System and method for requirements-based application configuration

• US 20080127082A1
• Filed: 08/29/2006
• Published: 05/29/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 08/29/2006
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: SAP AG (SAP SE)
• Original Assignee: SAP AG (SAP SE)
• Inventors: Viehmann, Robert, Reiss, Thomas, Schuh, Andreas, Wolf, Werner, Lang, Klaus-Peter, Birimisa, Miho Emil
• Application Number:
  US11/511,357
• Publication Number:
  US 20080127082A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 717/121
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 8/34 Graphical or visual programming
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/44505 Configuring for program initiating, e.g. using registry, configuration files
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/06 Resources, workflows, human or project management; Enterprise or organisation planning; Enterprise or organisation modelling

Abstract

A system and method for requirements-based application configuration. According to an embodiment of the invention, a configuration server provides a user interface to assess one or more requirements for an application based on a set of pre-defined application requirements, generates a configuration proposal based on the one or more assessed requirements, the configuration proposal specifying a subset of the set of pre-defined application requirements correlating with the one or more assessed requirements, stores the one or more assessed requirements in the data store, and generates one or more application configuration components correlating with the specified subset of pre-defined application requirements to implement the application in accordance with the one or more assessed requirements.

Claims

1. A system for configuring an application, comprising:

a configuration server; and

a data store communicatively linked to the configuration server,

wherein the configuration server provides a user interface to assess one or more requirements for an application based on a set of pre-defined application requirements,

wherein the configuration server generates a configuration proposal based on the one or more assessed requirements, the configuration proposal specifying a subset of the set of pre-defined application requirements correlating with the one or more assessed requirements,

wherein the configuration server stores the one or more assessed requirements in the data store, and

wherein the configuration server generates one or more application configuration components correlating with the specified subset of pre-defined application requirements to implement the application in accordance with the one or more assessed requirements.

2. The system of claim 1,

wherein the configuration server retrieves, after the generating of the one or more application configuration components, the stored requirements from the data store,

wherein the configuration server provides the user interface to revise the stored requirements for the application based on the set of pre-defined application requirements,

wherein the configuration server generates a revised configuration proposal based on the revised requirements, the revised configuration proposal specifying a revised subset of the set of pre-defined application requirements correlating with the revised requirements, and

wherein the configuration server generates a revised one or more application configuration components correlating with the revised subset of pre-defined application requirements to implement the application in accordance with the revised requirements.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein the one or more assessed requirements are stored in association with a customer profile.

4. The system of claim 1, wherein pre-defined business scenarios are provided to a user for selection via the user interface to assist the user in assessing the one or more requirements for the application.

5. The system of claim 1, wherein pre-defined job functions are provided to a user for selection via the user interface to assist the user in assessing the one or more requirements for the application.

6. The system of claim 1, wherein the one or more application configuration components are deployed by being copied from an application configuration repository to an application execution repository.

7. The system of claim 1, wherein a plurality of business packages, business topics or business options are provided pre-selected to a user via the user interface to assist the user in assessing the one or more requirements for the application.

8. The system of claim 7,

wherein the configuration server determines, upon the user deselecting one or more of the plurality of pre-selected business packages, business topics or business options, whether to deselect any other of the pre-selected business packages, business topics or business options as a result of the user'"'"'s deselection.

9. The system of claim 8,

wherein the configuration server requests, based on the determination, from the user via the user interface authorization to deselect other of the pre-selected business packages, business topics or business options as a result of the user'"'"'s deselection.

10. A computer-implemented method for configuring an application, comprising:

providing a user interface to assess one or more requirements for an application based on a set of pre-defined application requirements;

generating a configuration proposal based on the one or more assessed requirements, the configuration proposal specifying a subset of the set of pre-defined application requirements correlating with the one or more assessed requirements; and

generating one or more application configuration components correlating with the specified subset of pre-defined application requirements to implement the application in accordance with the one or more assessed requirements.

11. The method of claim 10, further comprising:

providing, after the generating of the one or more application configuration components, the user interface to revise the assessed requirements for the application based on the set of pre-defined application requirements;

generating a revised configuration proposal based on the revised requirements, the revised configuration proposal specifying a revised subset of the set of pre-defined application requirements correlating with the revised requirements; and

generating a revised one or more application configuration components correlating with the revised subset of pre-defined application requirements to implement the application in accordance with the revised requirements.

12. The method of claim 10, further comprising:

storing the one or more assessed requirements in a data store in association with a customer profile.

13. The method of claim 10, wherein pre-defined business scenarios are provided to a user for selection via the user interface to assist the user in assessing the one or more requirements for the application.

14. The method of claim 10, wherein pre-defined job functions are provided to a user for selection via the user interface to assist the user in assessing the one or more requirements for the application.

15. The method of claim 10, wherein the one or more application configuration components are deployed by being copied from an application configuration repository to an application execution repository.

16. The method of claim 10, wherein a plurality of business packages, business topics or business options are provided pre-selected to a user via the user interface to assist the user in assessing the one or more requirements for the application.

17. The method of claim 16, further comprising:

determining, upon the user deselecting one or more of the plurality of pre-selected business packages, business topics or business options, whether to deselect any other of the pre-selected business packages, business topics or business options as a result of the user'"'"'s deselection.

18. The method of claim 17, further comprising:

requesting, based on the determination, from the user via the user interface authorization to deselect other of the pre-selected business packages, business topics or business options as a result of the user'"'"'s deselection.

19. A system for configuring an application, comprising:

means for providing a user interface to assess one or more requirements for an application based on a set of pre-defined application requirements;

means for generating a configuration proposal based on the one or more assessed requirements, the configuration proposal specifying a subset of the set of pre-defined application requirements correlating with the one or more assessed requirements; and

means for generating one or more application configuration components correlating with the specified subset of pre-defined application requirements to implement the application in accordance with the one or more assessed requirements.