Abstract: A web service enabled enterprise resource application. The enterprise resource application provides a business framework that includes a data dictionary. The data dictionary is a metadata model that describes business objects in the applications. Systems and methods are provided that automate the process of creating and updating services for key business functions and dynamically enables web services for customization, extensions and modules developed on top of the business framework. These web services are meta data driven and dynamic—the web services can be created, updated and enabled using the model driven platform. Systems and methods are also provided that automatically create and update web services for business functions based on the data dictionary model.

Abstract: A web service enabled enterprise resource application. The enterprise resource application provides a business framework that includes a data dictionary. The data dictionary is a metadata model that describes business objects in the applications. Systems and methods are provided that automate the process of creating and updating services for key business functions and dynamically enables web services for customization, extensions and modules developed on top of the business framework. These web services are meta data driven and dynamic—the web services can be created, updated and enabled using the model driven platform. Systems and methods are also provided that automatically create and update web services for business functions based on the data dictionary model.

Abstract: An installed base data hub for centrally managing information about the installed customer base of an enterprise is disclosed. According to one embodiment, an installed base data hub comprises a data repository configured to store installed base data, the installed base data including first information representative of at least one customer of the enterprise and second information representative of one or more products purchased by the customer. The hub further includes a data librarian configured to cleanse the installed base data, a security module configured to manage access to the data repository, a subscription interface configured to enable one or more of a plurality of spoke systems to read data from the repository, and a publication interface configured to enable one or more of the plurality of spoke systems to write data into the repository. In various embodiments, at least one of the spoke systems is external to the enterprise.

Abstract: An installed base data hub for centrally managing information about the installed customer base of an enterprise is disclosed. According to one embodiment, an installed base data hub comprises a data repository configured to store installed base data, the installed base data including first information representative of at least one customer of the enterprise and second information representative of one or more products purchased by the customer. The hub further includes a data librarian configured to cleanse the installed base data, a security module configured to manage access to the data repository, a subscription interface configured to enable one or more of a plurality of spoke systems to read data from the repository, and a publication interface configured to enable one or more of the plurality of spoke systems to write data into the repository. In various embodiments, at least one of the spoke systems is external to the enterprise.