Patents by Inventor Alexander Bunte

Alexander Bunte has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 12050588
    Abstract: In some implementations, the current subject matter relates to deployment of database objects. In some implementations, there is provided a method that includes receiving a container including a plurality of database objects; detecting whether the plurality of database objects in the container includes a linking object pointing to an object at another container; in response to detecting the linking object, generating an external object table to store metadata about the obj ect at the other container; obtain metadata about the external object to store in the external object table; and store the obtained metadata in the external object table. Related systems, methods, and articles of manufacture are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2024
    Assignee: SAP SE
    Inventors: Simon Lueders, Alexander Bunte
  • Publication number: 20230401182
    Abstract: Technologies are described for migrating deployment infrastructure containers. Deployment infrastructure containers are used for isolating and deploying related database objects together. Deployment infrastructure containers can store design-time artifacts and run-time artifacts. Deployment infrastructure containers can be migrated using a first migration technique in which catalog objects are migrated from a source database system to a target database system and updated to work in the target database system (e.g., by updating metadata). Deployment infrastructure containers can also be migrated using a second migration technique that migrates design-time artifacts and builds the design-time artifacts at the target database system to re-create the run-time artifacts. Migrated deployment infrastructure containers can be integrated into the target environment, which can include creating new service instances and associating them with the migrated deployment infrastructure containers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 13, 2022
    Publication date: December 14, 2023
    Applicant: SAP SE
    Inventors: Jian Luo, Qian Li, Ivan Veselinov Andreev, Joo Yeon Lee, Jonathan Bregler, Simon Lueders, Alexander Bunte, Eunsang Kim, Juchang Lee
  • Patent number: 11816064
    Abstract: A container group is created using a database deployment infrastructure (DI) administrator (HA). API privileges for the container group are granted, using the HA, to a container group administrator (GA). API privileges for a container created in the container group using the GA are granted, using the GA, to a container administrator (CA). API privileges for the container are granted, using the CA, to a container developer (CD). Schema privileges for the container are granted, using the CA, to a container consumer (CC). API privileges for the container group are revoked, using the HA, from the GA. The container group is dropped using the HA.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2023
    Assignee: SAP SE
    Inventors: Jonathan Bregler, Alexander Bunte, Arne Harren, Andreas Kellner, Daniel Kuntze, Simon Lueders, Volker Sauermann, Michael Schnaubelt, Le-Huan Stefan Tran
  • Publication number: 20230087066
    Abstract: In some implementations, the current subject matter relates to deployment of database objects. In some implementations, there is provided a method that includes receiving a container including a plurality of database objects; detecting whether the plurality of database objects in the container includes a linking object pointing to an object at another container; in response to detecting the linking object, generating an external object table to store metadata about the obj ect at the other container; obtain metadata about the external object to store in the external object table; and store the obtained metadata in the external object table. Related systems, methods, and articles of manufacture are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2021
    Publication date: March 23, 2023
    Inventors: Simon Lueders, Alexander Bunte
  • Patent number: 11373127
    Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for connection multiplexing in a parallel processing environment. An example method includes requesting, responsive to a request to perform multiple database operations in a single transaction, a connection identifier for a physical connection to the database, providing the connection identifier to each of a plurality of workers, and performing the multiple database operations using the plurality of workers. Each worker may obtain a work item from a work queue, initiate a database request for the work item, and provide the database request to a database server. The database request represents one of the multiple database operations and includes the connection identifier. The database server may determine that the connection identifier corresponds to the physical connection, add the request to a connection queue associated with the physical connection, and execute requests from the connection queue against the database via the physical connection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2022
    Assignee: SAP SE
