System and Method of Enterprise Action Item Planning, Executing, Tracking and Analytics

• US 20120331036A1
• Filed: 06/22/2011
• Published: 12/27/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 06/22/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: SAP SE
• Original Assignee: SAP AG (SAP SE)
• Inventors: Chan, Lap, Duan, Bin
• Granted Patent: US 9,262,732 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/203
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/0631 Resource planning, allocation, distributing or scheduling for enterprises or organisations
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 64/006 with additional information processing, e.g. for direction or speed determination

Abstract

A system and method of tracking action items in an enterprise data processing environment. The method includes receiving, by a client from a server, an action item that includes a location. The method further includes performing a check-in, by the client, at the location related to the action item. The method further includes performing a check-out, by the client, related to the action item. The method further includes changing, by the client, the status of the action item. In this manner, a database of action items and statuses may be developed for more effective business collaboration and business management.

Claims

1. A computer-implemented method of tracking action items in an enterprise data processing environment, comprising:

receiving, by a client computer from a server computer, an action item, wherein the action item includes a location;

determining, by the client computer, that the client computer is at the location related to the action item;

determining, by the client computer, that the client computer is no longer at the location; and

changing, by the client computer, a status of the action item.

2. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein determining that the client computer is at the location corresponds to a check-in, and wherein determining that the client computer is no longer at the check-in corresponds to a check-out.

3. The computer-implemented method of claim 2, further comprising:

creating, by the server computer as directed by a user, the action item, wherein the check-in is associated with the user.

4. The computer-implemented method of claim 2, further comprising:

creating, by the server computer as directed by at least one of a group of users, the action item, wherein the check-in is associated with one of the group of users.

5. The computer-implemented method of claim 2, further comprising:

associating the action item with a plurality of users, at least some of whom perform the check-in, perform the check-out, and change the status of the action item.

6. The computer-implemented method of claim 2, wherein the status is other than performing the check-in and is other than performing the check-out.

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

storing, by the server computer, a plurality of statuses related to the action item, wherein changing the status comprises changing the status from one of the plurality of statuses to another of the plurality of statuses.

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

storing, by the server computer, a plurality of action items that includes the action item; and

executing, by the server computer, a query that generates a result based on the plurality of action items.

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

storing, by the server computer, a plurality of action items that includes the action item, wherein the plurality of action items are related to a plurality of users; and

executing, by the server computer, a query that generates a result based on the plurality of action items.

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

storing, by the server computer, the status related to the action item.

11. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the action item is one of a plurality of action items stored by the server computer.

12. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the action item is associated with a business object stored by the server computer.

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

communicating, from the client computer to the server computer, the status of the action item having been changed.

14. A system for tracking action items in an enterprise data processing environment, comprising:

a server computer; and

a client computer,

wherein the server computer is configured to store an action item, wherein the action item includes a location,

wherein the client computer is configured to perform a check-in at the location related to the action item, to perform a check-out related to the action item, and to change a status of the action item.

15. A non-transitory computer readable medium storing instructions to control a computer system for tracking action items in an enterprise data processing environment, comprising:

a reception component, executed by a client computer, that controls the client computer to receive, from a server computer, an action item, wherein the action item includes a location;

a check-in component, executed by the client computer, that controls the client computer to determine that the client computer is at the location related to the action item;

a check-out component, executed by the client computer, that controls the client computer to determine that the client computer is no longer at the location; and

a data interface component, executed by the client computer, that controls the client computer to change a status of the action item.