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Generating a where-used objects list for updating data

US9658845B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

SAP SE · DE

Inventors

Michael Acker · Großfischlingen, DE
Franz-Josef Stortz · Edenkoben, DE
Juergen Remmel · Östringen, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Dec 18, 2009
Grant date	May 23, 2017
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jan 1, 2033

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG06F8/71
WIPO fieldComputer technology
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Methods and systems are described that involve creating a where-used objects list that contains a set of provider's objects to be adjusted or tested in a customized program after an upgrade of a program, import of projects, patches, and so on. A set of contracts is created that corresponds to the set of provider's objects used in the customer system. Each contract contains information about the provider's object it is created for and assigned to. This information is used by a lifecycle tool to detect if a provider's object has been changed by comparing the contract information of the provider's object with a new imported version of the same provider's object. The provider's object is modified according to the detected change and the assigned contract is recreated to represent the latest data.

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