Facilitation of extension field usage based on reference field usage

• US 8,819,075 B2
• Filed: 07/26/2010
• Issued: 08/26/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 07/26/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: SAP SE
• Original Assignee: SAP AG (SAP SE)
• Inventors: Schlarb, Uwe, Dehn, Rene, Niehoff, Daniel, Baeuerle, Stefan A., Thimmel, Bernhard, Lehr, Matthias, Fanghnel, Karsten, Rauer, Klaus
• Primary Examiner(s): Uddin, Mohammed R
• Application Number:
  US12/843,291
• Publication Number:
  US 20120023130A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,492 Days
• Field of Search: 707/769, 707/802, 707/804, 707/805, 707/999.102
• US Class Current: 707/802
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/211 Schema design and management

Abstract

A system may include presentation, to a user, of a consuming business entity including a reference field of a business object, reception of an instruction from the user to add an extension field to the consuming business entity based on the reference field of the business object, determination of a second consuming business entity including the reference field of the business object, and presentation of the second consuming business entity to the user.

Claims

1. A computer-implemented method comprising:

presenting, to a user, a consuming business entity including a reference field of a business object;

receiving an instruction from the user to add an extension field to the consuming business entity based on the reference field of the business object;

after the receiving the instruction from the user to add an extension field to the consuming business entity, determining a second consuming business entity that;

(i) is different than the consuming business entity to which the user instructed the extension field be added and (ii) includes the reference field but not the extension field that the user instructed be added to the consuming business entity;

wherein the determining a second consuming business entity that;

(i) is different than the consuming business entity to which the user instructed the extension field be added and (ii) includes the reference field but not the extension field that the user instructed be added to the consuming business entity comprises;

analyzing a plurality of reference field bundles, each one of the plurality of reference field bundles;

(i) being associated with a respective consuming business entity that is separate from the one of the plurality of reference field bundles and (ii) including a plurality of reference fields that are included in the respective consuming business entity, to identify a reference field bundle that;

(i) is separate from the second consuming business entity and (ii) includes the reference field but not the extension field that the user instructed be added to the consuming business entity based on the reference field; and

determining the second consuming business entity that;

(i) is different than the consuming business entity to which the user instructed the extension field be added and (ii) includes the reference field but not the extension field that the user instructed be added to the consuming business entity based on the association between the second consuming business entity and the reference field bundle that;

(i) is separate from the second consuming business entity and (ii) includes the reference field but not the extension field that the user instructed be added to the consuming business entity based on the reference field;

the method further comprising;

adding the extension field to the second consuming business entity after the determining the second consuming business entity that;

(i) is different than the consuming business entity to which the user instructed the extension field be added and (ii) includes the reference field but not the extension field that the user instructed be added to the consuming business entity by analyzing reference field bundles to identify a based on the association between the second consuming business entity and the reference field bundle that;

(i) is separate from the second consuming business entity and (ii) includes the reference field but not the extension field that the user instructed be added to the consuming business entity based on the reference field.

2. The computer-implemented method according to claim 1, further comprising:

receiving a second instruction from the user to add the extension field to the second consuming business entity based on the reference field of the business object.

3. The computer-implemented method according to claim 1, wherein the reference field bundle further associates the second consuming business entity with a second reference field of a second business object.

4. The computer-implemented method according to claim 1, further comprising:

determining a third consuming business entity including the reference field of the business object; and

presenting the third consuming business entity to the user.

5. The computer-implemented method according to claim 4,

wherein determining the third consuming business entity comprises identifying a second reference field bundle associating the third consuming business entity with the reference field of the business object.

6. The computer-implemented method according to claim 1, wherein the consuming business entity is a user interface, and wherein the second consuming business entity is a form.

7. The computer-implemented method according to claim 1, wherein the consuming business entity is a user interface, and

wherein the second consuming business entity is a service interface.

