Methods and systems for merging software-level objects with document-level objects in a document publishing environment

US8122346B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• SAP AG · DE

Inventors

• Vladislav Bezrukov · Sandhausen, DE
• Nikhil Dhairyawan · Eppelheim, DE
• Matthias Jensen · Heidelberg, DE
• Ilya Khandamirov · Sandhausen, DE
• Christian Lieske · Wiesloch, DE
• Andreas Hirche · Hirschberg, DE
• Matthias Kammerer · Kupferzell, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Aug 5, 2005
• Grant date: Feb 21, 2012
• Expiry date: Mar 19, 2029

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G06F16/986
• WIPO field: Computer technology
• WIPO sector: Electrical engineering

Abstract

Methods and systems are disclosed for generating, managing, and publishing documents based on document level objects and software level objects. In one aspect, a method is provided for managing documents in a computing system environment. The method includes identifying a placeholder object included in a document having a document level object, the placeholder object having metadata corresponding to a software level object. Software level object content is identified in response to a query message and is included within a response to the query message. A format of the software level object content included in the response is transformed into a second format based on a second set of constraints, and merged in the document based on the placeholder object. An output document may be generated such that the transformed software level object content replaces the placeholder object in the output document.