Bulk access to metadata in a service-oriented business framework

US8612927B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• SAP AG · DE

Inventors

• Frank Brunswig · Heidelberg, DE
• Daniel Hutzel · Karlsruhe, DE
• Steffen Tatzel · Schallstadt, DE
• Joachim Fitzer · Schriesheim, DE
• Stefan Baeuerle · Walldorf, DE
• Daniel Goldmann · Mannheim, DE
• Jens Weiler · Weingarten, DE
• Thomas Gauweiler · Speyer, DE
• Dirk Giebel · Walldorf, DE
• Udo Klein · Maximiliansau, DE
• Heiko Steffen · Welzheim, DE
• Jan Teichmann · Hamburg, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Jul 5, 2011
• Grant date: Dec 17, 2013
• Expiry date: Feb 2, 2032

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G06F9/451
• WIPO field: Computer technology
• WIPO sector: Electrical engineering

Abstract

A bulk service interface can be instantiated for each of at least one service provider providing a plurality of business objects using a stored definition of a plurality of metadata properties relating to generation of a user interface that incorporates content of a plurality of business objects. The bulk service interface can query the stored definition and access, in a bulk metadata access process, dynamic metadata required for instantiation of the plurality of business objects. If the stored definition has not previously been received, a default bulk services access process that queries an existing dynamic metadata access interface of each of the plurality of business objects can be initiated to retrieve the dynamic metadata from each of the plurality of business objects. An instance of the user interface can be generated using dynamic metadata accessed by the bulk service interface and/or the retrieved by the default bulk services access process.