Portable Management Code Composition for Enterprise Software
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing enterprise software applications are often expensive, resource-intensive, and inflexible, making them unaffordable and difficult to integrate for small businesses and even large corporations, which require specific features tailored to their needs.
Innovation Solution
A method and system that compose management code into platform-independent managed objects, transforming it into portable and native management objects, allowing for the selection and integration of specific enterprise modules, enabling flexible and cost-effective deployment of enterprise application services.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If enterprise software applications are deployed to provide comprehensive business support functions, then functional completeness is improved, but cost and resource consumption increase significantly
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments enterprise software applications into separate, independently deployable modules that can be selectively activated. Each module provides specific business functions (e.g., inventory management, HR, finance) and can be deployed only when needed, allowing organizations to achieve functional completeness progressively while controlling costs and resource usage.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent implements dynamic module activation and deactivation capabilities, allowing the software system to adapt its functional footprint based on organizational needs. Modules can be added or removed without requiring full application deployment, enabling flexible resource allocation and cost management while maintaining access to comprehensive enterprise functions when required.
2Adaptability or versatility
If comprehensive enterprise software applications are deployed to meet all business needs, then functional completeness is improved, but system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
By dividing the enterprise software into discrete, independently manageable modules, the patent reduces system complexity. Each module can be developed, deployed, and maintained separately, simplifying the overall system architecture while still providing access to comprehensive enterprise functions when all modules are integrated.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent applies local quality by allowing different parts of the system (individual modules) to have specialized characteristics optimized for their specific functions. Each module can be tailored to specific business needs without requiring the entire system to be customized, reducing overall complexity while maintaining functional completeness.
3Ease of manufacture
If standardized enterprise software applications are deployed, then ease of deployment is improved, but adaptability to specific organizational needs deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the enterprise software into standardized modules that can be deployed independently using common deployment processes. This maintains ease of deployment for each individual module while allowing flexible combination and customization of modules to meet specific organizational needs, thereby achieving both standardization and adaptability.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent designs modules with universal interfaces and standardized deployment mechanisms that work across different organizational contexts. Each module can serve multiple functions and be integrated with various other modules, providing adaptability to specific organizational needs while maintaining ease of deployment through standardized processes.
4Adaptability or versatility
If additional software applications are added to provide missing features, then functional completeness is improved, but integration complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges previously separate software applications into a unified modular enterprise software system. Related functional modules are combined into integrated components with standardized interfaces, reducing the number of separate applications that need to be integrated while maintaining comprehensive functionality. This decreases integration complexity compared to managing multiple independent applications.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent creates universal module interfaces and standardized integration mechanisms that simplify the combination of different functional modules. Modules are designed to work together through common protocols and interfaces, reducing integration complexity while providing comprehensive functionality that would otherwise require multiple separate applications.
Data Source
AI summary
A method is provided. The method composes management code in a platform independent managed object format. Further, the management code is utilized to manage at least one object. In addition, the management code transforms the management code into a plurality of portable management objects and a plurality of native management objects.