Portal for implementation of multiple software components

• US 20030126050A1
• Filed: 08/30/2002
• Published: 07/03/2003
• Est. Priority Date: 12/28/2001
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: SAP SE
• Original Assignee: SAP AG (SAP SE)
• Inventors: Theiss, Guenther, Erhardt, Michael, Hack, Stefan, Wolf, Werner, Blattner, Guenter
• Granted Patent: US 7,921,023 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/35
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 8/20 Software design
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/10 Office automation; Time management
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0203 Market surveys; Market polls
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 40/00 Finance; Insurance; Tax strategies; Processing of corporate or income taxes

Abstract

In certain embodiments, a system and method of receiving data indicates one or more software components included in a user'"'"'s system landscape, receives a user'"'"'s selection of a software component to be managed or customized, accesses the software component in response to the user'"'"'s selection, receives a user'"'"'s input relating to an alteration to be made to a feature or setting of the software component, and modifies one or more files associated with the software component to reflect the alteration.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

receiving data related to a user'"'"'s system landscape, said data indicating one or more software components included in the landscape;

receiving a user'"'"'s selection of a software component to be managed or customized;

accessing the software component in response to the user'"'"'s selection;

receiving a user'"'"'s input relating to an alteration to be made to a feature or setting of the software component; and

modifying one or more files associated with the software component to reflect the alteration.

2. The method of claim 1 further comprising displaying a profile of the system landscape and a software component.

3. The method of claim 1 further comprising displaying a feature or setting associated with the software component.

4. The method of claim 1 further comprising receiving a user'"'"'s input to modify a business process or business document reflected in the system landscape.

5. The method of claim 1 further comprising:

receiving a user'"'"'s selection of a test protocol for verification of the software components associated with the system landscape; and

executing the selected test protocol.

6. The method of claim 1 wherein the data related to a user'"'"'s system landscape may further include information related to one or more of an evaluation system, development system, quality assurance system and a training system.

7. The method of claim 1 wherein a customization may include at least one of adding a new or missing transaction and modifying a process step of a system component.

8. The method of claim 1 wherein an alteration may include a change to a software process of a component, said component related to one or more of forecasting, purchasing, order processing, inventory management and warehouse management.

9. The method of claim 1 wherein the alteration is made to avoid a configuration conflict with another system.

10. The method of claim 1 wherein an alteration may include a change to best practices or end-user roles used by a component.

11. The method of claim 10 wherein the alteration may be made in an evaluation, development, quality assurance or production system landscape.

12. A system for customizing a computer system comprising:

a processor connected to a storage device and one or more input/output devices, wherein the processor is configured to;

receive data related to a user'"'"'s system landscape, said data indicating one or more software components included in the landscape;

receive a user'"'"'s selection of a software component to be managed or customized;

access the software component in response to the user'"'"'s selection;

receive a user'"'"'s input relating to an alteration to be made to a feature or setting of the software component; and

modify one or more files associated with the software component to reflect the alteration.

13. The system of claim 12 wherein the processor is further configured to display a profile of the system landscape and a software component.

14. The system of claim 12 wherein the processor is further configured to display a feature or setting associated with the software component.

15. The system of claim 12 wherein the processor is further configured to receive a user'"'"'s input to modify a business process or business document reflected in the system landscape.

16. The system of claim 12 wherein the processor is further configured to:

receive a user'"'"'s selection of a test protocol for verification of the software components associated with the system landscape; and

execute the selected test protocol.

17. The system of claim 12 wherein the data related to a user'"'"'s system landscape may further include information related to one or more of an evaluation system, development system, quality assurance system and a training system.

18. The system of claim 12 wherein a customization may include at least one of adding a new or missing transaction and modifying a process step of a system component.

19. The system of claim 12 wherein an alteration may include a change to a software process of a component, said component related to one or more of forecasting, purchasing, order processing, inventory management and warehouse management.

20. The system of claim 12 wherein the alteration is made to avoid a configuration conflict with another system.

21. The system of claim 12 wherein an alteration may include a change to best practices or end-user roles used by a component.

22. The system of claim 21 wherein the alteration may be made in an evaluation, development, quality assurance or production system landscape.

23. A computer-readable medium or propagated signal having embodied thereon a computer program configured to generate a user interface for customizing a computer system, the medium comprising code segments configured to:

receive data related to a user'"'"'s system landscape, said data indicating one or more software components included in the landscape;

receive a user'"'"'s selection of a software component to be managed or customized;

access the software component in response to the user'"'"'s selection;

receive a user'"'"'s input relating to an alteration to be made to a feature or setting of the software component; and

modify one or more files associated with the software component to reflect the alteration.

24. The medium of claim 23 further comprising a code segment configured to display a profile of the system landscape and a software component.

25. The medium of claim 23 further comprising a code segment configured to receive a user'"'"'s input to display a feature or setting associated with the software component.

26. The medium of claim 23 further comprising a code segment configured to receive a user'"'"'s input to modify a business process or business document reflected in the system landscape.

27. The medium of claim 23 further comprising a code segment configured to:

receive a user'"'"'s selection of a test protocol for verification of the software components associated with the system landscape; and

execute the selected test protocol.