Patent ID: 7735063
Filing Date: 2010-06-08
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A non-transitory computer-readable medium, in a machine-readable storage device, storing a computer program product, the computer program product including instructions that, when executed, cause a configuration information handling component to perform operations comprising: storing a collection of configuration information entries on a configuration server of a business enterprise, each configuration information entry (1) representing a configuration component that can be requested, (2) a set identifier that identifies a grouping of related configuration entries, (3) having an identifier that uniquely identifies a particular configuration entry from other entries in the collection and (4) having a configuration parameter, and a setting for the configuration parameter needed by a first software application that is deployed on an application server of the business enterprise, the application server being configured to communicate with the configuration server; receiving, at the configuration server, a configuration request from the first software application, the configuration request including information that identifies a first configuration parameter, corresponding to a first configuration information entry in the collection, needed by the first software application for processing a business transaction of the business enterprise and not persistently stored by the first software application; and providing, from the configuration server, the first configuration parameter and a setting for the first configuration parameter in a first configuration information entry in the collection to the first software application when the first software application is executing and in response to the configuration request.