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Using abstraction layers to facilitate communication between systems

US8863132B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

SAP SE · DE

Inventor

Frank Mock · Diedorf, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Aug 14, 2009
Grant date	Oct 14, 2014
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Mar 4, 2033

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG06F9/4843
WIPO fieldComputer technology
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Systems and methods are provided for enabling communication between two systems using different commands, variables, protocols, methods, or instructions. In an embodiment, exit points in a software application may be used to insert additional code without altering the source code. In an embodiment, this additional code may interface with a backend abstraction layer, which may contain an itemization of functions to performed on external systems or data. In an embodiment, the abstraction layer may interface with a connectivity layer. In an embodiment, the connectivity layer may include instructions in a format recognized by the external system that correspond to the desired function in the backend abstraction layer that is to be executed at the external system.

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