US 12,361,067 B2
Linking business objects and documents
Michael H. Walther, Dusseldorf (DE); Viktor Gavrysh, Richmond Hill (CA); and Sachin B. Chaudhari, Oakland, CA (US)
Assigned to Open Text Corporation, Menlo Park, CA (US)
Filed by Open Text Corporation, Waterloo (CA)
Filed on Feb. 15, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/442,994.
Application 18/442,994 is a continuation of application No. 18/168,391, filed on Feb. 13, 2023, granted, now 11,934,460.
Application 18/168,391 is a continuation of application No. 16/795,395, filed on Feb. 19, 2020, granted, now 11,593,430, issued on Feb. 28, 2023.
Application 16/795,395 is a continuation of application No. 15/826,323, filed on Nov. 29, 2017, granted, now 10,585,947, issued on Mar. 10, 2020.
Application 15/826,323 is a continuation of application No. 14/519,770, filed on Oct. 21, 2014, granted, now 9,892,209, issued on Feb. 13, 2018.
Application 14/519,770 is a continuation of application No. 11/473,538, filed on Jun. 22, 2006, granted, now 8,898,264, issued on Nov. 25, 2014.
Prior Publication US 2024/0184826 A1, Jun. 6, 2024
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. G06F 16/901 (2019.01); G06F 16/28 (2019.01); G06Q 10/10 (2023.01)
CPC G06F 16/9024 (2019.01) [G06F 16/284 (2019.01); G06Q 10/10 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method of managing content comprising:
receiving, at a server, an indication that a first content item in a body of managed content in a first repository used by a first application is associated with a business object in a second repository used by a second application;
using a processor, linking a content identifier identifying the first content item to a business object identifier identifying the business object, wherein linking the content identifier to the business object identifier comprises creating, in a link record repository, a first link record that associates the content identifier with the business object identifier;
receiving an event from the second application, the event including the business object identifier;
accessing link records comprising the business object identifier from the link record repository and identifying the content identifier from the first link record; and
based on identifying the content identifier in the first link record, providing a user with access to the first content item.