;
• the method further comprises:
• preparing a third screen to display the first customized module;
• and
• displaying the third screen, wherein the plurality of first instructions are displayed with line numbers and the plurality of second instructions are displayed without line numbers.

9:

• The method of claim 1 wherein:
• the first existing module comprises a plurality of first instructions in source code form;
• the additional software comprises a plurality of second instructions in source code form;
• and
• the plurality of first instructions and the plurality of second instructions are expressed in a common high level language.

11:

• One or more non-transitory computer-readable storage media comprising a plurality of instructions that when executed cause one or more processors to perform a method, the plurality of instructions comprising:
• instructions to receive, via a field of a first screen of a graphical user interface, a first specific position within a first existing module, at which additional software is to be executed, during execution of an existing generic version of application software that comprises a plurality of modules including the first existing module;
• wherein the first specific position is selected, by user input in the first screen, to be at a beginning of the first existing module, or at an end of the first existing module, or at a specific line number in between the beginning and the end of the first existing module;
• instructions to receive the additional software;
• instructions to store in a database, a customization that comprises a first name of the first existing module, and the first specific position within the first existing module;
• instructions to receive a new generic version of the application software;
• instructions to receive automatically identify, in the new generic version of application software, by use of at least one processor and the customization in the database, a first new module having a first name identical to the first name of the first existing module in the existing generic version of the application software, the first existing module being associated with the additional software to be executed when executing an existing customized version of the application software;
• instructions to receive via a second screen of the graphical user interface, a new specific position at which the additional software is to be executed in the first new module when executing a new customized version of the application software;
• instructions to automatically prepare and store in one or more non-transitory computer-readable storage media, the new customized version of the application software to execute the additional software when executing the first new module in the new generic version of the application software;
• wherein the new customized version of the application software is obtained, based on the new specific position, by automatic insertion of the additional software, directly or via a function call, into the new generic version of the application software;
• and
• instructions to execute a new executable based on the new customized version of the application software.

12:

• The one or more non-transitory computer-readable storage media of claim 11 wherein:
• an indication is received that the new specific position is unchanged;
• and
• during execution of the new executable, the additional software is executed at the new specific position in the first new module.

17:

• The one or more non-transitory computer-readable storage media of claim 11 wherein:
• L is the specific line number in the first existing module such that
• 1<L<T
• with T being a total number of lines of source code in the first existing module;
• and
• the method further comprises receiving an indication of the specific line number L.

18:

• The one or more non-transitory computer-readable storage media of claim 11 wherein:
• the first existing module comprises a plurality of first instructions in source code form;
• the additional software comprises a plurality of second instructions in source code form;
• a first customized module in the existing customized version of the application software comprises the plurality of first instructions and the plurality of second instructions;
• the plurality of instructions to be executed to perform the method comprise instructions to prepare a third screen to display the first customized module;
• and
• the plurality of instructions to be executed to perform the method comprise instructions to display in the third screen, the plurality of first instructions with line numbers and the plurality of second instructions without line numbers.

20:

• An apparatus comprising one or more processors coupled to one or more non-transitory computer-readable storage media, wherein the one or more non-transitory computer-readable storage media comprise a plurality of instructions that when executed cause the one or more processors to perform a method, wherein:
• the one or more processors are configured by the plurality of instructions, to receive via a field of a first screen of a graphical user interface, a first specific position within a first existing module, at which additional software is to be executed, during execution of an existing generic version of application software that comprises a plurality of modules including the first existing module;
• wherein the first specific position is selected, by user input in the first screen, to be at a beginning of the first existing module, or at an end of the first existing module, or at a specific line number in between the beginning and the end of the first existing module;
• the one or more processors are configured by the plurality of instructions, to receive the additional software;
• the one or more processors are configured by the plurality of instructions, to store in a database, a customization that comprises a first name of the first existing module, and the first specific position within the first existing module;
• the one or more processors are configured by the plurality of instructions, to receive a new generic version of the application software;
• the one or more processors are configured by the plurality of instructions, to automatically identify, in the new generic version of application software, by use of at least one processor and the customization in the database, a first new module having a first name identical to the first name of the first existing module in the existing generic version of the application software, the first existing module being associated with the additional software to be executed when executing an existing customized version of the application software;
• the one or more processors are configured by the plurality of instructions, to receive via a second screen of the graphical user interface, a new specific position at which the additional software is to be executed in the first new module when executing a new customized version of the application software;
• the one or more processors are configured by the plurality of instructions, to automatically prepare and store in one or more non-transitory computer-readable storage media, the new customized version of the application software to execute the additional software when executing the first new module in the new generic version of the application software;
• wherein the new customized version of the application software is obtained, based on the new specific position, by automatic insertion of the additional software, directly or via a function call, into the new generic version of the application software;
• and
• the one or more processors are configured by the plurality of instructions, to execute a new executable based on the new customized version of the application software.

21:

• The method of claim 2 wherein:
• the second screen displays multiple customizations including said customization;
• the specific position in each of the multiple customizations is at a module boundary;
• the module boundary is at the beginning or the end of a module;
• and
• the re-apply button is common to all the multiple customizations on the second screen.

24:

• The one or more non-transitory computer-readable storage media of claim 23 wherein:
• the second screen displays multiple customizations including said customization;
• the specific position in each of the multiple customizations is at a module boundary;
• the module boundary is at the beginning or the end of a module;
• and
• the re-apply button is common to all the multiple customizations on the second screen.

25:

• The one or more non-transitory computer-readable storage media of claim 23 wherein:
• the second screen displays multiple customizations including said customization;
• said customization identifies the specific line number and the re-apply button is specific to said customization;
• and
• the second screen displays another re-apply button applicable to another customization among the multiple customizations.