Patents Assigned to Sap AG
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Publication number: 20120078809Abstract: This disclosure provides various embodiments for modeling a first business process as a sub-process of a second business process, the first business process less than fully compatible with a particular business process management system. The first business process is compatible with a first system adapted to execute the first business process. The first business process is identified and a user input received requesting modeling of the first business process as a sub-process of the second business process. A modeled sub-process is generated including a reference to the first system, callable from the modeled sub-process, and an interface definition defining an interface between the modeled sub-process and the first system. A modeled interface between a model of the second business process and the modeled sub-process is generated defining inputs and outputs between first and second business processes. In some aspects, the modeled sub-process can be deployed in a runtime environment.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 27, 2010Publication date: March 29, 2012Applicant: SAP AGInventor: ROUVEN DAY
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Publication number: 20120078802Abstract: A computer implemented method for providing a business process in an online collaboration includes associating a business process model with the collaboration based on entries made by one or more participants. The business process model may include one or more business processes or process steps. The method may also include providing a graphical interface module to the collaboration participants associated with the business process, the graphical interface module configured to receive data from one or more participants of the collaboration. Data received from the participant interacting with the interface module may be processed in accordance with the process steps associated with the business process. Data received throughout the collaboration may be stored in a memory.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 23, 2010Publication date: March 29, 2012Applicant: SAP AGInventor: Oliver Kieselbach
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Publication number: 20120079264Abstract: A value of a configuration setting contained within a selected content unit of an application may be used as input for a configuration check algorithm to calculate a control parameter output. The algorithm may include logical operators, conditional statements, mathematical logic, and mathematical functions. The algorithm may be used to verify the correctness of the value. Different control parameter output values may be associated with different options in the automated configuration verification program. The options may include, but are not limited to, modifying an unsupported configuration setting value to a supported value, updating configuration setting values in non-selected content units, exiting the automated program and switching to a manual configuration setting change mode, and automatically updating a configuration setting value to a supported value without further intervention.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 24, 2010Publication date: March 29, 2012Applicant: SAP AGInventors: Roland Hoff, Robert Bäthe, Jan KRIEG, Viktor FOLMER
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Publication number: 20120079451Abstract: A unified set of user interface (UI) tools are working on the same data and metadata, complying with a set of standards and guidelines in a central repository, the tools describing layout, interaction design, data binding, code, and partner- or customer-specific adaptations. By sharing this data the level of integration between the different people involved in the development process can be highly increased, as now there can be a closed loop which provides the necessary insight into each other's work. For example, the user interface designer may create the layout, the core developer may add the code which connects to the business logic, and the partner may add the specifics on top. This process can work in any direction, e.g., even after the developer has added the code, the user interface designer can later change the layout completely independent from the core developer.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 29, 2010Publication date: March 29, 2012Applicant: SAP AGInventors: Ralf HALBEDEL, Marko DEGENKOLB
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Publication number: 20120078928Abstract: Content objects may be incorporated as metadata in application systems in the same programming environment used to create the rest of the application. Although content objects may be included as part of the application systems, in some instances a central repository storing content object information from each application system may be used to facilitate communication and data sharing between applications. Alternatively, point-to-point communications between applications may also be supported so that applications may share content object data without relying on the central repository. Some embodiments may support both central repository communications and point-to-point communications between applications. Determinations may be made to identify the type of connectivity supported in different circumstances.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 23, 2010Publication date: March 29, 2012Applicant: SAP AGInventors: Bernhard FIPPEL, Siar SARFERAZ
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Publication number: 20120078976Abstract: The system, method and computer readable medium that facilitates selection of a meeting participant, and the creation of a first data structure based on the selected meeting participant. Data may be collected in response to the selection of the meeting participant. A second data structure may be generated for the collected data, and the data in the second data structure may be linked to the first data structure and the selected meeting participant.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 21, 2010Publication date: March 29, 2012Applicant: SAP AGInventors: Stefan Ehrler, Wolfgang Kuhn, Sibylle Borhauer, Dagmar Becker
