EXTRACTION AND MODELING OF IMPLEMENTED BUSINESS PROCESSES

• US 20090271234A1
• Filed: 09/30/2008
• Published: 10/29/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 04/23/2008
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Outlooksoft Corporation (SAP SE), SAP AG (SAP SE)
• Original Assignee: SAP AG (SAP SE)
• Inventors: Hack, John, Kim, Hak Woo, Gheorghe, Christian
• Application Number:
  US12/241,886
• Publication Number:
  US 20090271234A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/7
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/0633 Workflow analysis
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/067 Enterprise or organisation modelling
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/10 Office automation; Time management

Abstract

A system and method in which an implemented business process to model is identified, and one or more markup language files are automatically generated specifying metadata and a structure of the business process.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

identifying an implemented business process to model; and

automatically generating one or more markup language files specifying metadata and a structure of the business process.

2. A method according to claim 1, further comprising:

determining the structure of the business process.

3. A method according to claim 2, wherein determining the structure of the business process comprises:

determining data structures for supporting actions of the business process; and

determining dimension information associated with the business process.

4. A method according to claim 1, further comprising:

receiving supplemental files associated with the business process.

5. A method according to claim 4, wherein the supplemental files comprise user documentation.

6. A method according to claim 1, wherein automatically generating the one or more markup language files comprises:

automatically generating one or more markup language files specifying metadata, the structure and objects associated with the business process.

7. A method according to claim 6, wherein the objects comprise report templates.

8. A method according to claim 7, wherein the objects comprise business logic and ETL tools.

9. A computer-readable medium having stored thereon program code, the program code executable by a computer to:

identify an implemented business process to model; and

automatically generate one or more markup language files specifying metadata and a structure of the business process.

10. A medium according to claim 9, the program code further executable by a computer to:

determine the structure of the business process.

11. A medium according to claim 10, wherein determination of the structure of the business process comprises:

determination of data structures for supporting actions of the business process; and

determination of dimension information associated with the business process.

12. A medium according to claim 9, the program code further executable by a computer to:

receive supplemental files associated with the business process.

13. A medium according to claim 12, wherein the supplemental files comprise user documentation.

14. A medium according to claim 9, wherein automatically generation of the one or more markup language files comprises:

automatically generation of one or more markup language files specifying metadata, the structure and objects associated with the business process.

15. A medium according to claim 14, wherein the objects comprise report templates.

16. A medium according to claim 15, wherein the objects comprise business logic and ETL tools.