Patent ID: 6892382
Filing Date: 2005-05-10
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A method for deploying an application for use on a platform server, the application being deployed by a deployment tool, the method comprising: creating the application, wherein creating the application includes grouping a plurality of application components into at least one application module, the application module having an associated application component deployment descriptor, the application component deployment descriptor including information relating to the deployment of the application components; creating an application deployment descriptor for the application, the application deployment descriptor including identification information arranged to identify the application including identification of the at least one application module, wherein the application deployment descriptor is an XML document; packaging the application in an archive, the archive including the application module, the application component deployment descriptor, and the application deployment descriptor; and deploying the application packaged in the archive, wherein the application packaged in the archive is deployed using the application component deployment descriptor.