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Patent number: 8145626Abstract: In one embodiment the present invention includes a method comprising receiving a data filter for filtering a collection of data, wherein the collection of data is configured as a star schema including a fact table and dimension tables. The data filter is applied against the dimension tables to generate a modified dimension table. The modified dimension tables are applied against the fact table to produce a modified fact table. The data filter is then applied against the modified fact table to generate a second modified fact table, which is the output of the process.Type: GrantFiled: December 31, 2008Date of Patent: March 27, 2012Assignee: SAP AGInventors: Peter John, Thomas Zurek
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Patent number: 8146103Abstract: A system and method for monitoring activity of heterogeneous systems within a business application landscape are disclosed. An object state change is detected in an object instance of one or more systems of the business application landscape. Each object state change is filtered according to one or more conditions related to the object instance. If the one or more conditions are met for an object state change, a filtered workflow event is generated, and the filtered workflow event is mapped to a common message proxy to generate a monitoring event message. Via the common message proxy, the monitoring event message is sent to a centralized monitoring process in an event resolution center of a portal server.Type: GrantFiled: September 6, 2007Date of Patent: March 27, 2012Assignee: SAP AGInventors: Patrick Schmidt, Rene Niebuhr
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Patent number: 8146100Abstract: A method including receiving a plurality of event descriptors, each event descriptor of the plurality of event descriptors corresponding to a respective event relevant to a software development process, transmitting the plurality of event descriptors to a subscriber; and receiving a subscription message from a subscriber, the subscription message including an indication of an event descriptor selected from the plurality of event descriptors.Type: GrantFiled: March 21, 2006Date of Patent: March 27, 2012Assignee: SAP AGInventor: Roger Kilian-Kehr
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Patent number: 8146102Abstract: This disclosure relates to application integration and, more particularly, groupware integration with enterprise applications. Various embodiments herein provide systems, methods, and software to integrate one or more computer applications with one or more groupware applications. Some embodiments include a groupware integration engine that receives, stores, and sends messages between computer applications and groupware clients applications.Type: GrantFiled: December 22, 2006Date of Patent: March 27, 2012Assignee: SAP AGInventor: Joachim Gaffga
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Patent number: 8145681Abstract: Systems and methods consistent with the invention may include generating, using a processor of the computer system, a definition file of a first format for the data object, generating a database table, generating a mapping between the definition file and the database table, linking the definition file to a data source by including a path of the data source in the definition file, the data source including an attribute, executing, using the processor, a query to extract the attribute from the data source, importing the extracted attribute into the database table using the mapping between the definition file and the database table, and storing, in the memory device, the definition file, the database table, and the attribute for generation of the data object with the attribute.Type: GrantFiled: August 11, 2009Date of Patent: March 27, 2012Assignee: SAP AGInventors: Stephen Macaleer, John Schaefer
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Patent number: 8145468Abstract: Development models of software applications may be annotated with additional information and transformed within a transformation chain into a resulting model that may be used to evaluate the development model, for example, for simulation and/or performance support of the development model. By relating elements of the development model through the transformation chain to elements of the resulting model, the evaluation may be performed with respect to the resulting/transformed model, but provided to a user in terms of the original development model. In this way, a user of the development model may work with the more-familiar development model, without having to alter the development model directly in order to obtain the evaluation.Type: GrantFiled: September 26, 2008Date of Patent: March 27, 2012Assignee: SAP AGInventors: Mathias Fritzsche, Wasif Gilani
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Patent number: 8146096Abstract: A method and system for processing Web service messages within an object oriented runtime environment is described. In one embodiment, the method includes steps for invoking a single instance of a state-less protocol for processing inbound and outbound flows of Web services messages. After determining Web services messages have been received out of order, processing of the outbound flow of any remaining messages is suspended until a complete set of messages is received. The messages are rearranged into proper order before completing processing of the outbound flows of the remaining messages.Type: GrantFiled: January 12, 2011Date of Patent: March 27, 2012Assignee: SAP AGInventors: Dimitar V. Angelov, Vladimir S. Savchenko, Vladimir Videlov
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Patent number: 8145606Abstract: Methods, systems, and software for enforcing archival of data objects into archive objects and managed destruction of the archive objects are disclosed. In some cases, the computer techniques include enforcing a retention rule, such as a retention date and archive properties, and a destruction indication, such as an expiration date, of data identified for archival. The data objects are archived under hierarchical paths in a long-term storage system according to retention-related properties of the data objects and the retention rules. Further, the archived data can be destroyed according to destruction indications. Once archived, destruction of the data may be prevented by a hold applied to the data.Type: GrantFiled: April 20, 2007Date of Patent: March 27, 2012Assignee: SAP AGInventors: Axel Herbst, Bernhard Brinkmoeller
