Granted Patent B1

US 10,503,494 · App. 14/505,269 · Granted Dec 10, 2019

Inventors: Matthew Robinson (Saratoga, CA); Pavel Vorobiev (Foster City, CA)

Assignee: Infinite Blue IP, LLC

G06F8/70

Abstract

Claims (44)

1. A method comprising:

receiving, by a model driven development application of an application server, a selection of a developer-selectable graphical user interface (GUI) element from a developer, the developer-selectable GUI element dedicated to setting a locking status of a component of a web-based application associated with the developer selectable GUI element, the web-based application being developed using the model driven development application and comprising a plurality of components organized in a hierarchical structure;

determining that the component of the web-based application associated with the selected, developer-selectable GUI element includes a subcomponent in the hierarchical structure;

responsive to the selection of the developer-selectable GUI element setting the locking status of the component of the web-based application associated with the developer-selectable GUI element and automatically applying the locking status of the component of the web-based application associated with the selected, developer-selectable GUI element to the subcomponent;

applying, by the model driven development application of the application server, the locking status to the component of the web-based application being developed using the model driven development application, the locking status persisting after completion of the web-based application's development and determining whether the component associated with the selected, developer-selectable GUI element is modifiable by another tenant after completion of the web-based application's development;

publishing, by the model driven development application of the application server, the web-based application for installation by the another tenant upon completion of the web-based application's development, the web-based application including information about the locking status of the component set by the developer during development of the web-based application based on the selection of the developer-selectable GUI element, the locking status persisting after completion of the web-based application's development and thereby determining whether the component of the web-based application may be modified by the another tenant after completion of the web-based application's development and installation of the web-based application by the another tenant, wherein the another tenant is an end-user of the web-based application or associated with a customer entity;

receiving, by the model driven development application of the application server after completion of the web-based application's development, a request from an administrative user of the another tenant to modify the component of the web-based application;

determining, by the model driven development application of the application server, whether the request is to modify a locked or unlocked component of the web-based application;

modifying, by the model driven development application of the application server, the requested component of the web-based application responsive to determining that the requested component is unlocked; and

denying, by the model driven development application of the application server, modification of the requested component of the web-based application responsive to determining that the requested component is locked.

2. A method comprising:

receiving, by a model driven development application of an application server, a selection of a developer-selectable graphical user interface (GUI) element from a developer, the developer-selectable GUI element dedicated to setting a locking status of a component of a web-based application associated with the developer-selectable GUI element, the web-based application being developed using the model driven development application and comprising a plurality of components organized in a hierarchical structure;

determining that the component of the web-based application associated with the selected, developer-selectable GUI element includes a subcomponent in the hierarchical structure;

responsive to the selection of the developer-selectable GUI element setting the locking status of the component of the web-based application associated with the developer-selectable GUI element and automatically applying the locking status of the component of the web-based application associated with the selected, developer-selectable GUI element to the subcomponent;

applying, by the model driven development application of the application server, the locking status to the component of the web-based application being developed using the model driven development application, the locking status persisting after completion of the web-based application's development and determining whether the component associated with the selected, developer-selectable GUI element is modifiable by another tenant after completion of the web-based application's development; and

publishing, by the model driven development application of the application server, the web-based application for installation by the another tenant upon completion of the web-based application's development, the web-based application including information about the locking status of the component set by the developer during development of the web-based application based on the selection of the developer-selectable GUI element, the locking status persisting after completion of the web-based application's development and thereby determining whether the component of the web-based application may be modified by the another tenant after completion of the web-based application's development and installation of the web-based application by the another tenant, wherein the another tenant is an end-user or associated or associated with a customer entity.

3. The method of claim 2 , wherein the component is one of a tab, a menu below the tab, a submenu below the menu, an object component and a relationship between two or more objects, and wherein the developer-selectable GUI element is one of a radio button, check-box, and icon.

4. The method of claim 2 , the method including:

providing, to the developer, a plurality of developer-selectable GUI elements, each developer-selectable GUI element associated with a lockable/unlockable component subcomponent within the hierarchical structure of the web-based application and allowing the developer to explicitly select the locking status of the associated component or subcomponent within the hierarchical structure of the web-based application within the hierarchical structure using the developer-selectable GUI element associated with the component or subcomponent of the web-based application.

