Dynamic Business Object Property Management via Configuration Tables
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional business object management systems lack the ability to centrally manage and maintain properties effectively, leading to inefficiencies in property determination and reuse, as properties are typically fixed and determined by service providers without clear data requirements or calculation methods.
Innovation Solution
A computer system and method that includes an access manager to determine, display, and configure business object properties in a user interface, using a context handler to define input parameters, a rule handler to define rules, and a model handler to generate metadata models, allowing properties to be locked and mapped to UI fields, thereby enabling dynamic property calculation and management without relying on service providers.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If properties are determined by instantiating a service provider with fixed conditions, then property determination is achieved, but central improvements, maintenance, and reuse are not possible
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts property determination logic from the service provider instantiation process and places it in a separate configuration table. This allows properties to be defined and managed independently from the service provider code, enabling central improvements and maintenance without modifying the service provider itself.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent segments property determination into distinct components: input parameters defined by a context handler, rules defined by a rule handler, and metadata models generated by a model handler. This segmentation allows each component to be independently configured and maintained in the configuration table.
2Loss of information
If properties are fixed and determined by service providers, then property determination is achieved, but it is not known which data is required for property determination and how properties are calculated
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a configuration table as an intermediary between the service provider and property determination. This intermediary explicitly defines input parameters, their data sources, and calculation rules, making the property determination process transparent and configurable without complicating the service provider code.
3Adaptability or versatility
If central improvements and maintenance of properties are enabled, then property management flexibility is improved, but system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent creates a universal configuration table structure that handles multiple aspects of property management (input parameters, rules, metadata models) in a single standardized format. This universal approach enables central improvements and maintenance while avoiding the need for separate configuration mechanisms for each property aspect.
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AI summary
In accordance with aspects of the disclosure, a system and methods are provided for managing business objects in memory. The system and methods may be provided for defining a context of one or more input parameters of data used to determine one or more properties of one or more business objects, defining one or more rules associated with the one or more properties of each business object, and generating a metadata model for each business object based on the context of the one or more input parameters of each business object and the one or more rules associated with the one or more properties of each business object.