Web Feeds for Work List Publishing

• US 20090150479A1
• Filed: 12/07/2007
• Published: 06/11/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 12/07/2007
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: SAP AG (SAP SE)
• Original Assignee: SAP AG (SAP SE)
• Inventors: Pecht-Seibert, Guenter, Eberlein, Peter
• Application Number:
  US11/952,931
• Publication Number:
  US 20090150479A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/203
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/972 Access to data in other repository systems, e.g. legacy data or dynamic Web page generation
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/06 Resources, workflows, human or project management; Enterprise or organisation planning; Enterprise or organisation modelling

Abstract

The subject matter disclosed herein provides methods and apparatus, including computer program products, for providing web feeds for work list publishing. In one aspect, there is provided a computer-implemented method. The method may receiving, at a web feed generator, a request for a web feed including one or more tasks, when a cache indicates that an additional task is available at the web feed generator. The web feed generator may generate the web feed including the one or more tasks. The web feed generator may provide the generated web feed including the one or more tasks to a user interface to enable presentation of the web feed. Related apparatus, systems, methods, and articles are also described.

Claims

1. A computer-implemented method comprising:

receiving, at a web feed generator, a request for a web feed including at least one task, when there is an indication that an additional task is available at the web feed generator;

generating, at the web feed generator, the web feed including the at least one task; and

providing the generated web feed including the at least one task to a user interface to enable presentation of the web feed.

2. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein receiving further comprises:

receiving the request for the web feed including information identifying a user at the user interface.

3. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein receiving further comprises:

receiving, at the web feed generator, the request, when the indication represents at least one of a flag and an empty cache.

4. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 further comprises:

forwarding the request to the web feed generator, when the indication represents at least one of the flag and the empty cache.

5. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 further comprising:

denying the request, when the cache indicates that an additional task is not available at the web feed generator.

6. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein generating further comprises:

generating the web feed as an RSS (real simple syndication) feed including an URL and the at least one task of a work list of an enterprise resource planning (ERP) system.

7. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein generating further comprises:

generating the web feed by receiving the at least one task from at least one business object.

8. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein generating further comprises:

querying, based on an identity of a user, at least one business object, the results of the query providing the at least one task specific to the user.

9. A computer-readable medium comprising instructions that when performed by a computer result in operations comprising:

receiving, at a web feed generator, a request for a web feed including at least one task, when there is an indication that an additional task is available at the web feed generator;

generating, at the web feed generator, the web feed including the at least one task; and

providing the generated web feed including the at least one task to a user interface to enable presentation of the web feed.

10. The computer-readable medium of claim 9, wherein receiving further comprises:

receiving the request for the web feed including information identifying a user at the user interface.

11. The computer-readable medium of claim 9, wherein receiving further comprises:

receiving the request, when the indication represents at least one of a flag and an empty cache.

12. The computer-readable medium of claim 9 further comprising:

forwarding, at a web feed generator, the request to the web feed generator, when the indication represents at least one of the flag and the empty cache.

13. The computer-readable medium of claim 9 further comprising:

denying the request, when the cache indicates that an additional task is not available at the web feed generator.

14. The computer-readable medium of claim 9, wherein generating further comprises:

generating the web feed as an RSS (real simple syndication) feed including an URL and the at least one task of a work list.

15. The computer-readable medium of claim 9, wherein generating further comprises:

generating the web feed by receiving the at least one task from at least one business object.

16. The computer-readable medium of claim 9, wherein generating further comprises:

querying, based on an identity of a user, at least one business object, the results of the query providing the at least one task specific to the user.

17. A system comprising:

a processor; and

a memory, wherein the processor and the memory are configured to perform a method comprising;

receiving, at a web feed generator, a request for a web feed including at least one task, when there is an indication that an additional task is available at the web feed generator;

generating, at the web feed generator, the web feed including the at least one task; and

providing the generated web feed including the at least one task to a user interface to enable presentation of the web feed.

18. The system of claim 17, wherein receiving further comprises:

receiving the request for the web feed including information identifying a user at the user interface.

19. The system of claim 17, wherein receiving further comprises:

receiving the request, when the indication represents at least one of a flag and an empty cache.

20. The system of claim 17 further comprising:

forwarding the request to the web feed generator, when the indication represents at least one of the flag and the empty cache.