5. The method of claim 2 , wherein a second component includes a first subcomponent that is locked based on a first developer-selectable GUI element dedicated to setting a locking status of the first subcomponent of the web-based application and associated with the first developer-selectable GUI element and a second subcomponent that is unlocked based on a second developer-selectable GUI element dedicated to setting a locking status of the second subcomponent of the web-based application and associated with the second developer-selectable GUI element.

6. The method of claim 2 including:

receiving, by the model driven development application of the application server, a request from an administrative user of the another tenant to modify the component of the web-based application;

determining, by the model driven development application of the application server, whether the request is to modify a locked or unlocked component of the web-based application;

modifying, by the model driven development application of the application server, the requested component of the web-based application responsive to determining that the requested component is unlocked; and

denying, by the model driven development application of the application server, modification of the requested component of the web-based application responsive to determining that the requested component is locked.

7. The method of claim 2 , wherein an update to the web-based application from the developer overwrites modifications to unlocked components of the web-based application made by administrative end-user.

8. The method of claim 2 , wherein the another tenant may not modify the locking status.

9. A system comprising:

one or more processors; and

a memory storing instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the system to:

receive a selection of a developer-selectable graphical user interface (GUI) element from a developer, the developer-selectable GUI element dedicated to setting a locking status of a component of a web-based application associated with the developer-selectable GUI element, the web-based application being developed using a model driven development application and comprising a plurality of components organized in a hierarchical structure;

determine that the component of the web-based application associated with the selected, developer-selectable GUI element includes a subcomponent in the hierarchical structure;

responsive to the selection of the developer-selectable GUI element setting the locking status of a component of the web-based application associated with the developer-selectable GUI element and automatically apply the locking status of the component of the web-based application associated with the selected, developer-selectable GUI element to the subcomponent;

apply the locking status to the component of the web-based application being developed using the model driven development application, the locking status persisting after completion of the web-based application's development and determining whether the component associated with the selected, developer-selectable GUI element is modifiable by another tenant after completion of the web-based application's development; and

publish the web-based application for installation by the another tenant upon completion of the web-based application's development, the web-based application including information about the locking status of the component set by the developer during development of the web-based application based on the selection of the dedicated developer-selectable GUI element, the locking status persisting after completion of the web-based application's development and thereby determining whether the component of the web-based application may be modified by the another tenant after completion of the web-based application's development and installation of the web-based application by the another tenant, wherein the another tenant is an end-user or associated or associated with a customer entity.

10. The system of claim 9 , wherein the component is one of a tab, a menu below the tab, a submenu below the menu, an object component and a relationship between two or more objects, and wherein the developer-selectable GUI element is one of a radio button, check-box, and icon.

11. The system of claim 9 , the system including instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the system to:

provide a plurality of developer-selectable GUI elements, each developer-selectable GUI associated with a lockable/unlockable component or subcomponent within the hierarchical structure of the web-based application and allowing the developer to explicitly select the locking status of the associated component or subcomponent of the web-based application within the hierarchical structure using the developer-selectable GUI element associated with the component or subcomponent of the web-based application.

12. The system of claim 9 , wherein a second component includes a first subcomponent that is locked based on a first developer-selectable GUI element dedicated to setting a locking status of the first subcomponent of the web-based application and associated with the first developer-selectable GUI element and a second subcomponent that is unlocked based on a second-developer selectable GUI element dedicated to setting a locking status of the second subcomponent of the web-based application and associated with the second developer-selectable GUI element.

13. The system of claim 9 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, causing the system to:

receive a request from an administrative user of the another tenant to modify the component of the web-based application; to determine whether the request is to modify a locked or unlocked component of the web-based application; to modify the requested component of the web-based application responsive to determining that the requested component is unlocked;

and to deny modification of the requested component of the web-based application responsive to determining that the requested component is locked.

14. The system of claim 9 , wherein an update to the web-based application from the developer overwrites modifications to unlocked components of the web-based application made by administrative end-user.

15. The system of claim 9 , wherein the another tenant may not modify a locking status.

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