SYSTEMS TO IMPLEMENT BUSINESS PROCESSES IN COMPUTING ENVIRONMENT

• US 20090271439A1
• 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: Gheorghe, Christian, Hack, John, Kim, Hak Woo
• Application Number:
  US12/241,964
• Publication Number:
  US 20090271439A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• 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 to identify a markup language file describing a business process, create a mapping of dimensions of the business process to dimensions of a target computing environment, and implement the business process in the target computing system based on the mapping and the markup language file.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

identifying a markup language file describing a business process;

creating a mapping of dimensions of the business process to dimensions of a target computing environment; and

implementing the business process in the target computing system based on the mapping and the markup language file.

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

determining a plurality of data structures of the target computing environment and dimensions corresponding to each of the plurality of data structures; and

identifying one of the plurality of data structures as compatible with a data structure of the business process,

wherein the mapping comprises a mapping of the dimensions of the data structure of the business process to the dimensions corresponding to the one of the plurality of data structures.

3. A method according to claim 2, wherein determining the plurality of data structures of the target computing environment and the dimensions corresponding to each of the plurality of data structures comprises:

querying the target computing environment for the plurality of data structures of the target computing environment and the dimensions corresponding to each of the plurality of data structures.

4. A method according to claim 3, further comprising:

creating the one of the plurality of data structures in the target computing environment.

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

identifying a second one of the plurality of data structures as compatible with a second data structure of the business process; and

creating a second mapping of the dimensions of the second data structure of the business process to the dimensions corresponding to the second one of the plurality of data structures.

6. A method according to claim 2, wherein creating the mapping comprises:

creating the mapping automatically based on correspondences between types of the dimensions of the data structure of the business process and types of the dimensions of the one of the plurality of data structures of the target computing environment.

7. A method according to claim 1, wherein creating the mapping comprises:

creating the mapping automatically based on correspondences between types of the dimensions of the business process and types of the dimensions of the target computing environment.

8. A method according to claim 1, wherein the markup language file comprises:

metadata of the business process;

data structures for supporting actions of the business process; and

dimension information associated with the business process.

9. A method according to claim 1, wherein implementing the business process in the target computing system comprises:

inputting the mapping and the markup language file to a design tool of the target computing environment.

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

identify a markup language file describing a business process;

create a mapping of dimensions of the business process to dimensions of a target computing environment; and

implement the business process in the target computing system based on the mapping and the markup language file.

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

determine a plurality of data structures of the target computing environment and dimensions corresponding to each of the plurality of data structures; and

identify one of the plurality of data structures as compatible with a data structure of the business process,

wherein the mapping comprises a mapping of the dimensions of the data structure of the business process to the dimensions corresponding to the one of the plurality of data structures.

12. A medium according to claim 11, wherein determination of the plurality of data structures of the target computing environment and the dimensions corresponding to each of the plurality of data structures comprises:

querying of the target computing environment for the plurality of data structures of the target computing environment and the dimensions corresponding to each of the plurality of data structures.

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

create the one of the plurality of data structures in the target computing environment.

14. A medium according to claim 11, the program code executable by a computer to:

identify a second one of the plurality of data structures as compatible with a second data structure of the business process; and

create a second mapping of the dimensions of the second data structure of the business process to the dimensions corresponding to the second one of the plurality of data structures.

15. A medium according to claim 11, wherein creation of the mapping comprises:

creation of the mapping automatically based on correspondences between types of the dimensions of the data structure of the business process and types of the dimensions of the one of the plurality of data structures of the target computing environment.

16. A medium according to claim 10, wherein creation of the mapping comprises:

creation of the mapping automatically based on correspondences between types of the dimensions of the business process and types of the dimensions of the target computing environment.

17. A medium according to claim 10, wherein the markup language file comprises:

metadata of the business process;

data structures for supporting actions of the business process; and

dimension information associated with the business process.

18. A system comprising:

a target computing system exposing web services; and

an injector to identify a markup language file describing a business process and to create a mapping of dimensions of the business process to dimensions of a target computing environment,

wherein the web services are to implement the business process in the target computing system based on the mapping and the markup language file.

19. A medium according to claim 18, the injector further to:

determine a plurality of data structures of the target computing environment and dimensions corresponding to each of the plurality of data structures; and

identify one of the plurality of data structures as compatible with a data structure of the business process,

wherein the mapping comprises a mapping of the dimensions of the data structure of the business process to the dimensions corresponding to the one of the plurality of data structures.

20. A system according to claim 19, the injector further to create the one of the plurality of data structures in the target computing environment.