Formular update

• US 20080071828A1
• Filed: 08/29/2006
• Published: 03/20/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 08/29/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: SAP SE
• Original Assignee: SAP AG (SAP SE)
• Inventors: Viehmann, Robert, Sattler, Juergen, Gaffga, Joachim, Markert, Frank, Wolf, Werner
• Granted Patent: US 8,131,644 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 707/104.1
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/10 Office automation; Time management

Abstract

The subject mater relates to software application collaboration and, more particularly, collaboration between software applications via formular updates. Some such embodiments include systems, methods, and software to receive a definition of a content item from a first party, wherein the content item is operable within an application of a second party to cause data to be exported by the second party'"'"'s application in a manner that can be imported to an application of the first party. Some such embodiments further include sending the content item to the second party.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

receiving a definition of a content item from a first party, wherein the content item is operable within an application of a second party to cause data to be exported by the second party'"'"'s application in a manner that can be imported to an application of the first party; and

sending the content item to the second party.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the content item includes a data format definition.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the content item is further operable within the second party'"'"'s application to cause data exported from the second party'"'"'s application to be communicated to the first party'"'"'s application.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein the data is communicated by second party'"'"'s application to the first party'"'"'s application over a network.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein importing data to the first party'"'"'s application includes generating records within a database of the first party'"'"'s application as a function of data exported from the second party'"'"'s application.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein sending the content item to the second party includes sending the content item to two or more second parties.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein sending the content item to the second party includes sending the content item to the second party'"'"'s application.

8. A machine-readable medium, with encoded instructions, which when executed, cause a machine to:

receive a definition of a content item from a first party, wherein the content item is operable within an application of a second party to cause data to be exported by the second party'"'"'s application in a manner that can be imported to an application of the first party; and

send the content item to the second party.

9. The machine-readable medium of claim 8, wherein the content item includes a data format definition.

10. The machine-readable medium of claim 8, wherein the content item is further operable within the second party'"'"'s application to cause data exported from the second party'"'"'s application to be communicated to the first party'"'"'s application.

11. The machine-readable medium of claim 10, wherein the data is communicated by second party'"'"'s application to the first party'"'"'s application over a network.

12. The machine-readable medium of claim 8, wherein importing data to the first party'"'"'s application includes generating records within a database of the first party'"'"'s application as a function of data exported from the second party'"'"'s application.

13. The machine-readable medium of claim 8, wherein sending the content item to the second party includes sending the content item to two or more second parties.

14. The machine-readable medium of claim 8, wherein sending the content item to the second party includes sending the content item to the second party'"'"'s application.

15. A system comprising:

a content item database, wherein content items stored within the content item database include a content item defined by a first party, wherein the content item is operable within an application of a second party to cause data to be exported by the second party'"'"'s application in a manner that can be imported to an application of the first party.

16. The system of claim 15, wherein the content item includes a data format definition.

17. The system of claim 15, wherein the content item is further operable within the second party'"'"'s application to cause data exported from the second party'"'"'s application to be communicated to the first party'"'"'s application.

18. The system of claim 17, further comprising:

a network; and

wherein the data exported from the second party'"'"'s application is communicated by second party'"'"'s application to the first party'"'"'s application over the network.

19. The system of claim 15, wherein an import of data to the first party'"'"'s application exported from the second party'"'"'s application includes generating records within a database of the first party'"'"'s application as a function of the data exported from the second party'"'"'s application.

20. The method of claim 15, wherein the content item exists in the content item database of two or more second party applications.