Patent ID: 11934287
Assignee: EMC IP HOLDING COMPANY LLC
Field: Computer technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 0:
1. A method for processing data, comprising:
having a process for acquiring structured reports, the process being performed by and hard-coded in a software system,
wherein the structured reports are reflected in a format;

needing to make an adjustment of the format to a new format;
instead of upgrading the software system to have the structured reports reflect the new format:
acquiring a configuration file for generating and sending a structured report, the structured report involving analysis of an application;
acquiring, based on an address of a data source in the configuration file, data from the data source to add the data in the new format to the structured report, the data source comprising the same type of data generated by the application; and
sending, based on an identifier of a target server and a second identifier of an output plugin in the configuration file, the structured report through the output plugin to the target server for analyzing the application,
wherein the output plugin comprises a gateway.