PROVIDING CODE LIST EXTENSIBILITY

• US 20120174081A1
• Filed: 12/29/2010
• Published: 07/05/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 12/29/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: SAP SE
• Original Assignee: SAP AG (SAP SE)
• Inventors: Thimmel, Bernhard, Krebs, Friedhelm, Bold, Andreas, Zoch, Daniel, Dentzer, Ralf, Schlarb, Uwe, Richtsteiger, Dirk
• Granted Patent: US 8,863,097 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 717/137
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 8/30 Creation or generation of source code
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 8/51 Source to source
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/30181 Instruction operation extension or modification
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/541 via adapters, e.g. between incompatible applications
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0609 Buyer or seller confidence or verification

Abstract

A computer implemented method for providing code list extensibility includes providing a first code data type representation. The first code data type representation corresponding to a first code data type and having a first code value representation for at least one code value. The at least one code value associated with a corresponding code value issuing entity. The method may also include providing a second code data type representation. The second code data type representation corresponding to the first code data type and having a second code value representation for the at least one code value. The second code value representation including a unique identifier associated with the code value issuing entity. The method also may include mapping the first code data type representation and the second code data type representation based at least in part on the unique identifier associated with the code value issuing entity.

Claims

1. A computer implemented method for providing code list extensibility, the method comprising:

providing a first code data type representation, the first code data type representation corresponding to a code data type, the first code data type representation having a first code value representation for at least one code value, the at least one code value associated with a corresponding code value issuing entity;

providing a second code data type representation, the second code data type representation corresponding to the code data type, the second data type representation having a second code value representation for the at least one code value, the second code value representation including a unique identifier associated with the code value issuing entity; and

mapping the first code data type representation and the second code data type representation based at least in part on the unique identifier associated with the code value issuing entity.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the second code data type representation accommodates an ABAP namespace.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein the unique identifier associated with the code value issuing entity is an ABAP namespace prefix provided by the issuing entity.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the unique identifier is a first unique identifier associated with a first software program associated with the code value issuing entity.

5. The method of claim 4, further comprising a second unique identifier associated with a second software program associated with the code value issuing entity.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the first code data type representation further comprises an agency identifier, the agency identifier identifying the code value issuing entity.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the first code data type representation is a CCTS based representation.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the mapping is performed by serialization.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein the second code data type representation unique identifier provides a unique prefix associated with the issuing entity, the second code data type representation further identifying a system type code, the system type code identified using the unique identifier.

10. The method of claim 9, wherein the second code data type representation also includes a transport object identifier, the transport object identifier including the unique prefix and a customer identifier.

11. The method of claim 1, wherein the internal representation further comprises a client specific switch value, the client specific switch value facilitating a client specific filtering of the code values.

12. A system for providing code list extensibility, the system comprising:

a memory for storing instructions; and

at least one hardware processor operable to execute instructions stored on the memory to;

provide an external code data type representation, the external code data type representation corresponding to a code data type, the external code data type representation having an external code value representation for at least one code value, the at least one code value associated with a corresponding code value issuing entity;

provide an internal code data type representation, the internal code data type representation corresponding to the code data type, the internal data type representation having an internal code value representation for the at least one code value, the internal code value representation including an internal unique identifier associated with the code value issuing entity; and

map the external code data type representation and the internal code data type representation based at least in part on the internal unique identifier associated with the code value issuing entity.

13. The system of claim 12, wherein the internal code data type representation accommodates an ABAP namespace.

14. The system of claim 13, wherein the internal unique identifier associated with the code value issuing entity is an ABAP namespace prefix provided by the issuing entity.

15. The system of claim 12, wherein the internal unique identifier is a first unique identifier associated with a first software program associated with the code value issuing entity.

16. The system of claim 15, further comprising a second unique identifier associated with a second software program associated with the code value issuing entity.

17. The system of claim 12, wherein the external code data type representation further comprises an agency identifier, the agency identifier identifying the code value issuing entity.

18. The system of claim 12, wherein the external code data type representation is a CCTS based representation.

19. The system of claim 12, the system further operable to receive a registration from the issuing entity to establish the internal unique identifier.