Abstract: Provided are systems and methods for implementing a digital assistant for therapeutic treatments via a transmitting device (e.g., smartphone, tablet, laptop, smart speaker, smart-wearable, etc.) In one example, the method may include one or more of receiving a speech input command from a transmitting device, converting the speech input command into text and identifying a user from among a plurality of users based on the text converted from the speech input command, determining a treatment to be performed for the identified user based on historical treatments given to the identified user stored in a database, and outputting, to the transmitting device, a speech response describing the determined treatment to be performed on the identified user.

Abstract: Provided are systems and methods for implementing a digital assistant for therapeutic treatments via a transmitting device (e.g., smartphone, tablet, laptop, smart speaker, smart-wearable, etc.) In one example, the method may include one or more of receiving a speech input command from a transmitting device, converting the speech input command into text and identifying a user from among a plurality of users based on the text converted from the speech input command, determining a treatment to be performed for the identified user based on historical treatments given to the identified user stored in a database, and outputting, to the transmitting device, a speech response describing the determined treatment to be performed on the identified user.

Abstract: A method, a system, and a computer program product for generating a customized user interface variant of a software application are disclosed. At least one configuration parameter in a plurality of configuration parameters is received. The configuration parameter is used for configuring a user interface of the software application. Based on the configuration parameter, the software application accesses at least one business process to generate the configured user interface. At least one requirement in a plurality of requirements of the business process is linked to the configuration parameter. The configured user interface can be generated based on the configuration parameter and the linking of the requirement of the business process and the configuration parameter.

Abstract: Various embodiments herein include temporary labor provisioning and monitoring integrated within systems and processes. Some embodiments include receiving a temporary employee hiring request including data identifying requirements for a temporary employee. The received data is then stored and an approval process is initiated. Upon receipt of approval input, candidates may then be identified within a computing system of at least one other entity based on the requirements in the stored data. A selection of an identified candidate may then be received and a purchase order for the identified candidate may be generated. Subsequently, items may be added to the stored data representative of orientation activities, equipment and supplies to be provided to the identified candidate upon start of temporary employment, and human resources activities to be performed with regard to the identified candidate following a start of temporary employment.

Abstract: A method, a system, and a computer program product for generating a customized user interface variant of a software application are disclosed. At least one configuration parameter in a plurality of configuration parameters is received. The configuration parameter is used for configuring a user interface of the software application. Based on the configuration parameter, the software application accesses at least one business process to generate the configured user interface. At least one requirement in a plurality of requirements of the business process is linked to the configuration parameter. The configured user interface can be generated based on the configuration parameter and the linking of the requirement of the business process and the configuration parameter.

Abstract: The present disclosure is generally directed to systems and methods for simulating the cost of goods and/or services, and triggering procurement events based upon the simulated pricing. The systems and methods receive historic price data including purchasing volumes for the product(s) and/or service(s) that an organization procures in their normal course of business, anonymize the historic pricing data for each of the plurality of distinct organizational entities in order to generate aggregated historic pricing data, receive one or more procurement requests from a procurement system of the organization, calculate price predictions for goods and/or services based on information stored in an account database, identify one or more time periods and/or quantities for procuring requested goods and/or services, generate one or more procurement triggers indicating preferred period(s) for acquiring goods and/or services, and transmit the trigger(s) to the procurement system and/or an end user.

Abstract: The subject matter disclosed herein provides methods and apparatus, including computer program products, for generating a list of object descriptions based on an object's relevance for documentation. In one aspect there is provided a method that may include accepting a setting for a filter and a setting for a flag of an object. The filter setting may represent a type of information to be included in a list of object descriptions. The flag setting may represent a category of documentation relevance for the object that may be stored in a repository. The method may include comparing the filter setting with the flag setting of the object, extracting the description of the object from the repository based on the comparing of the flag setting with the filter setting, and generating the list of object descriptions that includes a description of the object. Related systems, apparatus, methods, and/or articles are also described.

Abstract: Various embodiments herein include temporary labor provisioning and monitoring integrated within systems and processes. Some embodiments include receiving a temporary employee hiring request including data identifying requirements for a temporary employee. The received data is then stored and an approval process is initiated. Upon receipt of approval input, candidates may then be identified within a computing system of at least one other entity based on the requirements in the stored data. A selection of an identified candidate may then be received and a purchase order for the identified candidate may be generated. Subsequently, items may be added to the stored data representative of orientation activities, equipment and supplies to be provided to the identified candidate upon start of temporary employment, and human resources activities to be performed with regard to the identified candidate following a start of temporary employment.

Abstract: A system and method include generating an indication regarding a need for a commodity from a manufacturing and resource planning system, estimating future prices of the commodity via a simulation tool as a function of current, historical, and simulated commodity prices, correlating the estimated future prices with a lead time to identify an optimal time to purchase the needed commodities, and generating a list of purchase orders via a computer system as a function of the correlation.