    Inventors: Jonathan Bregler, Alexander Bunte, Arne Harren, Andreas Kellner, Daniel Kuntze, Vladislav Leonkev, Simon Lueders, Volker Sauermann, Michael Schnaubelt, Le-Huan Stefan Tran
  • Patent number: 11307960
    Abstract: Parameter-based deployment control for database objects is provided, in which processes for deploying database artifacts into a database as database objects are implemented. Many different techniques may be used in executing such deployment processes, including whether and how to combine various deployment-related jobs, identify/record/assess/correct potential errors, govern or instruct artifact conversion operations, or generally manage available resources with respect to executing the deployment(s) efficiently. By providing for selectable parameter values that are executed in an efficient, e.g., hierarchical, manner, deployment procedures may be implemented in a highly efficient and customizable manner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2022
    Assignee: SAP SE
    Inventors: Le-Huan Stefan Tran, Jonathan Bregler, Alexander Bunte, Arne Harren, Andreas Kellner, Daniel Kuntze, Vladislav Leonkev, Simon Lueders, Volker Sauermann, Michael Schnaubelt
  • Patent number: 11275758
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method for exporting a database container from a database includes exporting database container metadata including artifact definitions in the metadata along with the actual metadata content to a database management system, exporting the database container including the database objects deployed therein to the database management system. The exporting of the database container includes exporting dependencies and structures of the database objects deployed therein, but not the actual content of the database objects. In some instances, however, exporting of the database container can include exporting the actual content of the database objects in response to user request. The method further includes packing the exported database container metadata and the exported database container in an archive. The data in the archive can be unpacked in substantially reverse order to import the database container into another database.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2022
    Assignee: SAP SE
    Inventors: Le-Huan Stefan Tran, Jonathan Bregler, Alexander Bunte, Arne Harren, Andreas Kellner, Daniel Kuntze, Vladislav Leonkev, Simon Lueders, Volker Sauermann, Michael Schnaubelt
  • Publication number: 20210365405
    Abstract: A container group is created using a database deployment infrastructure (DI) administrator (HA). API privileges for the container group are granted, using the HA, to a container group administrator (GA). API privileges for a container created in the container group using the GA are granted, using the GA, to a container administrator (CA). API privileges for the container are granted, using the CA, to a container developer (CD). Schema privileges for the container are granted, using the CA, to a container consumer (CC). API privileges for the container group are revoked, using the HA, from the GA. The container group is dropped using the HA.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 10, 2021
    Publication date: November 25, 2021
    Inventors: Jonathan Bregler, Alexander Bunte, Arne Harren, Andreas Kellner, Daniel Kuntze, Simon Lueders, Volker Sauermann, Michael Schnaubelt, Le-Huan Stefan Tran
  • Patent number: 11163733
    Abstract: In an example embodiment, a new development infrastructure is provided that provides an external repository for database definitions. The development infrastructure also then includes a development mode. When using the development mode, the behavior of the development infrastructure is modified to better fit the development of database artifacts. The developer uses a development base version of a definition (usually the latest released version of the definition) but also creates migrations that indicate how the development base version should be modified to arrive at the developer's intended new definition. While still in development mode, the deployment may be run, which causes data in the development mode that uses the old definition to be dropped and replaced by the base version. The development mode then executes the specified migrations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2021
    Assignee: SAP SE
    Inventors: Jonathan Bregler, Alexander Bunte, Andreas Kellner, Simon Lueders, Arne Harren
  • Patent number: 11157854
    Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for automatically detecting a connection status in an asynchronous processing request. An example method includes obtaining, at a processing client and responsive to a first request from a requesting client to perform a plurality of database operations in a single transaction, a connection identifier for a connection to a database on a database server, the connection to be used to execute the plurality database operations and storing the connection identifier in a row of a status table. In some implementations the existence of the row indicates the status of the connection is active. In some implementations the row includes a flag indicating the status. The method also includes providing the connection identifier to the requesting client, receiving a second request from the requesting client, the second request being for a status of the connection, determining the status using the status table.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 26, 2021