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Publication number: 20120072553Abstract: A computer-implemented method for mass configuring technical systems includes receiving a call that is associated with a configuration manager and generated from a first of multiple systems. Each of the multiple systems has at least one instance of the configuration manager, and each system includes multiple technical systems configured using a corresponding instance of the configuration manager. The method includes retrieving, from the corresponding instance and in response to the call, identifiers for at least a subset of the technical systems in the first system. The method includes retrieving, from the corresponding instance and from the subset of the technical systems, configurations for the subset of the technical systems. The method includes forwarding an execute configuration communication to the corresponding instance including at least one parameter that has been changed from the retrieved configurations.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 20, 2010Publication date: March 22, 2012Applicant: SAP AGInventors: Constantin Savu, Emmanuel Turci
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Publication number: 20120072883Abstract: A computer system can include an enterprise process selection module configured to receive a plurality of enterprise process definitions representing a plurality of existing enterprise processes implemented on a target system. The computer system can include a proposed solution package manager configured to select, based on the plurality of enterprise process definitions, a proposed solution package including a new enterprise process, and to define an indicator of a mandatory operational relationship between the new enterprise process and a first existing enterprise process from the plurality of existing enterprise processes, and an indicator of an optional operational relationship between the new enterprise process and a second existing enterprise process from the plurality of existing enterprise processes.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 17, 2010Publication date: March 22, 2012Applicant: SAP AGInventor: Roland Hoff
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Publication number: 20120072367Abstract: This disclosure provides various embodiments for performing a dry-run of a business process model in a design-time environment. A start event and end event of the business process model are identified, defining a path of a flow map including a sequence of a plurality of events, including the start event, the end event, and at least one other event sequenced between the start and ends. The events in the path are stepped-through to simulate each event. An error is identified corresponding to a particular event in the path and the step-through is paused upon identifying the error. A user is then prompted for an input to at least temporarily resolve the at least one error. The stepping-through of the plurality of events is then resumed in response to a resolution input from the user. The dry run ends in response to stepping-through to the end event.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 20, 2010Publication date: March 22, 2012Applicant: SAP AGInventor: Julia Reisbich
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Publication number: 20120072882Abstract: A method can include receiving an indicator that an enterprise process has been selected from a plurality of enterprise processes, and receiving an enterprise process value defining at least a portion of a mandatory process step associated with a mandatory portion of the enterprise process, and an enterprise process parameter value defining at least a portion of an optional process step related to the mandatory process step. The method can include receiving an indicator that a filter from a set of filters has been selected, and defining a representation of the mandatory process step and a representation of the optional process step in response to the filter being selected. The method can also include receiving an indicator that the optional process step has been selected for binding to the mandatory portion of the enterprise process in a variant of the enterprise process.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 17, 2010Publication date: March 22, 2012Applicant: SAP AGInventor: Roland Hoff
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Publication number: 20120072884Abstract: Process artifacts and elements in a business process model, such as a Business Process Modeling Notation (BPMN) compliant model, may be analyzed, converted into component model building blocks for developing applications, and enriched with technical metadata. The component model building blocks may be Service Component Architecture (SCA) Assembly Model building blocks, which may include artifacts, components, composites, and other elements. The building blocks may be structured in an output file, which may be a Simple Capabilities Description Language (SCDL) file, according to the Service Component Architecture (SCA) Assembly Model based on an order provided in the business process model. Business process model elements may be mapped to corresponding component model building blocks, such as SCA artifacts, composites, or components, through a lookup table or database.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 22, 2010Publication date: March 22, 2012Applicant: SAP AGInventors: Soeren Balko, Boris Klinker
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Publication number: 20120072250Abstract: In one general aspect, a computer system can include an existing process chain module configured to receive a plurality of segment definitions representing a plurality of existing segments defining an existing process chain implemented in a target system. The computer system can include a proposed process chain module configured to select, based on the plurality of segment definitions, a proposed process chain including a first proposed segment corresponding with an existing segment from the plurality of existing segments, and including a second proposed segment different from each existing segment from the plurality of existing segments. The computer system can include an operational relationship module configured to define an option for an operational relationship between the existing segment from the plurality of existing segments and the second proposed segment of the proposed process chain.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 17, 2010Publication date: March 22, 2012Applicant: SAP AGInventors: Roland Hoff, Bernhard Hartenstein