Abstract: The subject matter disclosed herein provides methods and apparatus, including computer program products, for generating a list of object descriptions based on an object's relevance for documentation. In one aspect there is provided a method that may include accepting a setting for a filter and a setting for a flag of an object. The filter setting may represent a type of information to be included in a list of object descriptions. The flag setting may represent a category of documentation relevance for the object that may be stored in a repository. The method may include comparing the filter setting with the flag setting of the object, extracting the description of the object from the repository based on the comparing of the flag setting with the filter setting, and generating the list of object descriptions that includes a description of the object. Related systems, apparatus, methods, and/or articles are also described.

Abstract: A method includes electronically searching for pricing and availability of travel components for a trip requested by an employee of an organization. The travel plan is optimized for cost and conformance to travel policies and rules of the organization by selecting travel components for the trip using a microprocessor-based solution. The optimized travel plan is presented on an interactive interface with decision tools to an agent of the organization for approval or automatic re-optimization with current pricing and availability of the travel components for the trip. Financial reports on cost savings achieved by optimization and re-optimization of the travel plans by organization and its units are presented.

Abstract: Various embodiments of systems and methods for measuring the quality of individual product modules over a lifecycle of a product are described herein. The method involves integrating error reports received from an internal incident management system and a customer incident management system. The method further includes associating the quality information in the error reports to a corresponding one or more product modules of a product and storing the association in a metadata repository. Using the quality information from the metadata repository, an automated evaluation of the quality of a product module is performed. In an aspect, the quality of a product module is represented as a quality indicator which is normalized with respect to a usage index of the product module. The generated quality indicator for the product module is associated with the product module and stored in the metadata repository with a time stamp for later access.

Abstract: Various embodiments of systems and methods for composing business processes using customized business process elements are described herein. The method involves creating one or more partner-defined business process elements composed of a source business object node and a target business object node. Further, the method includes selecting a type of communication interface between the source business object node and the target business object node based on determining a relative location of the source business object node and the target business object node. In another aspect, the composed one or more business process elements are integrated to form a customized business process. In yet another aspect, the method includes switching business entities to the composed business process based on the partner-defined business process elements and persisting the developed business process in the repository.

Abstract: A computer implemented method for analyzing sustainability of a product can include configuring one or more criteria relating to production and distribution of the product and weighting the criteria. At least one criteria can relate to the sustainability of the product. The method can include obtaining data relating to the production and the distribution of the product to a customer from at least one supplier. The method can include performing a green distribution analysis on the production and distribution of the product based on the weighted criteria using the obtained data.

Abstract: A computer implemented method for analyzing distribution options of a product can include obtaining data relating to the distribution of the product to a customer from at least one supplier. The method can include configuring one or more criteria relating to the distribution of the product and weighting the criteria. At least one criteria can relate to sustainability of the distribution of the product. The method can include performing green distribution analysis on the distribution options of the product based on the weighted criteria using the obtained data and providing a set of distribution options based on the green distribution analysis. The distribution options can be provided with a green distribution score corresponding to the sustainability of the distribution option.

Abstract: Enhancement and adaptation of standard predefined business processes within a business software solution is performed by reusing business process elements, which are granular parts of the business processes. Connection of business entities to the reused business process elements ensures consistent business process adaptation. New business processes are defined in addition to the predefined business processes.

Abstract: Various embodiments of systems and methods for retrieving open purchase orders using an optimized search tool are described herein. The method involves rendering a set of search parameters on a graphical UI of a computer. In an aspect, the method further includes receiving data relating to at least a first search parameter of the set of search parameters. Further, the method includes determining that data relating to at least a second search parameter of the set of search parameters is unavailable and determining the data relating to the at least second search parameter based on extrapolating the data relating to the at least first search parameter. In an aspect, the method involves performing a search based on the data relating to the at least first search parameter and the at least second search parameter. Based on the performed search, one or more open purchase orders are retrieved for further processing.

Abstract: Various embodiments of systems and methods for supplier rating and reporting are described herein. A first user interface is provided to a purchaser in response to a selection. The first user interface comprises one or more supplier analysis options. In response to selection of one or more of the options on the first user interface, a supplier rating analysis is generated and displayed using supplier evaluation data provided by a plurality of purchasers and stored in a data source. Based on a purchasing activity, a second user interface is provided to the purchaser. The second user interfaces comprises one or more input fields to capture the evaluation data from the purchaser. The input fields comprise supplier rating-level fields and supplier rating-criteria fields. The evaluation data is received after input by the purchaser. The evaluation data received from the purchaser is stored in the data source.

Abstract: A method and system, the method including defining business criteria for business entities, the business criteria including at least one business object attribute; defining at least one business partner group set, each of the at least one business partner group set being associated with at least one business object attribute selected from the business criteria; and modifying, by the computer, a record of a business entity by assigning the business entity to one or more of the defined business partner group sets.

Abstract: Various embodiments of systems and methods for evaluating suppliers and performing green sourcing analysis based on customized sustainability metrics are described herein. The method in an integrated information management system involves configuring one or more criteria relating to a product as green sourcing metrics. The method further includes defining one or more constraints effecting interdependencies between the green sourcing metrics. In a further aspect, the method includes determining that the one or more constraints is fulfilled based on product data relating to one or more suppliers supplying the product and customizing the green sourcing metrics based on the one or more constraints that is fulfilled. In yet another aspect, the method involves performing green sourcing analysis for the one or more suppliers of the product based on the customized green sourcing metrics.