Integrated configuration of cross organizational business processes

• US 20080098355A1
• Filed: 11/21/2006
• Published: 04/24/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 09/29/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: SAP SE
• Original Assignee: SAP AG (SAP SE)
• Inventors: Janiesch, Christian, Dreiling, Alexander, Lippe, Sonia, Greiner, Ulrike B.
• Granted Patent: US 8,042,090 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 717/121
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/10 Office automation; Time management

Abstract

Embodiments of configuring elements of a first ES and a second ES in mechanisms are described generally herein. Other embodiments may be described and claimed.

Claims

1. An enterprise system (ES) module for a first ES, including:

a plurality of configurable elements, the configuration of at least one of the plurality of configurable elements affecting the configuration of a configurable element of a second ES; and

a configuration module to enable the configuration of the plurality of configurable elements.

2. The ES module of claim 1, further including a plurality of master models, each master model having a plurality of configurable elements and the configuration module to enable selection of one of the plurality of master models.

3. The ES module of claim 1, wherein at least one of the plurality of configurable elements includes a configurable attribute.

4. The ES module of claim 3, the configuration module to generate a configuration element information (CEI) message for a the second ES, the CEI message including an indication of the configuration of the at least one of the plurality of configurable elements.

5. The ES module of claim 2, wherein at least one of the plurality of configurable elements includes a configurable attribute.

6. The ES module of claim 5, the configuration module to generate a CEI message for the ES, the CEI message including an indication of the configuration of the at least one of the plurality of configurable elements.

7. The ES module of claim 5, the configuration module to generate a CEI message for the second ES, the CEI message including an indication of the configuration of the at least one of the plurality of configurable elements and an indication of a selection of one of a plurality of master models.

8. An enterprise system (ES), comprising:

a first ES module for a first ES including;

a first plurality of configurable elements; and

a first configuration module to enable the configuration of the first plurality of configurable elements; and

a second ES module for a second ES, including a second configuration module to generate a configuration element information (CEI) message for the first ES, the CEI message including an indication of the configuration of at least one of the second plurality of configurable elements, the configuration of the at least one of the second plurality of configurable elements affecting the configuration of at least one of first plurality of configurable elements.

9. The ES of claim 8, the first ES module further including a plurality of master models, each master model having a first plurality of configurable elements and the first configuration module to enable selection of one of the plurality of master models.

10. The ES of claim 9, the second configuration module to generate a CEI message for the first ES, the CEI message including an indication of the configuration of the at least one of the second plurality of configurable elements based on a selection of one of the plurality of master models.

11. The ES module of claim 9, the first configuration module to configure the at least one of first plurality of configurable elements as a function of the CEI message including an indication of the configuration of the at least one of the second plurality of configurable elements.

12. A method, comprising:

at a first ES module for a first ES including a first plurality of configurable elements, configuring one of the first plurality of configurable elements; and

at a second ES module for a second ES, generating a configuration element information (CEI) message for the first ES, the CEI message including an indication of the configuration of the at least one of the second plurality of configurable elements, the configuration of the at least one of the second plurality of configurable elements affecting the configuration of at least one of first plurality of configurable elements.

13. The method of claim 12, the first ES module further including a plurality of master models, each master model having a first plurality of configurable elements and at the first ES module, enabling selection of one of the plurality of master models.

14. The method of claim 13, at the second ES module, generating a CEI message for the first ES, the CEI message including an indication of the configuration of the at least one of the second plurality of configurable elements based on a selection of one of the plurality of master models.

15. The method of claim 12, at the first ES module, configuring the one of the first plurality of configurable elements as a function of the CEI message including an indication of the configuration of the at least one of the second plurality of configurable elements.

16. The method of claim 15, wherein at least one of the first plurality of configurable elements includes a configurable attribute.

17. An article including a machine-accessible medium having associated information, wherein the information, when accessed, results in a machine performing:

at a first ES module for a first ES including a first plurality of configurable elements, configuring one of the first plurality of configurable elements; and

at a second ES module for a second ES, generating a configuration element information (CEI) message for the first ES, the CEI message including an indication of the configuration of the at least one of the second plurality of configurable elements, the configuration of the at least one of the second plurality of configurable elements affecting the configuration of at least one of first plurality of configurable elements.

18. The article of claim 17, wherein the first ES module further includes a plurality of master models, each master model having a first plurality of configurable elements and wherein the information, when accessed, results in a machine further performing at the first ES module, enabling selection of one of the plurality of master models.

19. The article of claim 17, wherein the information, when accessed, results in a machine further performing, at the second ES module, generating a CEI message for the first ES, the CEI message including an indication of the configuration of the at least one of the second plurality of configurable elements based on a selection of one of the plurality of master models.

20. The article of claim 17, wherein the information, when accessed, results in a machine further performing, at the first ES module, configuring the one of the first plurality of configurable elements as a function of the CEI message including an indication of the configuration of the at least one of the second plurality of configurable elements.

21. The article of claim 20, wherein at least one of the first plurality of configurable elements includes a configurable attribute.