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Haichao H Wei

Frank Markert

Karolin Laicher

Xiaolong Chen

Ye Jin

Ling Shi

Hongbo Ma

Oliver Betz

Paul Xi

Aaron Zhong

Erich Zhang

A middle layer in business applications is provided to wrap all the database management operations generically, to store changed data temporarily, to validate and lock the data before updating the database, and to synchronize the data change and unlock it as a whole when a commit method is called. In embodiments, only six generic methods are needed for all data interactions. Transaction, isolation level, exception format, and performance tuning operations can be performed centrally in the six generic methods. A buffer section may be created in the middle layer. Operations such as insert, update, delete, and select are performed on data stored in the buffer. Buffered data may then be stored in a data storage device.

Generic database manipulator

A system and method to install a software enhancement supplement of a main software product, the method including receiving an installation recommendation for the supplement having content including a business configuration (BC) object on a customer/service provider side of a business process platform from a product provider; displaying an indication of the receipt of the installation recommendation; processing the installation of the supplement into the business process platform of the customer; and providing a notification of the supplement's status upon completion of the supplement installation.

Business scope dependent add-on content provisioning

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Haichao H Wei