Methods for enterprise-level data and process access and presentation

• US 7,890,452 B2
• Filed: 07/13/2005
• Issued: 02/15/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 07/13/2005
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: SAP SE
• Original Assignee: SAP AG (SAP SE)
• Inventors: Vogel, Andreas, Moore, Dennis B.
• Primary Examiner(s): BOCCIO, VINCENT F
• Application Number:
  US11/181,644
• Publication Number:
  US 20070016557A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,043 Days
• Field of Search: 707/3, 707/792, 707/944, 707/608, 707/805, 707/999.001, 707/999.002
• US Class Current: 707/608
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/10 Office automation; Time management

Abstract

Presentation methods are determined from a work context and/or user preferences. The presentation methods can be combined in any manner with various navigational methods and working modes, to present any type of enterprise data to a user.

Claims

1. In an enterprise system having a presentation agent for presenting enterprise data of the enterprise system in accordance with one of a plurality of working modes selectable via a user device communicably interfaced with the enterprise system, a method comprising:

determining, via a determine context feature of the presentation agent, a working mode associated with the user device based on a user preference indicated by the user device, the working mode to affect the manner in which the enterprise data is presented to and displayed via the user device;

de-coupling, via a composite application framework of the enterprise system, one or more composite application components from an underlying one or more enterprise application platforms of the enterprise system, wherein the composite application framework provides an integration infrastructure for creating a composite application from the one or more composite application components, and wherein the one or more composite application components comprise functionality to be integrated by the composite application framework;

creating the composite application, via the composite application framework, by integrating the one or more composite application components;

associating, via an associate presentation feature of the presentation agent, a presentation paradigm with the composite application based at least in part on the determined working mode associated with the user device; and

presenting, via a provide display feature of the presentation agent, the enterprise data to the user device in accordance with the presentation paradigm associated with the composite application in the context of the composite application, wherein presenting the enterprise data in the context of the composite application comprises presenting a project event and/or alert to the user device pursuant to functionality of the composite application, wherein the presentation of the project event and/or alert is presented to the user device in accordance with the presentation paradigm associated with the composite application.

2. A method according to claim 1, wherein each of the one or more composite application components comprise a user-interface (UI) pattern, a reusable object model, and/or a methodology.

3. A method according to claim 2, wherein the working mode is selected from the group consisting of:

monitor mode, search mode, and reporting mode and wherein the presentation paradigm is selected from the group consisting of;

process simulation view and process comparison view.

4. A method according to claim 1, wherein the enterprise data is selected from the group consisting of:

process metadata, and a project event, a collaboration process.

5. A method according to claim 1, wherein the presentation paradigm is a process simulation view or a process comparison view.

6. A method according to claim 1, wherein determining the working mode associated with the client device comprises:

determining user preferences for a user executing the software program; and

determining the working mode based at least in part on the user preferences.

7. A method according to claim 6, wherein determining the user preferences comprises:

providing a personalization dialog at the user device to receive user input;

associating user preferences received from the personalization dialog with a working mode; and

storing the working mode and user preferences association.

8. A method according to claim 1, wherein the underlying one or more enterprise application platforms of the enterprise system comprises at least office productivity software, and wherein determining the working mode further comprises determining an environment of the office productivity software selectable at the user device to determine the working mode.

9. A method according to claim 8, wherein determining the environment of the office productivity software comprises determining a document type selected at the user device for execution.

10. A method according to claim 8, wherein determining the environment of the office productivity software comprises determining content of a document selected at the user device for execution.

11. A method according to claim 1, wherein determining the working mode further comprises determining a level of relatedness data desired based on preferences at the user device.

12. A method according to claim 1, wherein associating the presentation paradigm based on the determined working mode comprises associating the presentation paradigm associated with the determined working mode in a working mode association table.

13. A method according to claim 1, wherein associating the presentation paradigm is further based at least in part on an amount of relatedness data associated with the determined working mode to present at the user device.

14. The method of claim 1, wherein the project event and/or alert solicits an input via the user device responsive to the project event and/or alert in fulfillment of a project step associated with the composite application.

15. An enterprise system comprising:

a memory to store instructions for execution by computing hardware of the enterprise system;

a presentation agent coupled with the memory and computing hardware for presenting enterprise data of the enterprise system in accordance with one of a plurality of working modes selectable via a user device communicably interfaced with the enterprise system, the presentation agent comprising;

a composite application framework to de-couple one or more composite application components from an underlying one or more enterprise application platforms of the enterprise system, wherein the composite application framework provides an integration infrastructure to create a composite application from the one or more composite application components, and wherein the one or more composite application components comprise functionality to be integrated by the composite application framework;

a determine context feature to determine a working mode associated with the user device based on a user preference indicated by the user device, the working mode to affect the manner in which the enterprise data is presented to and displayed via the user device;

the composite application framework to further create the composite application by integrating the one or more composite application components;

an associate presentation feature to associate a presentation paradigm with the composite application based at least in part on the determined working mode associated with the user device; and

a provide display feature to present the enterprise data to the user device in accordance with the presentation paradigm associated with the composite application in the context of the composite application, wherein the provide display feature to present the enterprise data in the context of the composite application comprises the provide display feature to present a project event and/or alert to the user device pursuant to functionality of the composite application, wherein the presentation of the project event and/or alert is presented to the user device in accordance with the presentation paradigm associated with the composite application.

16. An enterprise system according to claim 15, wherein the determine context feature to further:

determine an identity of a user at the user device requesting execution of the composite application; and

select the presentation paradigm based at least in part on permissions associated with the user.

17. An enterprise system according to claim 15, wherein the working mode comprises a process analysis mode.

18. An enterprise system according to claim 15, wherein the presentation paradigm is selected from the group consisting of:

a process simulation view and a process comparison view.

19. An enterprise system according to claim 15, wherein the enterprise data comprises one or more project event derived from a collaboration process.

20. A computer-readable storage medium having instructions stored thereon that, when executed by an enterprise system, the instructions cause the enterprise system to perform a method in the enterprise system, wherein the enterprise system comprises a presentation agent for presenting enterprise data of the enterprise system in accordance with one of a plurality of working modes selectable via a user device communicably interfaced with the enterprise system, and wherein the method comprises:

determining, via a determine context feature of the presentation agent, a working mode associated with the user device based on a user preference indicated by the user device, the working mode to affect the manner in which the enterprise data is presented to and displayed via the user device;

de-coupling, via a composite application framework of the enterprise system, one or more composite application components from an underlying one or more enterprise application platforms of the enterprise system, wherein the composite application framework provides an integration infrastructure for creating a composite application from the one or more composite application components, and wherein the one or more composite application components comprise functionality to be integrated by the composite application framework;

creating the composite application, via the composite application framework, by integrating the one or more composite application components;

associating, via an associate presentation feature of the presentation agent, a presentation paradigm with the composite application based at least in part on the determined working mode associated with the user device; and

presenting, via a provide display feature of the presentation agent, the enterprise data to the user device in accordance with the presentation paradigm associated with the composite application in the context of the composite application, wherein presenting the enterprise data in the context of the composite application comprises presenting a project event and/or alert to the user device pursuant to functionality of the composite application, wherein the presentation of the project event and/or alert is presented to the user device in accordance with the presentation paradigm associated with the composite application.

21. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 20, wherein each of the one or more composite application components comprise a user-interface (UI) pattern, a reusable object model, and/or a methodology.