Patent ID: 11907247
Assignee: SAP SE
Field: Computer technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 8:
9. A method, implemented in a computing system comprising at least one memory and at least one hardware processing unit coupled to the at least one memory, the method comprising:
receiving a request for results of comparing respective definitions of two or more metadata model objects, the request comprising a first definition of a first metadata model object in a first format, the first definition comprising a first plurality of metadata elements;
parsing the first definition of the first metadata model object in the first format to extract at least a portion of the first plurality of metadata elements;
querying a metadata repository based at least in part on one or more metadata elements of the at least a portion of the first plurality of metadata elements;
retrieving a second plurality of metadata elements for respective definitions of one or more stored metadata model objects based on the query;
comparing the second plurality of retrieved metadata elements with the extracted at least a portion of the first plurality of metadata elements to generate comparison results, wherein the comparison results comprise an indication that a definition of a metadata model object of the one or more stored metadata model objects comprises a metadata element that has been added, removed, or changed compared with the first plurality of metadata elements; and
returning the comparison results in response to the request.