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Managing relationships of heterogeneous objects

US8090754B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

SAP AG · DE

Inventors

Olaf Schmidt · Heidelberg, DE
Martin Fischer · Gleichen, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Dec 7, 2007
Grant date	Jan 3, 2012
Priority date	—
Expiry date	May 9, 2029

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY10S707/955
WIPO fieldComputer technology
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Software for managing relationships between heterogeneous objects is operable to identify a target object. The software automatically determines related objects using at least one object type application programming interface (API) for an object type associated with the target object. The software is further operable to populate a relationship data structure based on the determined relationships. The software can then provide the relationship data structure to a requesting module.

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