Abstract: Techniques for self-service provisioning and activation of cloud services are disclosed. In some embodiments, a self-service user interface is generated through which a cloud service subscriber may input configuration parameters to customize an instance of the cloud service. The configuration parameters may define topology, deployment, and/or operational configurations for the cloud service. Responsive to receiving configuration parameters through the self-service user interface, a set of instructions may be automatically generated and executed to perform one or more provisioning operations.

Abstract: Techniques for self-service provisioning and activation of cloud services are disclosed. In some embodiments, a self-service user interface is generated through which a cloud service subscriber may input configuration parameters to customize an instance of the cloud service. The configuration parameters may define topology, deployment, and/or operational configurations for the cloud service. Responsive to receiving configuration parameters through the self-service user interface, a set of instructions may be automatically generated and executed to perform one or more provisioning operations.

Abstract: In one embodiment, a method includes accessing a mapping that represents a correspondence between a column in a source database and a column in a temporary storage table, in response to receiving a data operation request to execute a data operation on a column of the source database. The method further includes changing the temporary storage table by executing the data operation on the temporary storage table and performing a reconstruction operation using data from the temporary storage table and the source database.

Abstract: A method for building wizard-style user interfaces (UIs) for a business task is disclosed. The method includes receiving metadata at a computer system, where the metadata comprises information regarding the business task, generating an analysis by analyzing the metadata, generating user guidance information, and executing flow and business logic of the business task. The user guidance information is with regard to the business task, and the user guidance information is based on the analysis.

Abstract: Methods and systems for supporting multiple deployment models for enterprise business applications, are described. In one embodiment, the method may include designating pillars associated with an enterprise business application. Each pillar may include application units which comprise logical groupings for application units used in the enterprise business application. The method may further include determining which of the application units are dependent to more than one of the pillars. Furthermore, based on the determination of the dependent application units, the method may generate deployment code associated with the dependent application units which is configured to be deployment model independent. The method may then receive, at deployment time, a deployment model designation indicating a type of deployment model selected to be used for the enterprise business application. Then, the enterprise business application may be deployed according to the deployment model designation.

Abstract: In one embodiment, a method for facilitating long-lived data transactions includes starting a data transaction during a first user session, storing data associated with the data transaction in a temporary storage table, and ending the data transaction during a second user session using contents of the temporary storage table.

Abstract: In one embodiment, a method for facilitating long-lived data transactions includes starting a data transaction during a first user session, storing data associated with the data transaction in a temporary storage table, and ending the data transaction during a second user session using contents of the temporary storage table.

Abstract: In one embodiment, a method for building wizard-style user interfaces (UIs) for a business task includes identifying a collection of metadata associated with the business task, and processing the collection of metadata to provide a set of wizard-style UIs pertaining to the business task.

Abstract: A method of, and a computer for, processing a query. The method includes receiving the query in a first language at a computerized messaging device, the first language being one of different languages. A template in the first language is then selected from one of the different languages and query data corresponding to the first language is retrieved from a database of query data. The method includes populating the template with template data corresponding to the first language to define a query response in the query language, and communicating the query response from the device to a recipient.

Abstract: In one embodiment, a method for building wizard-style user interfaces (UIs) for a business task includes identifying a collection of metadata associated with the business task, and processing the collection of metadata to provide a set of wizard-style UIs pertaining to the business task.

Abstract: This disclosure describes, generally, methods and systems for supporting multiple deployment models for enterprise business applications. In one embodiment, the method may include designating pillars associated with an enterprise business application. Each pillar may include application units which comprise logical groupings for application units used in the enterprise business application. The method may further include determining which of the application units are dependent to more than one of the pillars. Furthermore, based on the determination of the dependent application units, the method may generate deployment code associated with the dependent application units which is configured to be deployment model independent. The method may then receive, at deployment time, a deployment model designation indicating a type of deployment model selected to be used for the enterprise business application. Then, the enterprise business application may be deployed according to the deployment model designation.

Abstract: A method of, and a computer for, processing a query. The method includes receiving the query in a first language at a computerized messaging device, the first language being one of different languages. A template in the first language is then selected from one of the different languages and query data corresponding to the first language is retrieved from a database of query data. The method includes populating the template with template data corresponding to the first language to define a query response in the query language, and communicating the query response from the device to a recipient.

Abstract: In one embodiment, a method for facilitating long-lived data transactions includes starting a data transaction during a first user session, storing data associated with the data transaction in a temporary storage table, and ending the data transaction during a second user session using contents of the temporary storage table.

Abstract: In one embodiment, a method for building wizard-style user interfaces (UIs) for a business task includes identifying a collection of metadata associated with the business task, and processing the collection of metadata to provide a set of wizard-style UIs pertaining to the business task.