US 9,959,099 B2Granted

Framework for on demand functionality

AssigneeSap SE

InventorsWenli Zhang, Anil Samudrala

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Abstract

Methods and system are disclosed that instantiate an on demand functionality for a layer in a multilayered system. In one aspect, a framework integrated with the multilayered system may receive a request to create a root function. The root function may be associated with common functionalities or specific functionalities. Based on parameters associated with the layers and attributes associated with data flow paths between the layers, a layer to deploy the root function may be determined. Upon deploying the root function, sub functions may be created in the determined layer by the framework. The sub functions may be configured common functionalities or specific functionalities by the framework. A function model including the root function and the sub functions may be generated. The function model may be instantiated to provide an on demand functionality or an on demand application.

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Dependent claims

A computer implemented method to instantiate an on demand functionality for a layer in a multilayered system, comprising:

receiving, by a processor of a computer, a request to create a root function at a framework in a multilayered system, the root function associated with one or more common functionalities and one or more specific functionalities, wherein the multilayered system comprises a user interface layer, a controller layer and a model layer;
based on one or more parameters associated with one or more layers and one or more attributes associated with data flow paths, determining, by the processor of the computer, a layer to deploy the root function;
upon deploying the root function, creating, by the processor of the computer, one or more sub functions at the framework in the determined layer;
upon configuring the one or more sub functions with one or more specific functionalities, generating, by the processor of the computer, a function model including the root function and the one or more sub functions;
determining, by the processor of the computer, based on the data definitions, the data relationships and one or more data flow paths between the one or more layers in the multilayered system, whether the one or more common functionalities and the one or more specific functionalities are reusable in the one or more layers in the multilayered system;
and
instantiating, by the processor of the computer, the generated function model to provide on demand functionality for the determined layer, wherein at the user interface layer, the root function and the one or more sub functions are represented as user interface elements arranged in multiple layers to provide an abstraction between the one or more common functionalities and the one or more specific functionalities.

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A computer system to instantiate an on demand functionality for a layer in a multilayered system, comprising:

a memory storing computer instructions;
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a processor communicatively coupled with the memory to execute the instructions to perform operations comprising:
receiving a request to create a root function at a framework in a multilayered system, the root function associated with one or more common functionalities and one or more specific functionalities, wherein the multilayered system comprises a user interface layer, a controller layer and a model layer;
based on one or more parameters associated with one or more layers and one or more attributes associated with data flow paths, determining a layer to deploy the root function;
upon deploying the root function, creating one or more sub functions at the framework in the determined layer;
upon configuring the one or more sub functions with one or more specific functionalities, generating function model including the root function and the one or more sub functions;
determining, based on the data definitions, the data relationships and one or more data flow paths between the one or more layers in the multilayered system, whether the one or more common functionalities and the one or more specific functionalities are reusable in the one or more layers in the multilayered system;
and
instantiating the generated function model to provide on demand functionality for the determined layer, wherein at the user interface layer, the root function and the one or more sub functions are represented as user interface elements arranged in multiple layers to provide an abstraction between the one or more common functionalities and the one or more specific functionalities.

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A non-transitory computer readable storage medium tangibly storing instructions, which when executed by a computer, cause the computer to execute operations comprising:

receive a request to create a root function at a framework in a multilayered system, the root function associated with one or more common functionalities and one or more specific functionalities, wherein the multilayered system comprises a user interface layer, a controller layer and a model layer;
based on one or more parameters associated with one or more layers and one or more attributes associated with data flow paths, determine a layer to deploy the root function;
upon deploying the root function, create one or more sub functions at the framework in the determined layer;
upon configuring the one or more sub functions with one or more specific functionalities, generate function model including the root function and the one or more sub functions;
determine, based on the data definitions, the data relationships and one or more data flow paths between the one or more layers in the multilayered system, whether the one or more common functionalities and the one or more specific functionalities are reusable in the one or more layers in the multilayered system;
and
instantiate the generated function model to provide on demand functionality for the determined layer, wherein at the user interface layer, the root function and the one or more sub functions are represented as user interface elements arranged in multiple layers to provide an abstraction between the one or more common functionalities and the one or more specific functionalities.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.