Patent ID: 9729394
Date: 2017-08-08
CPC Classifications: G06F,H04L

Claim:
1. A method for allowing user configuration of an endpoint for consuming a business object, the method comprising: loading, in a processor, a definition of the business object, the definition of the business object, which is included within a file, specifying at least one of a property and a method related to a data source that is used by the business object to access data from the data source; mapping, via the processor, the definition to endpoint-supported protocols; allowing, via the processor, user configuration of the endpoint at a plurality of different levels by receiving, from a user over a network connection to the processor, configuration settings related to endpoint generation for the business object, the configuration settings including at least one of (i) an indication whether the endpoint is enabled for the business object, (ii) an indication the business object is excluded from having endpoints, and (iii) an indication whether the endpoint is isolated; determining, via the processor, whether the endpoint is to be generated based on at least one of the configuration settings; and responsive to determining the endpoint is to be generated, generating, via the processor, the endpoint for the business object, wherein the plurality of different levels includes a services level, a protocol level, and a managed level.