Mechanism for facilitating management and customization of lightweight objects in an on-demand services environment

US8996553B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-8996553-B2
Application numberUS-201213691417-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateNov 30, 2012
Priority dateApr 18, 2012
Publication dateMar 31, 2015
Grant dateMar 31, 2015

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In accordance with embodiments, there are provided mechanisms and methods for facilitating management and customization of lightweight objects in an on-demand services environment. In one embodiment and by way of example, a method includes receiving, at a first computing device, a request a file having data and associated metadata in a format that is not supported by default objects of a software application. The method may further include generating one or more dynamic objects to support the requested format, generating the requested format using the one or more dynamic objects, and providing the file in the requested format via the software application.

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What is claimed is: 1. A database system-implemented method, comprising: receiving, at a first computing device by and incorporating into the database system, a request for one or more of data and metadata in one or more formats that are different from and independent of a default format supported by default objects of a software application; generating, in runtime by the database system, one or more dynamic objects; generating, in runtime by the database system, the one or mo…

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What does patent US8996553B2 cover?
In accordance with embodiments, there are provided mechanisms and methods for facilitating management and customization of lightweight objects in an on-demand services environment. In one embodiment and by way of example, a method includes receiving, at a first computing device, a request a file having data and associated metadata in a format that is not supported by default objects of a softwa…
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Salesforce Com Inc
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification G06F17/30569. Mapped technology areas include Physics.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Mar 31 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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