BUSINESS PROCESS INFORMATION SYSTEM

• US 20100153501A1
• Filed: 12/15/2008
• Published: 06/17/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 12/15/2008
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: SAP AG (SAP SE)
• Original Assignee: SAP AG (SAP SE)
• Inventors: Kornmann, Tim, Gabriel, Jan
• Application Number:
  US12/335,407
• Publication Number:
  US 20100153501A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/206
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/542 Event management; Broadcasting; Multicasting; Notifications

Abstract

A data structure, such as a business object, is monitored to detect changes. Upon detection of the changes, a push service is initiated. Thereafter, the push service packages determines if such changes are relevant, and if so, data characterizing the save event in a message in a predetermined format. The message is later transmitted to an output management module so that the output management module initiates delivery of a notification message to at least one predetermined recipient by a predetermined communication channel. Related apparatus, systems, techniques and articles are also described.

Claims

1. An article comprising a tangible machine-readable storage medium embodying instructions that when performed by one or more machines result in operations comprising:

monitoring a data structure to detect changes;

initiating a push service in response to detection of changes;

determining relevance of the detected changes and packaging, by the push service, data characterizing the save event in a message in a predetermined format if it is determined that the detected changes are relevant;

transmitting the message to an output management module; and

initiating, by the output management module, delivery of a notification message to at least one predetermined recipient by a predetermined communication channel.

2. An article as in claim 1, wherein the data structure is a business object.

3. An article as in claim 2, wherein a process agent monitors the business object to detect the changes in a save phase.

4. An article as in claim 1, wherein the tangible machine-readable storage medium further embodies instructions that when performed by one or more machines result in operations comprising:

accessing a formula and derivation tool repository to determine one or more of the predetermined message format, the at least one predetermine recipient, and the predetermined communication channel.

5. An article as in claim 4, wherein the formula and derivation tool repository defines user-generated information filters.

6. An article as in claim 1, wherein a business configuration module defines at least a portion of the predetermined message format.

7. An article as in claim 1, wherein the communication channel is selected from a group comprising:

messaging service, e-mail service, or XML messages.

8. An article as in claim 1, wherein the tangible machine-readable storage medium further embodies instructions that when performed by one or more machines result in operations comprising:

receiving, from a recipient, a response to the notification message; and

initiating a further action in response to the notification message.

9. An article as in claim 8, wherein the further action results in delivery of additional information relating to the detected changes to the at least one predetermined recipient via the predetermined communication channel.

10. An article as in claim 8, wherein the further action results in at least one additional processing step relating to the detected changes being initiated.

11. An article as in claim 7, wherein the response invokes an A2X service.

12. A method for implementation in a service-oriented architecture comprising:

monitoring a data structure to detect changes during a save phase;

initiating a push service in response to detection of the changes;

determining relevance of the detected changes;

packaging, by the push service, data characterizing the save event in a message in a predetermined format if it is determined that the detected changes are relevant;

transmitting the message to an output management module; and

initiating, by the output management module, delivery of a notification message to at least one predetermined recipient by a predetermined communication channel.

13. An article comprising a tangible machine-readable storage medium embodying instructions that when performed by one or more machines result in operations comprising:

initiating, by an asynchronous process agent, a push service when a save event occurs in a business object associated with the asynchronous process agent, the asynchronous process agent providing the push service with data characterizing the save event;

determining, by the push service using a formula and derivation tool, a notification event associated with the save event;

modifying, by a business configuration module in the push service, the data characterizing the save event into a format compatible with the notification event;

transmitting, by an information outbound module in the push service to an outbound management module, the data characterizing the save event into a format compatible with the notification event;

initiating transportation of the data characterizing the save event into a format compatible with the notification event via a delivery channel specified by the formula and derivation tool to a user; and

receiving feedback from the user to enable initiation of a core service of the business object.

14. An article as in claim 13, wherein an output management module initiates the transport of the data characterizing the save event.

15. An article as in claim 14, wherein the output management module receives a user-generated response, and wherein the tangible machine-readable storage medium further embodies instructions that when performed by one or more machines result in operations comprising:

calling an information inbound module in the push service with the response;

invoking, by the information inbound module, an A2X service defined by the response; and

invoking, by the A2X service, the core service associated with the data structure.

16. An article as in claim 13, wherein the feedback is received via an A2X service invocation.

17. An article as in claim 13, wherein the delivery channel comprises one or more of a messaging service, an e-mail service, and an XML adapter.

18. An article as in claim 13, wherein the formula and derivation tool comprises user-generated information filters.

19. An article as in claim 13, wherein the tangible machine-readable storage medium further embodies instructions that when performed by one or more machines result in operations comprising:

initiating, by the invoked core service, delivery of additional data associated with the notification event to the user via the delivery channel.

20. An article as in claim 13, wherein the tangible machine-readable storage medium further embodies instructions that when performed by one or more machines result in operations comprising:

initiating, by the invoked core service, additional process steps associated with the notification event.