User customization of default data

• US 20070005559A1
• Filed: 07/01/2005
• Published: 01/04/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 07/01/2005
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing LLC (Microsoft Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
• Inventors: Schulz, Ronald, Nelson, Kimberly, Magarian, Kevin
• Application Number:
  US11/173,306
• Publication Number:
  US 20070005559A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/10 Office automation; Time management

Abstract

A computer-implemented method is provided for defining criteria for use in defaulting data in a transaction for an ERP system. The computer-implemented method includes providing a plurality of data entities that are available for defaulting in the ERP system. The computer-implemented method also includes selecting a select number of data entities from the plurality of data entities based on a user input. The select number of data entities are available as criteria for defaulting data in transactions.

Claims

1. A computer-implemented method for defining criteria for use in defaulting data in transactions for an ERP system, the computer-implemented method comprising:

providing a plurality of data entities that are available in the ERP system;

and

selecting a select number of data entities from the plurality of data entities based on a user input, wherein the select number of data entities are available as criteria for defaulting data in transactions.

2. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the select number of data entities form default data entities.

3. The computer-implemented method of claim 2, further comprising defaulting data using a defaulting system based on the criteria defined by the default data entities.

4. The computer-implemented method of claim 3, wherein the defaulting system develops default rules based on the criteria defined by the default entities.

5. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein providing the plurality of data entities comprises providing all data entities that exist in the ERP system.

6. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein providing the plurality of data entities comprises providing data entities added to the ERP system by a third party.

7. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein providing the plurality of data entities comprises providing all data entities that exist in the ERP system and providing data entities added to the ERP system by a third party.

8. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the data entities comprise transaction entities and reference data entities, wherein the transaction entities correspond with transactions stored in the ERP system and the reference data entities include data in the transactions used to transact against.

15. The computer-readable medium of claim 1, wherein the select number of data entities form default data entities.

16. The computer-readable medium of claim 15, wherein the data fields in the transaction are automatically populated using a defaulting system.

17. The computer-readable medium of claim 16, wherein the defaulting system develops default rules based on the criteria defined by the default data entities.

9. A system for use in performing transactions, the system comprising:

a database having a plurality of default data entities selectable by the user from a plurality of data entities that meet defaulting criteria; and

a defaulting system configured to access the plurality of default data entities to develop default rules for populating select default fields in the transactions.

10. The system of claim 9, wherein the plurality of data entities comprise all data entities that exist in the database.

11. The system of claim 9, wherein the plurality of data entities comprise data entities added to the database by a third party.

12. The system of claim 9, wherein the plurality of data entities comprise all data entities that exist in the database and data entities added to the database by a third party.

13. The system of claim 9, wherein the plurality of data entities comprises transaction entities and reference data entities, wherein the transaction entities correspond with transactions stored in the ERP system and the reference data entities include data in the transactions used to transact against.

14. A computer-readable medium having computer executable instructions for performing a method comprising:

providing a plurality of data entities;

selecting a select number of data entities from the plurality of data entities based on a user input, wherein the select number of data entities are available as criteria for defaulting data in transactions; and

populating default fields in a transaction based on the select number of data entities.

18. The computer-readable medium of claim 14, wherein providing the plurality of data entities comprises providing all data entities that exist in the computer-readable medium.

19. The computer readable medium of claim 14, wherein providing the plurality of data entities comprises providing data entities added to the computer-readable medium by a third party.

20. The computer readable medium of claim 14, wherein providing the plurality of data entities comprises providing all data entities that exist in the computer-readable medium and providing data entities added to the comptuer-readable medium by a third party.