    Assignee: SAP SE
    Inventors: Le-Huan Stefan Tran, Arne Harren, Jonathan Bregler, Alexander Bunte, Andreas Kellner, Daniel Kuntze, Vladislav Leonkev, Simon Lueders, Volker Sauermann, Michael Schnaubelt
  • Patent number: 11113303
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method for deploying a new artifact file in a database. The new artifact file provides specifications for one or more new run-time database objects to be created in the database by processing of the new artifact file by artifact-type specific conversion engines. The method includes assigning ownership of the one or more new run-time database objects to be created in the database to the new artifact file, and, when an existing database object in the database provided by another artifact file corresponds to a new run-time database object specified in the new artifact file, assigning ownership of the existing database object in the database to the new artifact file being deployed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2021
    Assignee: SAP SE
    Inventors: Le-Huan Stefan Tran, Arne Harren, Jonathan Bregler, Alexander Bunte, Andreas Kellner, Daniel Kuntze, Vladislav Leonkev, Simon Lueders, Volker Sauermann, Michael Schnaubelt
  • Patent number: 11093443
    Abstract: A container group is created using a database deployment infrastructure (DI) administrator (HA). API privileges for the container group are granted, using the HA, to a container group administrator (GA). API privileges for a container created in the container group using the GA are granted, using the GA, to a container administrator (CA). API privileges for the container are granted, using the CA, to a container developer (CD). Schema privileges for the container are granted, using the CA, to a container consumer (CC). API privileges for the container group are revoked, using the HA, from the GA. The container group is dropped using the HA.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 17, 2021
    Assignee: SAP SE
    Inventors: Jonathan Bregler, Alexander Bunte, Arne Harren, Andreas Kellner, Daniel Kuntze, Simon Lueders, Volker Sauermann, Michael Schnaubelt, Le-Huan Stefan Tran
  • Publication number: 20210157776
    Abstract: In an example embodiment, a new development infrastructure is provided that provides an external repository for database definitions. The development infrastructure also then includes a development mode. When using the development mode, the behavior of the development infrastructure is modified to better fit the development of database artifacts. The developer uses a development base version of a definition (usually the latest released version of the definition) but also creates migrations that indicate how the development base version should be modified to arrive at the developer's intended new definition. While still in development mode, the deployment may be run, which causes data in the development mode that uses the old definition to be dropped and replaced by the base version. The development mode then executes the specified migrations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 26, 2019
    Publication date: May 27, 2021
    Inventors: Jonathan Bregler, Alexander Bunte, Andreas Kellner, Simon Lueders, Arne Harren
  • Patent number: 10984021
    Abstract: A dependency graph is generated for database files. An unvisited node of the dependency graph is selected and a breadth-first-search performed starting from the selected unvisited node. Results of the breadth-first-search is defined as a group. A group assignment for the database files is returned.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 20, 2021
    Assignee: SAP SE
    Inventors: Jonathan Bregler, Alexander Bunte, Arne Harren, Andreas Kellner, Daniel Kuntze, Simon Lueders, Volker Sauermann, Michael Schnaubelt, Le-Huan Stefan Tran
  • Publication number: 20210073700
    Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for connection multiplexing in a parallel processing environment. An example method includes requesting, responsive to a request to perform multiple database operations in a single transaction, a connection identifier for a physical connection to the database, providing the connection identifier to each of a plurality of workers, and performing the multiple database operations using the plurality of workers. Each worker may obtain a work item from a work queue, initiate a database request for the work item, and provide the database request to a database server. The database request represents one of the multiple database operations and includes the connection identifier. The database server may determine that the connection identifier corresponds to the physical connection, add the request to a connection queue associated with the physical connection, and execute requests from the connection queue against the database via the physical connection.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2020
