ENTERPRISE USER INTERFACE CUSTOMIZATION

• US 20080263462A1
• Filed: 04/18/2007
• Published: 10/23/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 04/18/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: SAP SE
• Original Assignee: SAP SE
• Inventors: Mayer-Ullmann, Dietrich, Kieser, Hanna, Berger, Matthias, Johnson, Clare, Kayacan, Erdal
• Granted Patent: US 9,152,434 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/762
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/451 Execution arrangements for user interfaces

Abstract

In one embodiment, a method is illustrated as rendering an application User Interface (UI) to be modified to reflect a use case, and initiating a guided procedure relating to the use of an elected privilege to modify the application UI. Further, in one embodiment, a method is illustrated as including displaying a configuration rule, the configuration rule used to govern a UI configuration, detecting a selection of the configuration rule as an elected privilege relating to modifying a UI element and a layout element, and storing the elected privilege. In some cases, the UI is a Customer Relationship Management (CRM) UI.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

rendering an application User Interface (UI) to be modified to reflect a use case; and

initiating a guided procedure relating to the use of an elected privilege to modify the application UI.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

generating a template to be used in modifying the application UI, the template containing a UI element and a layout element; and

modifying the UI element and the layout element to reflect the use case, the modifying governed by the elected privilege.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising receiving input to directly modify the application UI to reflect the use case, the modification governed by the elected privilege.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising generating a message prompt to be displayed on the application UI, the message prompt existing as a part of the guided procedure.

5. The method of claim 1, further comprising modifying a UI element based upon the elected privilege, the elected privilege including at least one of a read-only privilege, an edit privilege, a delete privilege, a repositioning privilege, or a guide privilege.

6. The method of claim 1, further comprising modifying a layout element based upon the elected privilege, the privilege including at least one of a read-only privilege, an edit privilege, a delete privilege, a repositioning privilege, or a guide privilege.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the UI is a Customer Relationship Management (CRM) UI.

8. A method comprising:

displaying a configuration rule, the configuration rule used to govern a User Interface (UI) configuration;

detecting a selection of the configuration rule as an elected privilege relating to modifying a UI element and a layout element; and

storing the elected privilege.

9. The method of claim 8, further comprising organizing the UI element and the layout element into a hierarchy.

10. The method of claim 8, further comprising providing access to various levels of a hierarchy, the access based upon the elected privilege relating to the modifying of the UI element and the layout element.

11. A computer system comprising:

a rendering engine to render an application User Interface (UI) to be modified to reflect a use case; and

a guide engine to initiate a guided procedure, the guided procedure relating to use of an elected privilege to modify the application UI.

12. The computer system of claim 11, further comprising:

a template generator to generate a template to be used in modifying the application UI, the template containing a UI element and a layout element; and

a modifying engine to modify the UI element and the layout element to reflect the use case, the modifying governed by the elected privilege.

13. The computer system of claim 11, further comprising an input receiver to receive input to directly modify the application UI to reflect the use case, the modification governed by the elected privilege.

14. The computer system of claim 11, further comprising a message generator to generate a message prompt to be displayed on the application UI, the message prompt existing as a part of the guided procedure.

15. The computer system of claim 11, further comprising a UI element engine to modify a UI element based upon the elected privilege, the elected privilege including at least one of a read-only privilege, an edit privilege, a delete privilege, a repositioning privilege, or a guide privilege.

16. The computer system of claim 11, further comprising a layout element engine to modify a layout element based upon the elected privilege, the privilege including at least one of a read-only privilege, an edit privilege, a delete privilege, a repositioning privilege, or a guide privilege.

17. The computer system of claim 11, wherein the application UI is a Customer Relationship Management (CRM) UI.

18. A computer system comprising:

a display to show a configuration rule, the configuration rule used to govern a User Interface (UI) configuration;

a receiver to receive a selection of the configuration rule as an elected privilege relating to modifying a UI element and a layout element; and

storing the elected privilege.

19. The computer system of claim 18, further comprising an organizing engine to organize the UI element and the layout element into a hierarchy.

20. The computer system of claim 18, further comprising an access engine to provide access to various levels of a hierarchy, the access based upon the elected privilege relating to the modifying of the UI element and the layout element.

21. An apparatus comprising:

means for rendering an application User Interface (UI) to be modified to reflect a use case; and

means for initiating a guided procedure, the guided procedure relating to use of an elected privilege to modify the application UI.

22. A machine-readable medium comprising instructions, which when implemented by one or more machines, cause the one or more machines to perform the following operations:

rendering an application User Interface (UI) to be modified to reflect a use case; and

initiating a guided procedure relating to the use of an elected privilege to modify the application UI.