Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC

Apptio, Inc.

Michaeljon Miller

Richard Lee Dickinson

Kevin Whittenberger

Arash Ghanaie-Sichanie

Michael James Ott

Jagan M Peri

Alexander M Tkatch

Navin Ishwar Thadani

Jigar Thakkar

Ioan Bogdan Crivat

Andrey A Zaytsev

Youg Lu

Rodion Degtyar

Jasjit Singh Grewal

Xinguang Albert Chen

Mohammad Mushtaque Silat

Various embodiments are directed to managing annotations over a network for visualizations. An annotation engine enables users to associate a data object value with any number of notes, comments, videos, graphics, pictures, audio, references, links, or any other information A visualization engine generates visualizations that include annotation identifiers when the visualizations include data object values that are associated with annotations and the type of visualization is approved for use with the annotations.

Binding annotations to data objects

Embodiments are directed towards managing changes to data. A modeling engine may provide a data model based on objects comprised of one or more versions of one or more properties. Each version of the properties may be associated with separate validity ranges over time during which each version is valid. A report for visualizing the data model at a point-in-time may be provided. One or more report values may be provided based on each version of the properties that have a validity range that includes the point-in-time. The report may be displayed to provide provides one or more visualizations based on the one or more report values.

Tracking and viewing model changes based on time

A really simple syndication (RSS) feed generator provides a set of data related to an entity to a user in the form of a really simple syndication (RSS) feed in a manner so that the set of data includes entity information at the feed-level. A user of the RSS feed may use the feed-level entity information to consume the set of data in a number of different ways. In an embodiment, the feed-level entity information includes meta-data defining the entity such that a user may use the metadata to display the entity on the client side. The RSS feed generation system allows a user to manipulate a copy of an instance of entity data as necessary for a client.

RSS feed generation using objects

A really simple syndication (RSS) feed generator provides a user access to a set of data in the form of an RSS feed containing an object. The RSS feed generator allows the user to generate a feed definition using any of a user interface, a web based application programming interface, and an HTTP request. The RSS feed generator uses the feed definition provided by the user to generate the RSS feed and exposes the RSS feed in the form of RSS XML data. The RSS feed generator allows a business system to dynamically update the set of data contained in the RSS feed in a manner that allows a user to perform a plurality of functions on the RSS feed.

RSS feed generator

A method of extending the functionality of an API in a CRM program and system to implement the method is disclosed. The method may allow a user to use request and response messages to be communicated with a single interface that may be exposed as a CRM web service module to create new business logic and operations by extending previously defined classes.

Using messages to extend CRM functionality

An extensible architecture that allows the users to extend, change or replace the existing business logic of the business application is disclosed.

Modification of logic in an application

A metadata driven system for supporting business application software required in the middle tier for a line of business applications includes a process metadata module adapted to store a process in metadata format, wherein the process object contains logic related to an entity of the application software. The system allows for persistence of various entities like accounts, incidents, etc., and allows an end user of the business application software to create new types of entities. The system also allows the end user to perform critical business logic operations even on the new entities defined by the end user after the deployment of the business application without requiring recompilation of the business application software. The metadata driven approach allows to easily make changes to business applications and to automate quality assurance of objects built on top of the business applications.

Method and apparatus for metadata driven business logic processing

A metadata driven software development system provides various functionalities related to an entity of an application in the metadata format. Specifically, the system provides a set of base classes related to the entity and a set of methods and application programming interfaces for various operations to be performed on the entities in the metadata format. Defining such functionalities in the metadata format allows the system to dynamically generate XML messages matching any customized schema for that entity. Because such functionality is metadata driven, this system can be used with customized versions of the application without requiring any additional code or recompilation.

Method and apparatus for building metadata driven software development kit

Embodiments of the present invention pertain to a data structure designed to manage object relationships to actual transactions. The data structure is at least an efficient substitute for a simple ordered transaction log. The data structure allows for pre-playback graph pruning that reduces the overall time required to complete a playback operation. It also allows for more robust error handling when a given transaction fails for non-transport related errors (i.e., the business rules or security rights have changed) by keeping the graph updated on a per-object basis.

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Michaeljon Miller