A software development method and system having a suite of graphical customization tools that enables developers to rapidly configure all aspects of the underlying application software, including the look-and-feel, behavior, and workflow. This is accomplished without modifying application source code, base objects, or SQL. The sophisticated repository management capabilities of the method and system of our invention allows teams of developers to work efficiently on configuring applications. The application upgrader provides an automated process to upgrade the customizations to future product releases thus protecting the investment in customization. The ease, comprehensiveness, scalability, and upgradeability of the customization process help reduce the total lifecycle cost of customizing enterprise applications.

Development tool, method, and system for client server applications

According to one aspect of the present invention, a system is provided for implementing view caching in a framework to support web-based applications. The system comprising a set of server-side objects managed by an object manager (OM) running on a server. The system further comprises a set of browser-side objects running on a browser running on a client. The system also comprises a remote procedure call (RPC) mechanism and a notification mechanism to facilitate communication and synchronization between the browser-side objects and the server-side objects. The system additionally comprises a cache on the client to store layouts of views, wherein each view is a display panel consisting of a particular arrangement of applets.

Method, apparatus, and system for implementing view caching in a framework to support web-based applications

In one embodiment, the invention of a computing system comprising a World Wide Web application (200, 210) with a user interactive record field is described. The record field receives a record field entry. The application receives a context change request. Responsive to the context change request, the application dynamically transmits the record field entry to a server (255) for storage in a database (290).

Computing system and method to implicity commit unsaved data for a world wide web application

An integrated system for managing changes in regulatory and non-regulatory requirements for business activities at an industrial or commercial facility. Application of this system to environmental, health and safety activities, and to food, drug, cosmetic, and medical treatment and device activities, are discussed as examples. The system: provides one or more databases that contain information on operations and requirements concerning an activity or area of business; receives information on regulatory and non-regulatory changes that affect operations of the business; converts these changes into changes in data entry forms, data processing and analysis procedures, and presentation (by printing, electronic display and/or distribution) of data processing and analysis results to selected recipients, without requiring the services of one or more programmers to re-key and/or reformat the items affected by the change; and implements receipt of change information and dissemination of data processing and analysis results using the facilities of the Internet.

Integrated change management unit

A system, method and article of manufacture are provided for assigning a view to an activity. Notification is received that a startup event of an activity has occurred. A reference to a first instance of an object created by the startup event of the activity is also received. A view to launch is determined in response to the receipt of the notification and the reference. The view is based on predetermined criteria. The view is associated with the activity and displayed.

A view configurer in a presentation services patterns enviroment

An interprise computing manager in which an application is composed of a client
(front end) program which communicates utilizing a network with a server (back
end) program. The client and server programs are loosely coupled and exchange
information using the network. The client program is composed of a User
Interface (UI) and an object-oriented framework (Presentation Engine (PE)
framework). The UI exchanges data messages with the framework. The
framework is designed to handle two types of messages: (1) from the UI, and (2)
from the server (back end) program via the network. The framework includes a
component, the mediator which manages messages coming into and going out of
the framework. The system includes software for a client computer, a server
computer and a network for connecting the client computer to the server
computer which utilize an execution framework code segment configured to
couple the server computer and the client computer via the network, by a
plurality of client computer code segments resident on the server, each for
transmission over the network to a client computer to initiate coupling; and a
plurality of server computer code segments resident on the server which execute
on the server in response to initiation of coupling via the network with a
particular client utilizing the transmitted client computer code segment for
communicating via a particular communication protocol. Communication is
initiated utilizing the network to acquire characteristics of the client from the
network.

Object-oriented system, method and article of manufacture for a client-server session WEB access in an interprise computing framework system

An interprise computing manager in which an application is composed of a client
(front end) program which communicates utilizing a network with a server (back
end) program. The client and server programs are loosely coupled and exchange
information using the network. The client program is composed of a User
Interface (UI) and an object-oriented framework (Presentation Engine (PE)
framework). The UI exchanges data messages with the framework. The
framework is designed to handle two types of messages: (1) from the UI, and (2)
from the server (back end) program via the network. The framework includes a
component, the mediator which manages messages coming into and going out of
the framework. The system includes software for a client computer, a server
computer and a network for connecting the client computer to the server
computer which utilize an execution framework code segment configured to
couple the server computer and the client computer via the network, by a
plurality of client computer code segments resident on the server, each for
transmission over the network to a client computer to initiate coupling; and a
plurality of server computer code segments resident on the server which execute
on the server in response to initiation of coupling via the network with a
particular client utilizing the transmitted client computer code segment for
communicating via a particular communication protocol.