    Publication date: March 11, 2021
    Inventors: Jonathan Bregler, Alexander Bunte, Arne Harren, Andreas Kellner, Daniel Kuntze, Vladislav Leonkev, Simon Lueders, Volker Sauermann, Michael Schnaubelt, Le-Huan Stefan Tran
  • Patent number: 10891570
    Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for connection multiplexing in a parallel processing environment. An example method includes requesting, responsive to a request to perform multiple database operations in a single transaction, a connection identifier for a physical connection to the database, providing the connection identifier to each of a plurality of workers, and performing the multiple database operations using the plurality of workers. Each worker may obtain a work item from a work queue, initiate a database request for the work item, and provide the database request to a database server. The database request represents one of the multiple database operations and includes the connection identifier. The database server may determine that the connection identifier corresponds to the physical connection, add the request to a connection queue associated with the physical connection, and execute requests from the connection queue against the database via the physical connection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 12, 2021
    Assignee: SAP SE
    Inventors: Le-Huan Stefan Tran, Arne Harren, Jonathan Bregler, Alexander Bunte, Andreas Kellner, Daniel Kuntze, Vladislav Leonkev, Simon Lueders, Volker Sauermann, Michael Schnaubelt
  • Patent number: 10789208
    Abstract: Embodiments map from a database environment, dependencies between files created at designtime and corresponding runtime data objects defined by deployment of those files. A dependency table is populated with dependency information (e.g., origin, target, dependency type) extracted during deployment. That dependency information may be searched according to user-specified parameters (e.g., a file provides an object; an object requires a file), to allow rapid correlation between designtime file(s) and related runtime data object(s). Embodiments are particularly useful in visualizing complex (e.g., one-to-many; many-to-one) file-object dependencies characteristic of modern database environments. Queries posed to the dependency table may further seek intra-designtime dependency information (e.g., one file depends upon another file; one file impacts another file), and/or intra-runtime dependency information (e.g., table objects referenced by view objects; view objects referenced by procedure objects).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 29, 2020
    Assignee: SAP SE
    Inventors: Jonathan Bregler, Alexander Bunte, Arne Harren, Andreas Kellner, Daniel Kuntze, Simon Lueders, Volker Sauermann, Michael Schnaubelt, Le-Huan Stefan Tran
  • Patent number: 10776330
    Abstract: Whether database objects corresponding to an artifact to deploy already exists in a database is determined. Depending artifacts are calculated using a prior-generated dependency graph. Whether any database objects corresponding to the calculated depending artifacts need to be redeployed are determined. Whether a build plugin corresponding to the database objects needing to be redeployed supports a redeployment option is determined. The artifacts are processed according to an execution graph.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2020
    Assignee: SAP SE
    Inventors: Jonathan Bregler, Alexander Bunte, Arne Harren, Andreas Kellner, Daniel Kuntze, Simon Lueders, Volker Sauermann, Michael Schnaubelt, Le-Huan Stefan Tran
  • Patent number: 10671630
    Abstract: A database includes a run-time database container, which provides an isolated computing environment for a database object deployed therein. The database further includes a public synonym object outside the run-time database container in the database. The public synonym object is associated with the database object deployed inside the run-time database container and provides external access to the database object deployed inside the run-time database container independent of the location of the run-time database container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2020
    Assignee: SAP SE
    Inventors: Le-Huan Stefan Tran, Arne Harren, Jonathan Bregler, Alexander Bunte, Andreas Kellner, Daniel Kuntze, Vladislav Leonkev, Simon Lueders, Volker Sauermann, Michael Schnaubelt
  • Patent number: 10674438
    Abstract: An external database schema permitted to be accessed from a container using a database synonym is determined. A logical schema representing the external database schema is defined. A synonym for the container is defined using the logical schema and an object associated with the external database schema. The logical schema and synonym is deployed to the container using a logical schema plugin. The container is configured to disable the logical schema plugin and to only allow references to the defined logical schemas.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2020
    Assignee: SAP SE
    Inventors: Jonathan Bregler, Alexander Bunte, Arne Harren, Andreas Kellner, Daniel Kuntze, Simon Lueders, Volker Sauermann, Michael Schnaubelt, Le-Huan Stefan Tran