Personal object work lists

• US 20070192291A1
• Filed: 02/02/2006
• Published: 08/16/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 02/02/2006
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: SAP AG (SAP SE)
• Original Assignee: SAP AG (SAP SE)
• Inventors: Zimmer, Patrick, Vins, Miro
• Application Number:
  US11/345,874
• Publication Number:
  US 20070192291A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/3331 Query processing

Abstract

A method for creating a custom work list includes executing a query based on search criteria. Results of the query comprising at least one of a business object and a task conforming to the search criteria. The search criteria and the returned results are combined to create said custom work list.

Claims

1. A method for creating a custom work list, comprising:

executing a query based on search criteria;

returning results of said query comprising at least one of a business object and a task conforming to said search criteria;

combining said search criteria and said returned results to create said custom work list.

2. The method of claim 1, additionally comprising further customizing said custom work list.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein said custom work list may be updated, wherein said updating comprises re-executing said query.

4. A graphical user interface for creating a custom work lists, comprising:

a receiving screen for receiving search criteria;

an execution indicator for indicating that a query based on said search criteria is executing;

a custom work list display screen for displaying one or more work lists formed from combining said search criteria and search results from said executed query.

5. The graphical user interface of claim 4, wherein said graphical user interface is or is part of a web-based portal.

6. The graphical user interface of claim 4, wherein said graphical user interface simultaneously displays one or more work lists.

7. The graphical user interface of claim 4, wherein one or more active work lists are presented are presented to a user more prominently than one or more available work lists.

8. The graphical user interface of claim 4, wherein displayed work lists may be displayed along with a graphical element for updating one or more of the displayed work lists.

9. The graphical user interface of claim 4, wherein one or more management screens may be used to manage created work lists.

10. A computer system comprising:

a processor; and

a program storage device readable by the computer system, embodying a program of instructions executable by the processor to perform method steps for creating a custom work list, the method comprising;

executing a query based on search criteria;

returning results of said query comprising at least one of a business object and a task conforming to said search criteria;

combining said search criteria and said returned results to create said custom work list.

11. The computer system of claim 10, additionally comprising further customizing said custom work list.

12. The computer system of claim 10, wherein said custom work list may be updated, wherein said updating comprises re-executing said query.