Abstract: Methods and apparatus, including computer program products, for triggering server state change using references. A method includes receiving a request to change a state of the server system, interpreting the request to determine which property is indicated by the reference, computing a value for the property, and using the value to change the state of the server system in accordance with the request. In that method, the request is received at a first program residing at a server system, the request is from a second program residing at a client system, and the request includes a reference to a property.

Abstract: Methods and apparatus, including computer program products, for leveraging legacy reports in a service-oriented architecture include receiving search conditions defining requested data and submitting a request to a reporting server for report results on data in a back-end database. The request defines search criteria, corresponding to the search conditions for identifying data in the back-end, in a format used by the reporting server. Report results are received from the reporting server in response to the request. The report results include data identified in the back-end as matching the search criteria. The reporting server interacts with the back-end and is implemented within an integrated business process architecture having multiple software modules executable on a virtual machine. The integrated business process architecture operates to update data across the software modules in real time, and the back-end includes relational databases for storing data.

Abstract: Methods and apparatus, including computer program products, for triggering server state change using references. A method includes receiving a request to change a state of the server system, interpreting the request to determine which property is indicated by the reference, computing a value for the property, and using the value to change the state of the server system in accordance with the request. In that method, the request is received at a first program residing at a server system, the request is from a second program residing at a client system, and the request includes a reference to a property.

Abstract: Runtimes of a plurality of modules executed on at least two platforms may be determined by appending a start event to a stack of events when each module is executed on a first platform. The appended start event may be closed when execution of the corresponding executed module is terminated. Subsequently, a runtime may be determined for the module based on at least when the appended start event is closed. Data may then be transmitted to a second platform that includes runtimes of each of the modules executed on the first platform. The data may be transmitted when execution of modules ceases on the first platform and/or when execution of modules commences on the second platform.

Abstract: Methods and apparatus, including computer program products, for leveraging legacy reports in a service-oriented architecture include receiving search conditions defining requested data and submitting a request to a reporting server for report results on data in a back-end database. The request defines search criteria, corresponding to the search conditions for identifying data in the back-end, in a format used by the reporting server. Report results are received from the reporting server in response to the request. The report results include data identified in the back-end as matching the search criteria. The reporting server interacts with the back-end and is implemented within an integrated business process architecture having multiple software modules executable on a virtual machine. The integrated business process architecture operates to update data across the software modules in real time, and the back-end includes relational databases for storing data.