Patent ID: 9378227
Filing Date: 2016-06-28
CPC Classification: G06F,H04L

Claim Text:
1. A computer-based method of sharing an application in a multi-tenant database environment, including a multi-tenant database that stores data and objects for a plurality of organizations, including a source organization and a target organization, the method comprising: creating an instance of an application for the source organization responsive to selections received from a user interface, the application comprising a metadata object and a set of one or more dependent metadata objects that are dependent upon said metadata object, wherein the metadata object and the set of one or more dependent metadata objects are associated with the source organization; exporting a deployment package, including the metadata object and the set of one or more dependent metadata objects, to a container organization, distinct from the source organization and the target organization; and generating a URL, including a unique key of the container organization, wherein the URL provides access to import and install the deployment package into the target organization.