Enterprise user interface customization

• US 9,152,434 B2
• Filed: 04/18/2007
• Issued: 10/06/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 04/18/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: SAP SE
• Original Assignee: SAP SE
• Inventors: Mayer-Ullmann, Dietrich, Kayacan, Erdal, Johnson, Clare, Kieser, Hanna, Berger, Matthias
• Primary Examiner(s): VU, THANH T
• Application Number:
  US11/736,774
• Publication Number:
  US 20080263462A1
• Time in Patent Office: 3,093 Days
• Field of Search: 715/731, 715/736, 715/743, 715/741, 715/739, 707/9, 707/10
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/451 Execution arrangements for user interfaces

Abstract

In one embodiment, a method is illustrated as rendering an application User Interface (UI) to be modified to reflect a use case, and initiating a guided procedure relating to the use of an elected privilege to modify the application UI. Further, in one embodiment, a method is illustrated as including displaying a configuration rule, the configuration rule used to govern a UI configuration, detecting a selection of the configuration rule as an elected privilege relating to modifying a UI element and a layout element, and storing the elected privilege. In some cases, the UI is a Customer Relationship Management (CRM) UI.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

rendering an application User Interface (UI) to be modified to reflect a use case;

initiating a guided procedure relating to the use of an elected privilege of an end user to modify the application UI and to receive UI modification input modifying properties of at least one of a UI element and a layout element of the UI, the elected privilege of the end user allowing the end user to reposition at least one UI or layout element while also preventing the end user from repositioning at least one other UI or layout element; and

storing received UI modification input.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

generating a template to be used in modifying the application UI, the template containing a UI element and a layout element; and

modifying the UI element and the layout element to reflect the use case, the modifying governed by the elected privilege.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising receiving input to directly modify the application UI to reflect the use case, the modification governed by the elected privilege.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising generating a message prompt to be displayed on the application UI, the message prompt existing as a part of the guided procedure.

5. The method of claim 1, further comprising modifying a UI element based upon the elected privilege, the elected privilege including at least one of a read-only privilege, an edit privilege, a delete privilege, a repositioning privilege, or a guide privilege.

6. The method of claim 1, further comprising modifying a layout element based upon the elected privilege, the privilege including at least one of a read-only privilege, an edit privilege, a delete privilege, a repositioning privilege, or a guide privilege.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the UI is a Customer Relationship Management (CRM) UI.

8. A computer system comprising:

at least one processor;

at least one memory device;

a first instruction set stored in the at least one memory device, the first instruction set executable by the at least one processor to render an application User Interface (UI) to be modified to reflect a use case; and

a second instruction set stored in the at least one memory device, the second instruction set executable by the at least one processor to initiate a guided procedure, the guided procedure relating to use of an elected privilege of an end user to modify the application UI and to receive UI modification input modifying properties of at least one of a UI element and a layout element of the UI, the elected privilege of the end user allowing the end user to reposition at least one UI or layout element while also preventing the end user from repositioning at least one other UI or layout element.

9. The computer system of claim 8, further comprising:

a third instruction set stored in the at least one memory device, the third instruction set executable by the at least one processor to generate a template to be used in modifying the application UI, the template containing a UI element and a layout element; and

a fourth instruction set stored in the at least one memory device, the fourth instruction set executable by the at least one processor to modify the UI element and the layout element to reflect the use case, the modifying governed by the elected privilege.

10. The computer system of claim 8, further comprising:

a third instruction set stored in the at least one memory device, the third instruction set executable by the at least one processor to receive input to directly modify the application UI to reflect the use case, the modification governed by the elected privilege.

11. The computer system of claim 8, further comprising:

a third instruction set stored in the at least one memory device, the third instruction set executable by the at least one processor to generate a message prompt to be displayed on the application UI, the message prompt existing as a part of the guided procedure.

12. The computer system of claim 8, further comprising:

a third instruction set stored in the at least one memory device, the third instruction set executable by the at least one processor to modify a UI element based upon the elected privilege, the elected privilege including at least one of a read-only privilege, an edit privilege, a delete privilege, a repositioning privilege, or a guide privilege.

13. The computer system of claim 8, further comprising:

a third instruction set stored in the at least one memory device, the third instruction set executable by the at least one processor to modify a layout element based upon the elected privilege, the privilege including at least one of a read-only privilege, an edit privilege, a delete privilege, a repositioning privilege, or a guide privilege.

14. The computer system of claim 8, wherein the application UI is a Customer Relationship Management (CRM) UI.

15. An apparatus comprising:

at least one processor;

at least one memory device storing instructions executable by the processor to receive input, process the input, and provide output;

means for rendering an application User Interface (UI) to be modified to reflect a use case; and

means for initiating a guided procedure, the guided procedure relating to use of an elected privilege of an end user to modify the application UI and to receive UI modification input modifying properties of at least one of a UI element and a layout element of the UI, the elected privilege of the end user allowing the end user to reposition at least one UI or layout element while also preventing the end user from repositioning at least one other UI or layout element; and

means for storing the received UI modification input.

16. A non-transitory machine-readable medium comprising instructions, which when implemented by one or more machines, cause the one or more machines to perform the following operations:

rendering an application User Interface (UI) to be modified to reflect a use case; and

initiating a guided procedure relating to the use of an elected privilege of an end user to modify the application UI and to receive UI modification input modifying at least one of a UI element and a layout element of the UI, the elected privilege of the end user allowing the end user to reposition at least one UI or layout element while also preventing the end user from repositioning at least one other UI or layout element.

17. A method comprising:

rendering an application user interface (UI) to be modified to reflect a use case; and

initiating a guided procedure allowing an end user to modify the application UI, the procedure providing the end user with options for modifying properties of at least one of UI elements and layout elements where the user has privileges to do so.

18. The method of claim 17, wherein the guided procedure relates to an elected privilege.

19. The method of claim 18, further comprising:

generating a template to be used in modifying the application UI, the template containing a UI element and a layout element; and

modifying the UI element and the layout element to reflect the use case, the modifying governed by the elected privilege.