8. A non-transitory computer-readable medium having stored thereon program code, the program code executable by a computer to:

present, to a user, a consuming business entity including a reference field of a business object;

receive an instruction from the user to add an extension field to the consuming business entity based on the reference field of the business object;

after the receive an instruction from the user to add an extension field to the consuming business entity based on the reference field of the business object, determine a second consuming business entity that;

(i) is different than the consuming business entity to which the user instructed the extension field be added and (ii) includes the reference field but not the extension field that the user instructed be added to the consuming business entity;

wherein the determine a second consuming business entity that;

(i) is different than the consuming business entity to which the user instructed the extension field be added and (ii) includes the reference field but not the extension field that the user instructed be added to the consuming business entity comprises;

analysis of a plurality of reference field bundles, each one of the plurality of reference field bundles;

(i) being associated with a respective consuming business entity that is separate from the one of the plurality of reference field bundles and (ii) including a plurality of reference fields that are included in the respective consuming business entity, to identify a reference field bundle that;

(i) is separate from the second consuming business entity and (ii) includes the reference field but not the extension field that the user instructed be added to the consuming business entity based on the reference field; and

determine the second consuming business entity that;

(i) is different than the consuming business entity to which the user instructed the extension field be added and (ii) includes the reference field but not the extension field that the user instructed be added to the consuming business entity based on the association between the second consuming business entity and the reference field bundle that;

(i) is separate from the second consuming business entity and (ii) includes the reference field but not the extension field that the user instructed be added to the consuming business entity based on the reference field;

the program code further executable by the computer to;

add the extension field to the second consuming business entity after the determination of the second consuming business entity that;

(i) is different than the consuming business entity to which the user instructed the extension field be added and (ii) includes the reference field but not the extension field that the user instructed be added to the consuming business entity based on the association between the second consuming business entity and the reference field bundle that;

(i) is separate from the second consuming business entity and (ii) includes the reference field but not the extension field that the user instructed be added to the consuming business entity based on the reference field.

9. The non-transitory computer-readable medium according to claim 8, the program code further executable by a computer to:

receive a second instruction from the user to add the extension field to the second consuming business entity based on the reference field of the business object.

10. The non-transitory computer-readable medium according to claim 8, wherein the reference field bundle further associates the second consuming business entity with a second reference field of a second business object.

11. The non-transitory computer-readable medium according to claim 8, the program code further executable by a computer to:

determine a third consuming business entity including the reference field of the business object; and

present the third consuming business entity to the user.

12. The non-transitory computer-readable medium according to claim 11,

wherein determination of the third consuming business entity comprises identification of a second reference field bundle associating the third consuming business entity with the reference field of the business object.

13. A system comprising:

a business service provider that includes a computer and is to;

present, to a user, a consuming business entity including a reference field of a business object;

receive an instruction from the user to add an extension field to the consuming business entity based on the reference field of the business object;

after the receive an instruction from the user to add an extension field to the consuming business entity based on the reference field of the business object, determine a second consuming business entity that;

(i) is different than the consuming business entity to which the user instructed the extension field be added and (ii) includes the reference field but not the extension field that the user instructed be added to the consuming business entity;

wherein the determine a second consuming business entity that;

(i) is different than the consuming business entity to which the user instructed the extension field be added and (ii) includes the reference field but not the extension field that the user instructed be added to the consuming business entity comprises;

analysis of a plurality of reference field bundles, each one of the plurality of reference field bundles;

(i) being associated with a respective consuming business entity that is separate from the one of the plurality of reference field bundles and (ii) including a plurality of reference fields that are included in the respective consuming business entity, to identify a reference field bundle that;

(i) is separate from the second consuming business entity and (ii) includes the reference field but not the extension field that the user instructed be added to the consuming business entity based on the reference field; and

determine the second consuming business entity that;

(i) is different than the consuming business entity to which the user instructed the extension field be added and (ii) includes the reference field but not the extension field that the user instructed be added to the consuming business entity based on the association between the second consuming business entity and the reference field bundle that;

(i) is separate from the second consuming business entity and (ii) includes the reference field but not the extension field that the user instructed be added to the consuming business entity based on the reference field;

the business service provider further to;

add the extension field to the second consuming business entity after the determination of the second consuming business entity that;

(i) is different than the consuming business entity to which the user instructed the extension field be added and (ii) includes the reference field but not the extension field that the user instructed be added to the consuming business entity based on the association between the second consuming business entity and the reference field bundle that;

(i) is separate from the second consuming business entity and (ii) includes the reference field but not the extension field that the user instructed be added to the consuming business entity based on the reference field.

14. The system according to claim 13, the business service provider further to:

receive a second instruction from the user to add the extension field to the second consuming business entity based on the reference field of the business object.

15. The system according to claim 13, wherein the reference field bundle further associates the second consuming business entity with a second reference field of a second business object.

16. The system according to claim 13, the business service provider further to:

determine a third consuming business entity including the reference field of the business object; and

present the third consuming business entity to the user.

17. The system according to claim 16,

wherein determination of the third consuming business entity comprises identification of a second reference field bundle associating the third consuming business entity with the reference field of the business object.