Synchronized Template Provisioning for Cloud Data Consistency
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Solution Overview
Problem
In modern cloud systems, data consistency across disparate software and database processes is challenging due to manual configuration errors and differing data representations in various systems, leading to inefficiencies in template deployment and customization across related systems.
Innovation Solution
The implementation of synchronized template provisioning across connected systems, where a template deployed in one system automatically deploys corresponding customized templates in other systems, ensuring consistent data representation through internal mapping and meta-data integration, eliminating the need for external mapping engines.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If templates are manually deployed and customized in each related system, then users can properly search for and select the correct corresponding templates in each system, but this leads to manual errors and requires users to apply the same customizations in each system manually
Solution Approach 1:
The patent uses template copying across multiple systems where a template defined in one system is automatically copied to corresponding systems. The template includes metadata that identifies corresponding templates in other systems, enabling automatic replication of customizations without manual intervention in each system.
Solution Approach 2:
The system performs self-service by automatically deploying templates to related systems without requiring manual user intervention. The template provisioning system automatically identifies corresponding templates in other systems and deploys them with appropriate customizations applied, eliminating the need for users to manually search and configure each template in every system.
2Adaptability or versatility
If data entries are generated separately by manually configuring each system, then each system can be configured independently, but this leads to errors between different systems
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements a universal template provisioning system that operates across multiple disparate systems. The template includes metadata that enables it to function universally across different system types (ERP, CRM, SCM, etc.), allowing the same template mechanism to serve multiple systems with different data representations while maintaining consistency.
Solution Approach 2:
The template acts as an intermediary between systems, carrying metadata that describes corresponding templates in other systems. This intermediary mechanism enables automatic coordination between independently configured systems, ensuring data consistency without requiring manual intervention or direct system-to-system communication.
3Adaptability or versatility
If corresponding data entries are represented differently in different systems, then each system can meet its specific process requirements, but this leads to further errors during configuration
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies local quality by allowing each system to maintain its specific data representation requirements through system-specific template customizations. The template metadata identifies corresponding templates in different systems, enabling each system to have locally optimized data representations while maintaining overall consistency through the template provisioning mechanism.
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AI summary
Synchronized multi-system template provisioning is provided for networked computer systems, such as connected in a cloud environment. Each template includes information about corresponding templates and databases in other connected systems. When a template is deployed, user customization information is sent to the related systems to automatically deploy corresponding templates using the same or similar user customization information. Accordingly, when a template is deployed, the system checks for compatible templates in related systems and sends all information necessary for deploying the corresponding customizable templates in the other systems.