Patent ID: 8229882
Filing Date: 2012-07-24
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A method for sharing an exchange definition file between a source system and a target system for a business intelligence application having application objects, the method comprising the steps of: a) selecting a report definition in the source system, the report definition being used for constructing business intelligence report, the source system being defined by a source environment; b) defining environment parameters for the source environment; the environment parameters including default values and restrictions; c) creating the exchange definition file in the source system using the environment parameters, the exchange definition file including the report definition, a database connection, and a model package; d) saving the exchange definition file in an archive, the archive accessible by the source system and the target system; e) reading the exchange definition file from the archive into the target system; f) recreating the report definitions in the target system from the exchange definition file; and g) creating new environment parameters in the target system according to the exchange definition file.