METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MANAGING DATABASE APPLICATIONS

1 . A method for processing a database application request comprising:

receiving a request to modify a database application component of a database application;

initiating the database application component modification; and

sending a response including instructions for accessing a database application component definition including the database application component modification, wherein the database application component definition is provided as a locally accessible temporary copy of the database application component.

2 . The method of claim 1 , wherein receiving a request to modify a database application component includes receiving a request to obtain a database application package describing a feature of the database application.

3 . The method of claim 1 , wherein receiving a request to modify a database application component includes receiving a request for updated object versioning information for the database application.

4 . The method of claim 1 , wherein receiving a request to modify a database application component includes receiving a request to set a data connectivity property of a database application.

5 . The method of claim 1 , receiving a request to modify a database application component includes receiving a request to set data macro tracing for a database application.

6 . The method of claim 1 , receiving a request to modify a database application component includes receiving a request to modify a database application firewall rule.

7 . The method of claim 1 , wherein receiving a request to modify a database application component includes receiving a database object modification request.

8 . The method of claim 7 , wherein the database object modification request is at least one of an object theme list request or a linked database object request.

9 . A computer readable storage medium comprising computer readable instructions for processing a database application request, comprising: instructions for:

receiving a request to modify a database application component of a database application;

initiating the database application component modification; and

sending a response including instructions for accessing a database application component definition including the database application component modification, wherein the database application component definition is provided as a locally accessible temporary copy of the database application component.

10 . The computer readable storage medium of claim 9 , wherein receiving a request to modify a database application component includes receiving a request to obtain a database application package describing a feature of the database application.

11 . The computer readable storage medium of claim 9 , wherein receiving a request to modify a database application component includes receiving a request for updated object versioning information for the database application.

12 . The computer readable storage medium of claim 9 , wherein receiving a request to modify a database application component includes receiving a request to set a data connectivity property of a database application.

13 . The computer readable storage medium of claim 9 , receiving a request to modify a database application component includes receiving a request to set data macro tracing for a database application.

14 . The computer readable storage medium of claim 9 , receiving a request to modify a database application component includes receiving a request to modify a database application firewall rule.

15 . The computer readable storage medium of claim 9 , wherein receiving a request to modify a database application component includes receiving a database object modification request, further including receiving a request to retrieve a database object theme list or a linked database object.

16 . A method for requesting a database application modification comprising:

sending a request to modify a database application component of a database application;

receiving an indication that the database application component modification has been initiated; and

receiving a response including instructions for accessing a database application component definition including the database application component modification, wherein the database application component definition is received as a locally accessible temporary copy of the database application component.

17 . The method of claim 16 , wherein sending a request to modify a database application component includes sending a request to obtain a database application package describing a feature of the database application

18 . The method of claim 16 , wherein sending a request to modify a database application component includes sending a request for updated object versioning information for the database application.

19 . The method of claim 16 , wherein sending a request to modify a database application component includes sending a request set a data connectivity property of a database application.

20 . The method of claim 16 , wherein sending a request to modify a database application component includes sending a database object modification request, further including sending a request to retrieve a database object theme list or a linked database object.