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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 18, 2008
Filed:
Mar. 27, 2003
Anton Deimel, Malschenberg, DE;
Walter Kirchgassner, Schönborn, DE;
Christian Lienert, Griesheim, DE;
Holger Meinert, Mühlhausen, DE;
Kurt Reiner, Oftersheim, DE;
Paul Weber, Wiesloch, DE;
Anton Deimel, Malschenberg, DE;
Walter Kirchgassner, Schönborn, DE;
Christian Lienert, Griesheim, DE;
Holger Meinert, Mühlhausen, DE;
Kurt Reiner, Oftersheim, DE;
Paul Weber, Wiesloch, DE;
SAP AG, Walldorf, DE (US);
Abstract
An exchange infrastructure for message-based exchange and integration of a collection of heterogeneous software components is disclosed. The exchange infrastructure includes a repository for storing design-time collaboration descriptions of a plurality of software components, and a directory for storing configuration-specific collaboration descriptions of a runtime system landscape. The exchange infrastructure further includes a runtime engine configured for message-based exchange of information based on the configuration-specific collaboration descriptions. At runtime, the runtime engine receives messages, and resolves intended or required receivers based on message content and parameters provided by the configuration-specific collaboration descriptions from the directory.