System and method for rules-based capitalization

• US 20070156477A1
• Filed: 12/29/2005
• Published: 07/05/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 12/29/2005
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: SAP SE
• Original Assignee: SAP AG (SAP SE)
• Inventors: Hohendorf, Michael, Scherberger, Gunter, Torsten, Gerlach
• Granted Patent: US 8,620,701 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/7
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/06 Resources, workflows, human or project management; Enterprise or organisation planning; Enterprise or organisation modelling
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/063 Operations research, analysis or management

Abstract

In an embodiment, a computer-based system in a business organization is configured with a set of business rules. The computer-based system is further configured to receive an indication of a transaction within the business organization, and to automatically determine, based on the set of business rules, a location in a recording system of the business organization to record data regarding the transaction.

Claims

1. A process comprising:

configuring a computer-based system for a business organization with a set of business rules;

configuring the computer-based system to receive an indication of a transaction within the business organization; and

configuring the computer-based system to automatically determine, based on the set of business rules, a location in a recording system of the business organization to record data regarding the transaction.

2. The process of claim 1, wherein

the business rules comprise accounting rules;

the indication of a transaction comprises a document representing the transaction;

the transaction involves an object within the business organization;

the location in the recording system to record data relating to the transaction comprises a ledger in an accounting system; and

a party initiating the transaction has no role in the determination of where in the ledger the transaction is recorded.

3. The process of claim 2, further comprising:

configuring the computer-based system according to a particular set of accounting rules; and

configuring the computer-based system based on the business rules of a particular type of business organization.

4. The process of claim 3, further comprising configuring the computer-based system based on the particular business rules of a particular individual business organization.

5. The process of claim 2, further comprising configuring the computer-based system to read a table, wherein

the table comprises one or more entries relating to a document representing an object within a business organization, and further wherein

the table further comprises a sequence of the portions of the ledger to check to determine the segment of the ledger into which to record the document.

6. The process of claim 2, wherein the ledger comprises an asset portion, an inventory portion, a cost portion, and a general ledger portion.

7. The process of claim 2, further comprising configuring the computer-based system to generate data for the portion of the ledger to which the object pertains.

8. A system comprising:

a module to configure a computer-based system for a business organization with a set of business rules;

a module to configure the computer-based system to receive an indication of a transaction within the business organization; and

a module to configure the computer-based system to automatically determine, based on the set of business rules, a location in a recording system of the business organization to record data regarding the transaction.

9. The system of claim 8, wherein

the business rules comprise accounting rules;

the indication of a transaction comprises a document representing the transaction;

the transaction involves an object within the business organization;

the location in the recording system to record data relating to the transaction comprises a ledger in an accounting system; and

a party initiating the transaction has no role in the determination of where in the ledger the transaction is recorded.

10. The system of claim 9, further comprising:

a module to configure the computer-based system according to a particular set of accounting rules; and

a module to configure the computer-based system based on the business rules of a particular type of business organization.

11. The system of claim 10, further comprising a module to configure the computer-based system based on the particular business rules of a particular individual business organization.

12. The system of claim 9, further comprising a module to configure the computer-based system to read a table, wherein

the table comprises one or more entries relating to a document representing an object within a business organization, and further wherein

the table further comprises a sequence of the portions of the ledger to check to determine the segment of the ledger into which to record the document.

13. The system of claim 9, wherein the ledger comprises an asset portion, an inventory portion, a cost portion, and a general ledger portion.

14. The system of claim 9, further comprising a module to configure the computer-based system to generate data for the portion of the ledger to which the object pertains.

15. A machine readable medium with instructions thereon to execute a process comprising:

configuring a computer-based system for a business organization with a set of business rules;

configuring the computer-based system to receive an indication of a transaction within the business organization; and

configuring the computer-based system to automatically determine, based on the set of business rules, a location in a recording system of the business organization to record data regarding the transaction.

16. The machine readable medium of claim 15, wherein

the business rules comprise accounting rules;

the indication of a transaction comprises a document representing the transaction;

the transaction involves an object within the business organization;

the location in the recording system to record data relating to the transaction comprises a ledger in an accounting system; and

a party initiating the transaction has no role in the determination of where in the ledger the transaction is recorded.

17. The machine readable medium of claim 16, further comprising:

configuring the computer-based system according to a particular set of accounting rules; and

configuring the computer-based system based on the business rules of a particular type of business organization.

18. The machine readable medium of claim 17, further comprising configuring the computer-based system based on the particular business rules of a particular individual business organization.

19. The machine readable medium of claim 16, further comprising configuring the computer-based system to read a table, wherein

the table comprises one or more entries relating to a document representing an object within a business organization, and further wherein

the table further comprises a sequence of the portions of the ledger to check to determine the segment of the ledger into which to record the document.

20. The machine readable medium of claim 16, wherein the ledger comprises an asset portion, an inventory portion, a cost portion, and a general ledger portion.