System and method for generic business scenario management

• US 20040204947A1
• Filed: 03/28/2003
• Published: 10/14/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 03/28/2003
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: SAP AG (SAP SE)
• Original Assignee: SAP AG (SAP SE)
• Inventors: Li, Ruicheng, Shenoy, Aneesha, Erat Kuttan, Jayakumar
• Application Number:
  US10/400,459
• Publication Number:
  US 20040204947A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/10 Office automation; Time management
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/1057 Benefits or employee welfare, e.g. insurance, holiday or retirement packages

Abstract

A method and system for generic business scenario management. According to one embodiment, a generic workbench component provides business process functionality to each of a plurality of business scenarios, a localization component provides business process functionality specific to one of the plurality of business scenarios, and a data exchanger interface component dynamically passes information between the generic workbench component and the localization component, wherein the generic workbench component centrally manages the business process functionality of the localization component via the data exchanger interface component.

Claims

1. A framework for managing a plurality of business scenarios, comprising:

a generic workbench component configured to provide business process functionality common to each of the plurality of business scenarios;

a localization component configured to provide business process functionality specific to one of the plurality of business scenarios; and

a data exchanger interface component configured to dynamically pass information between the generic workbench component and the localization component,

wherein the generic workbench component centrally manages the business process functionality of the localization component via the data exchanger interface component.

2. The framework of claim 1, further comprising a graphical user interface for concurrently displaying the business process functionality of the workbench component, the business process functionality of the localization component and the current status of the business process functionality of each component.

3. The framework of claim 1, wherein the business process functionality of the workbench component includes request management.

4. The framework of claim 1, wherein the business process functionality of the localization component includes providing localization screens to implement sub process scenarios associated with the specific one of the plurality of business scenarios.

5. The framework of claim 4, wherein the central management by the generic workbench includes status management.

6. The framework of claim 5, wherein the status management includes verification of business process flow between the sub process scenarios implemented by the localization component based on retrieved process status flow rules.

7. The framework of claim 4, wherein the central management by the generic workbench includes business flow rule management.

8. The framework of claim 7, wherein the business flow rule management includes verification of business process flow between the sub process scenarios implemented by the localization component based on retrieved process scenario relationship rules.

9. The framework of claim 1, wherein the data exchanger interface component passes the information by implementing fetch and update operations on the information.

10. A method comprising:

providing a request management screen to an end user for input of a request for a business process scenario;

receiving the request for a business process scenario from the end user;

providing localization screens to the end user for processing sub process scenarios associated with the requested business process scenario;

displaying status information associated with one of the sub process scenarios together with status information associated with the requested business process scenario.

11. The method of claim 10, wherein the particular business scenario is pension administration.

12. The method of claim 11, wherein the sub process scenarios include at least one of performing a seniority calculation, simulating payroll and generating notification reports.

13. The method of claim 10, wherein the particular business scenario is termination.

14. The method of claim 11, wherein the sub process scenarios include at least one of simulating payroll, generating an ETP report, generating a rollover statement and generating group certificates.