Compatibility framework for cloud and on-premise application integration

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2017339221-A1
Application number	US-201615160084-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	May 20, 2016
Priority date	May 20, 2016
Publication date	Nov 23, 2017
Grant date	—

Abstract

Systems and methods are described herein for receiving, by a server computer associated with a cloud-based application, a request via a network from a requesting device associated with an on-premise application, for at least one feature associated with an application service provided by the cloud-based application, the request including a requester identifier and a requested feature identifier, determining, by the server computer associated with the cloud-based application, a version identifier for the request based on the requester identifier, accessing, by the server computer associated with the cloud-based application, instructions for the cloud-based application which include instructions associated with a plurality of version identifiers, each version identifier associated with at least one feature identifier, parsing, by the server computer associated with the cloud-based application, the instructions for the cloud-based application to determine a subset of instructions associated with the version identifier of the request and the requested feature identifier, executing, by the server computer associated with the cloud-based application, the subset of instructions associated with the version identifier of the request and the requested feature identifier, and returning, by the server computer associated with the cloud-based application, a response to the requesting device via the network, indicating that at least one feature associated with the application service provided by the cloud-based application has been executed.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . A method comprising:
receiving, by a server computer associated with a cloud-based application, a request via a network from a requesting device associated with an on-premise application, for at least one feature associated with an application service provided by the cloud-based application, the request including a requester identifier and a requested feature identifier; determining, by the server computer associated with the cloud-based application, a version identifier for the request based on the requester identifier; accessing, by the server computer associated with the cloud-based application, instructions for the cloud-based application which include instructions associated with a plurality of version identifiers, each version identifier associated with at least one feature identifier; parsing, by the server computer associated with the cloud-based application, the instructions for the cloud-based application to determine a subset of instructions associated with the version identifier of the request and the requested feature identifier; executing, by the server computer associated with the cloud-based application, the subset of instructions associated with the version identifier of the request and the requested feature identifier; and returning, by the server computer associated with the cloud-based application, a response to the requesting device via the network, indicating that at least one feature associated with the application service provided by the cloud-based application has been executed.

2 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
storing, in the instructions for the cloud-based application, a new subset of instructions associated with a new feature identifier and a new version identifier.

3 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
storing, in the instructions for the cloud-based application, a new subset of instructions associated with at least one enhancement to an existing feature with an existing feature identifier and an existing version identifier, and associating the new subset of instructions with the existing feature identifier and a new version identifier.

4 . The method of claim 3 , wherein the at least one enhancement includes a bug fix to instructions associated with the existing feature or additional functionality for the instructions associated with the existing feature.

5 . The method of claim 3 , wherein the existing feature identifier associated with the existing version identifier is updated to indicate that the existing feature is obsolete in instructions with later version identifiers.

6 . The method of claim 1 , wherein determining the version identifier for the request based on the requester identifier comprises comparing the requester identifier to requester identifiers in a database to determine the version identifier associated with the requester identifier.

7 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the request is received via HyperText Transport Protocol Secure (HTTPS).

8 . A server computer associated with a cloud-based application comprising:
one or more hardware processors; and a computer-readable medium coupled with the one or more processors, the computer-readable medium comprising instructions stored thereon that are executable by the one or more processors to cause the server computer to perform operations comprising:
receiving a request via a network from a requesting device associated with an on-premise application, for at least one feature associated with an application service provided by the cloud-based application, the request including a requester identifier and a requested feature identifier;
determining a version identifier for the request based on the requester identifier;
accessing instructions for the cloud-based application which include instructions associated with a plurality of version identifiers, each version identifier associated with at least one feature identifier;
parsing the instructions for the cloud-based application to determine a subset of instructions associated with the version identifier of the request and the requested feature identifier;
executing the subset of instructions associated with the version identifier of the request and the requested feature identifier; and
returning a response to the requesting device via the network, indicating that at least one feature associated with the application service provided by the cloud-based application has been executed.

9 . The server computer of claim 8 , the operations further comprising:
storing, in the instructions for the cloud-based application, a new subset of instructions associated with a new feature identifier and a new version identifier.

10 . The server computer of claim 8 , the operations further comprising:
storing, in the instructions for the cloud-based application, a new subset of instructions associated with at least one enhancement to an existing feature with an existing feature identifier and an existing version identifier, and associating the new subset of instructions with the existing feature identifier and a new version identifier.

11 . The server computer of claim 10 , wherein the at least one enhancement includes a bug fix to instructions associated with the existing feature or additional functionality for the instructions associated with the existing feature.

12 . The server computer of claim 10 , wherein the existing feature identifier associated with the existing version identifier is updated to indicate that the existing feature is obsolete in instructions with later version identifiers.

13 . The server computer of claim 8 , wherein determining a version identifier for the request based on the requester identifier comprises comparing the requester identifier to requester identifiers in a database to determine the version identifier associated with the requester identifier.

14 . The server computer of claim 8 , wherein the request is received via HyperText Transport Protocol Secure (HTTPS).

15 . A non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising instructions stored thereon that are executable by at least one processor to cause a computing device to perform operations comprising:
receiving a request via a network from a requesting device associated with an on-premise application, for at least one feature associated with an application service provided by a cloud-based application, the request including a requester identifier and a requested feature identifier; determining a version identifier for the request based on the requester identifier; accessing instructions for the cloud-based application which include instructions associated with a plurality of version identifiers, each version identifier associated with at least one feature identifier; parsing the instructions for the cloud-based application to determine a subset of instructions associated with the version identifier of the request and the requested feature identifier; executing the subset of instructions associated with the version identifier of the request and the requested feature identifier; and returning a response to the requesting device via the network, indicating that at least one feature associated with the application service provided by the cloud-based application has been executed.

16 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 15 , the operations further comprising:
storing, in the instructions for the cloud-based application, a new subset of instructions associated with a new feature identifier and a new version identifier.

17 . The non-transitory comp

Assignees

• Sap Se

Inventors

• Wang Chongyao

Classifications

• H04L67/1014 Primary

  based on the content of a request · CPC title

• H04L67/02

  based on web technology, e.g. hypertext transfer protocol [HTTP] · CPC title

• G06F9/44536 Primary

  Selecting among different versions · CPC title

• H04L67/1097

  for distributed storage of data in networks, e.g. transport arrangements for network file system [NFS], storage area networks [SAN] or network attached storage [NAS] · CPC title

• H04L67/34

  involving the movement of software or configuration parameters  (network booting or remote initial program loading [RIPL] G06F9/4416) · CPC title