Interfaces from external systems to time dependent process parameters in integrated process and product engineering

• US 20050261791A1
• Filed: 05/20/2004
• Published: 11/24/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 05/20/2004
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: SAP SE
• Original Assignee: SAP AG (SAP SE)
• Inventors: Chen, Martin, Clancy, Dallan, Wang, Qi, Sharma, Gaurav, Kohler, Uwe, Mane, Shailesh P., Rothenburg, Mario Gunter
• Granted Patent: US 7,280,879 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 700/97
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/04 Forecasting or optimisation specially adapted for administrative or management purposes, e.g. linear programming or "cutting stock problem" market predictions or forecasting for commercial activities G06Q30/0202

Abstract

A method and apparatus for computer modeling the production process is disclosed. An integrated product and process engineering system may be a computer modeling system that models both a generic production process and a specific individual production process. The integrated product and process engineering system may store a time dependent process parameter related to the production process, having uploaded them via an interface. The time dependent process parameters may be retrieve and displayed to the user on a display using a remote function call enabled function module. The time dependent process parameters may be uploaded from an external system or revised using a remote function call enabled function module.

Claims

1. A method, comprising:

creating a generic model of a generic production process for a generic product design of a product using an integrated product and process engineering system;

uploading a time dependent process parameter related to a specific product design of the product into the integrated product and process engineering system; and

creating a specific individual model of a specific individual production process for a specific product design of the product using the integrated product and process engineering system, wherein;

the specific individual model includes the time dependent process parameter; and

the specific individual model is based on the generic model.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

retrieving the time dependent process parameter; and

displaying the time dependent process parameter to a user.

3. The method of claim 2, further comprising using a remote function call to enable a function module to retrieve and display the time dependent process parameter.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising revising the time dependent process parameter.

5. The method of claim 4, further comprising using a remote function call to enable a function module to revise the time dependent process parameter.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the time dependent process parameter is uploaded from an external system.

7. The method of claim 6, further comprising using a remote function call to enable a function module to upload the time dependent process parameter.

8. A set of instructions residing in a storage medium, said set of instructions capable of being executed by a storage controller to implement a method for processing data, the method comprising:

creating a generic model of a generic production process for a generic product design of a product using an integrated product and process engineering system;

uploading a time dependent process parameter related to a specific product design of the product into the integrated product and process engineering system; and

creating a specific individual model of a specific individual production process for a specific product design of the product using the integrated product and process engineering system, wherein;

the specific individual model includes the time dependent process parameter; and

the specific individual model is based on the generic model.

9. The set of instructions of claim 8, wherein the time dependent process parameter is stored as an instance of a global class with functions to create, delete, or modify the time dependent process parameter.

10. The set of instructions of claim 9, further comprising:

retrieving the time dependent process parameter; and

displaying the time dependent process parameter to a user.

11. The set of instructions of claim 10, further comprising using a remote function call to enable a function module to retrieve and display the time dependent process parameter.

12. The set of instructions of claim 9, further comprising revising the time dependent process parameter.

13. The set of instructions of claim 12, further comprising using a remote function call to enable a function module to revise the time dependent process parameter.

14. The set of instructions of claim 9, further comprising using a remote function call to enable a function module to upload the time dependent process parameter.

15. An integrated product and process engineering system, comprising:

an interface that uploads a time dependent process parameter related to a specific product design of a product;

a processor that runs a program creating a generic model of a generic production process for a generic product design of a product and a specific individual model of a specific individual production process for the specific product design based on the generic model; and

a memory that stores the specific individual model including the time dependent process parameter.

16. The integrated product and process engineering system of claim 15, further comprising a display that shows the time dependent process parameter retrieved from the memory to a user.

17. The integrated product and process engineering system of claim 16, wherein the processor executes a remote function call to enable a function module to retrieve and display the time dependent process parameter.

18. The integrated product and process engineering system of claim 15, wherein the processor revises the time dependent process parameter stored in the memory.

19. The integrated product and process engineering system of claim 18, wherein the processor executes a remote function call to enable a function module to revise the time dependent process parameter.

20. The integrated product and process engineering system of claim 15, wherein the time dependent process parameter is uploaded from an external system.