Object-oriented system, method and article of manufacture for a client-server application enabler system

An interprise computing manager in which an application is composed of a client
(front end) program which communicates utilizing a network with a server (back
end) program. The client and server programs are loosely coupled and exchange
information using the network. The client program is composed of a User
Interface (UI) and an object-oriented framework (Presentation Engine (PE)
framework). The UI exchanges data messages with the framework. The
framework is designed to handle two types of messages: (1) from the UI, and (2)
from the server (back end) program via the network. The framework includes a
component, the mediator which manages messages coming into and going out of
the framework. A distributed computer system is presented with software for a
client computer, a server computer and a network for connecting the client
computer to the server computer which utilizes an execution framework code
segment configured to couple the server computer and the client computer via
the network. A plurality of client computer code segments are stored on the
server. Each client code segment is designed for transmission over the network
to a client computer to initiate coupling. A plurality of server computer code
segments are also stored on the server. A particular client code segment is
selected, installed and executed in response to initiation of coupling via the
network with a particular client utilizing the transmitted client computer code
segment for communicating via a particular communication protocol to a
corresponding server code segment on the server computer. Finally, a
framework for migrating existing applications into the execution framework is
integrated into the client-server architecture.

Object-oriented system, method and article of manufacture for migrating a client-server application (#5)

An interprise computing manager in which an application is composed of a client
(front end) program which communicates utilizing a network with a server (back
end) program. The client and server programs are loosely coupled and exchange
information using the network. The client program is composed of a User
Interface (UI) and an object-oriented framework (Presentation Engine (PE)
framework). The UI exchanges data messages with the framework. The
framework is designed to handle two types of messages: (1) from the UI, and (2)
from the server (back end) program via the network. The framework includes a
component, the mediator which manages messages coming into and going out of
the framework. The system includes software for a client computer, a server
computer and a network for connecting the client computer to the server
computer which utilize an execution framework code segment configured to
couple the server computer and the client computer via the network, by a
plurality of client computer code segments resident on the server, each for
transmission over the network to a client computer to initiate coupling; and a
plurality of server computer code segments resident on the server which execute
on the server in response to initiation of coupling via the network with a
particular client utilizing the transmitted client computer code segment for
communicating via a particular communication protocol. A graphical user
interface provides links to other displays for application development,
administration and configuration tasks.

Object-oriented system, method and article of manufacture for a client-server graphical user interface (#9) framework in an interprise computing framework system

An interprise computing manager in which an application is composed of a client
(front end) program which communicates utilizing a network with a server (back
end) program. The client and server programs are loosely coupled and exchange
information using the network. The client program is composed of a User
Interface (UI) and an object-oriented framework (Presentation Engine (PE)
framework). The UI exchanges data messages with the framework. The
framework is designed to handle two types of messages: (1) from the UI, and (2)
from the server (back end) program via the network. The framework includes a
component, the mediator which manages messages coming into and going out of
the framework. The system includes software for a client computer, a server
computer and a network for connecting the client computer to the server
computer which utilize an execution framework code segment configured to
couple the server computer and the client computer via the network, by a
plurality of client computer code segments resident on the server, each for
transmission over the network to a client computer to initiate coupling; and a
plurality of server computer code segments resident on the server which execute
on the server in response to initiation of coupling via the network with a
particular client utilizing the transmitted client computer code segment for
communicating via a particular communication protocol. A session manager is
utilized to manage the initiation of a plurality of network sessions.

Sherri L. Gish

Papers

Object-oriented system, method and article of manufacture for a client-server session WEB access in an interprise computing framework system

Object-oriented system, method and article of manufacture for a client-server application enabler system

Object-oriented system, method and article of manufacture for migrating a client-server application (#5)

Object-oriented system, method and article of manufacture for a client-server graphical user interface (#9) framework in an interprise computing framework system

Object-oriented system, method and article of manufacture for a client-server communication framework