Patents by Inventor Thomas L. Yard

Thomas L. Yard has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Analyzing ERP custom objects by transport
    Patent number: 7836424
    Abstract: The invention is directed to analyzing enterprise resource planning (ERP) custom objects by transport. A method in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention includes: providing a development box, wherein the development box includes: a listing of a plurality of ERP object modifications from a plurality of transport versions; an output including at least one of an ERP object summary and a transport summary; and a proposal for transporting of at least one of the plurality of ERP object modifications, wherein the proposal is derived from the output; providing at least one of: a test box or a production box; comparing the development box to at least one of the test box and the production box; and transporting the at least one of the plurality of ERP object modifications.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 16, 2010
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventor: Thomas L. Yard
  • ANALYZING ERP CUSTOM OBJECTS BY TRANSPORT
    Publication number: 20080127138
    Abstract: The invention is directed to analyzing enterprise resource planning (ERP) custom objects by transport. A method in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention includes: providing a development box, wherein the development box includes: a listing of a plurality of ERP object modifications from a plurality of transport versions; an output including at least one of an ERP object summary and a transport summary; and a proposal for transporting of at least one of the plurality of ERP object modifications, wherein the proposal is derived from the output; providing at least one of: a test box or a production box; comparing the development box to at least one of the test box and the production box; and transporting the at least one of the plurality of ERP object modifications.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2006
    Publication date: May 29, 2008
    Inventor: Thomas L. Yard