US 6,553,563 B2 · Development tool, method, and system for client server applications

Abstract

A software development method and system having a suite of graphical customization tools that enables developers to rapidly configure all aspects of the underlying application software, including the look-and-feel, behavior, and workflow. This is accomplished without modifying application source code, base objects, or SQL. The sophisticated repository management capabilities of the method and system of our invention allows teams of developers to work efficiently on configuring applications. The application upgrader provides an automated process to upgrade the customizations to future product releases thus protecting the investment in customization. The ease, comprehensiveness, scalability, and upgradeability of the customization process help reduce the total lifecycle cost of customizing enterprise applications.

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Dependent claims

A system for customizing an application program, comprising:

(1) a plurality of reusable modules for incorporation into end-user derived modules, at least one of said reusable modules having a set of variables accessible by an end-user and a set of variables not accessible by the end-user, and wherein a derived module incorporating said reusable module inherits attributes of said reusable module, said plurality of reusable modules also including at least one notification module for notifying of conflicts between existing modules and an end-user derived module;
(2) a graphical editor for modifying and managing software modules, said graphical editor responsive to said notification module to present conflict information to an end user;
and
(3) an object visualization editor for graphically representing relationships between modules and variables within modules.

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Development tool, method, and system for client server applications

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Abstract

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