Patent · US Active

Software modeling

US8522194B2 · kind B2 · utility

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194References

20Claims

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Assignee

SAP AG · DE

Inventors

Stefan Kaetker · Dossenheim, DE
Jens Freund · Heidelberg, DE
Peter Latocha · Malsch, DE
Gerd Moosmann · Pforzheim, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Dec 30, 2005
Grant date	Aug 27, 2013
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Apr 16, 2029

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG06F8/10
WIPO fieldComputer technology
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Methods and apparatus, including computer program products, to realize a software model are described. A plurality of process components characterizing software implementing a respective and distinct business process is defined, and each of the process components defining a respective service interface for interacting with other process components. The plurality of process components is divided into multiple deployment units, wherein each deployment unit characterizes independently operable software, and each process component is entirely included in exactly one deployment unit. Context independent interactions are defined among the plurality of process components.

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