Automated Portal Entity Property Determination

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Solution Overview

Problem

The manual configuration of portal entity definition information is a time-consuming and tedious process, especially when determining properties information, which complicates the creation and deployment of portal applications and entities.

Innovation Solution

Automating the determination of properties information for portal entities by using attributes specified for the items upon which they are based, allowing this information to be provided to the portal for execution.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Ease of operation

If manual configuration of portal entity definition information is used, then flexibility and control over portal entities is maintained, but time consumption and complexity increase significantly

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveease of configurationVSAvoidtime consumption

Core Design Contradiction:

Ease of operationVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The system automatically generates portal entity definition information by extracting attributes from item metadata, allowing the system to serve itself rather than requiring manual developer configuration. The attribute extraction mechanism automatically processes item definitions and transforms them into portal entity configuration data.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #25Self-service

Solution Approach 2:

Attributes are specified for items during the development phase, and these attributes are later automatically extracted and transformed into portal entity definition information. This preliminary specification of attributes enables automated processing during deployment, eliminating the need for manual configuration at deployment time.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #10Preliminary action

2Productivity

If manual determination of properties information is performed, then accuracy and control over portal entity properties is maintained, but productivity decreases

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvedeployment speedVSAvoidconfiguration complexity

Core Design Contradiction:

ProductivityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The manual mechanical process of copying and configuring portal entity properties is replaced with an automated computational system that extracts attributes from item metadata and generates configuration information automatically. This substitution of manual operations with automated processing significantly improves productivity.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #28Mechanics substitution (Replace mechanical system)

Solution Approach 2:

The system transforms item metadata attributes into portal entity definition information by changing the parameter representation. Attributes specified in item metadata are automatically converted and formatted as portal entity properties, eliminating the need for manual property determination while maintaining accuracy.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #35Parameter changes

3Ease of manufacture

If developers manually create portal entity definition information, then control over portal entity behavior is maintained, but skill requirement and complexity increase

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveease of portal application creationVSAvoiddefinition information complexity

Core Design Contradiction:

Ease of manufactureVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

An automated intermediary system is introduced between item development and portal entity deployment. This intermediary extracts attributes from item metadata and transforms them into portal entity definition information, shielding developers from the complexity of portal entity configuration while maintaining control over portal entity behavior through attribute specification.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

Data Source

PatentUS8407309B1Techniques for specifying and determining property information for portal entities using attributes

Publication Date: 2013.03.26 SAP SE

AI summary

Techniques are provided for automating determination of properties information for a portal entity. The properties information for a portal entity is determined from attributes specified for items upon which the portal entity is based. The properties information may be provided to a portal and used by the portal to execute the portal entity.