US 2024/0256244 A1Published application

Code packaging for flexible deployment within a multi-tenant system

AssigneeSalesforce, Inc.

InventorsVivek Viswanathan, Christopher James Wall, Dileep Burki, Joseph Wegner, Mars Hall, Natasha Gupta

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Abstract

A multi-cloud system permits installation of software by an independent software vendor (ISV) in different manners, such as within a user space of an organization tenant of the multi-cloud system, a space of the ISV within the multi-cloud system, or a space of the multi-cloud system itself. Packaging and installation functionality of the multi-cloud system performs necessary configurations so that an ISV can simply specify how its code is to be made available to users via the multi-cloud system, without itself needing to create different configurations depending on the desired manner of usage.

Claims18

Dependent claims

A computer-implemented method comprising:

receiving, by an app store of a multi-tenant system (MTS), code for software authored by an independent software vendor (ISV) registered with the MTS, and a selection by the ISV in a graphical user interface (GUI), the selection specifying a means for making the code available to customers;
storing an entry for the code in the app store;
and
responsive to the selection, making the code available to customers in at least the following manners:
responsive to the selection specifying customer organization installation:
receiving a request from a first customer to obtain rights to use the code;
installing the code within a space of the MTS belonging to the first customer;
receiving a runtime request of the first customer to use functionality of the code;
and
executing code for the functionality within the space of the MTS belonging to the first customer;
and
responsive to the selection specifying ISV installation:
establishing a link to a service on a system of the ISV in which the code is embodied;
receiving a runtime request of a customer to use functionality of the code;
and
redirecting the runtime request via the link to the service on the system of the ISV.

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A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing instructions that when executed by a computer processor perform actions comprising:

receiving, by an app store of a multi-tenant system (MTS), code for software authored by an independent software vendor (ISV) registered with the MTS, and a selection by the ISV in a graphical user interface (GUI), the selection specifying a means for making the code available to customers;
storing an entry for the code in the app store;
and
responsive to the selection, making the code available to customers in at least the following manners:
responsive to the selection specifying customer organization installation:
receiving a request from a first customer to obtain rights to use the code;
installing the code within a space of the MTS belonging to the first customer;
receiving a runtime request of the first customer to use functionality of the code;
and
executing code for the functionality within the space of the MTS belonging to the first customer;
and
responsive to the selection specifying ISV installation:
establishing a link to a service on a system of the ISV in which the code is embodied;
receiving a runtime request of a customer to use functionality of the code;
and
redirecting the runtime request via the link to the service on the system of the ISV.

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A multi-tenant system (MTS) comprising:

a computer processor;
and
a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing instructions that when executed by the computer processor perform actions comprising:
receiving, by an app store of the MTS, code for software authored by an independent software vendor (ISV) registered with the MTS, and a selection by the ISV in a graphical user interface (GUI), the selection specifying a means for making the code available to customers;
storing an entry for the code in the app store;
and
responsive to the selection, making the code available to customers in at least the following manners:
responsive to the selection specifying customer organization installation:
receiving a request from a first customer to obtain rights to use the code;
installing the code within a space of the MTS belonging to the first customer;
receiving a runtime request of the first customer to use functionality of the code;
and
executing code for the functionality within the space of the MTS belonging to the first customer;
and
responsive to the selection specifying ISV installation:
establishing a link to a service on a system of the ISV in which the code is embodied;
receiving a runtime request of a customer to use functionality of the code;
and
redirecting the runtime request via the link to the service on the system of the ISV.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.