Dynamic enhancement of context matching rules for business scenario models

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9081472-B2
Application number	US-201113326190-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 14, 2011
Priority date	Dec 14, 2011
Publication date	Jul 14, 2015
Grant date	Jul 14, 2015

Abstract

A definition of a new user interface feature of a business software architecture supporting a business configuration used by an organization can be received and a rule in a scenario model of a business scenario can be accordingly modified to associate the new user interface feature with business process feature(s) of the business scenario. A selection of a business process feature received as a user interaction with first user interface elements arranged in a linear order in a navigation pane of a user interface to represent at least some of the plurality of business process features of the business process can result in the concurrent display via the user interface of a work frame comprising the new user interface feature.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A computer program product comprising a non-transitory machine-readable medium storing instructions that, when executed by at least one programmable processor, cause the at least one programmable processor to perform operations comprising:
receiving a definition of a new user interface feature of a business software architecture, the business software architecture supporting a business configuration used by an organization, the business configuration comprising a business scenario that comprises a plurality of business process features having associated user interface features;
modifying a rule in a scenario model of the business scenario to associate the new user interface feature with at least one of the plurality of business process features;
detecting a selection of the at least one of the plurality of business process features, the selection being received as an input via a user interface presentable on a computer display device, the input comprising user interaction with at least one of a first plurality of user interface elements that are arranged in a linear order in a navigation pane of the user interface to represent at least some of the plurality of business process features of the business scenario, wherein the user interface elements are arranged in a linear progression to represent a linear sequence of the business scenario; and
displaying, via the user interface concurrently with the navigation pane, a work frame comprising the new user interface feature.

2. A computer program product as in claim 1 , wherein the receiving occurs via a process linkage editor displayed in the work pane upon selection of a linkage modification user interface element displayed in the navigation pane.

3. A computer program product as in claim 1 , wherein the receiving occurs via a scenario linkage editor operable by a scenario administrator, the scenario administrator having received a scenario modification feedback entered in the user interface by a business user who lacks sufficient permissions to modify the scenario model.

4. A computer program product as in claim 3 , wherein the scenario modification feedback comprises a request to incorporate the new user interface feature.

5. A computer program product as in claim 1 , wherein the new user interface feature relates to an external functionality provided by an software component external to, but integrated into, a core software platform of the business software architecture, and wherein the modifying further comprises associating the external functionality with the business process feature.

6. A computer program product as in claim 1 , wherein the operations further comprise:
storing the scenario model; and
supporting, using the scenario model, scenario navigation relevant to the business configuration, the scenario navigation providing an ability to directly change a link between one of the first plurality of user interface elements and its associated business process feature.

7. A system comprising:
at least one programmable processor; and
a machine-readable medium storing instructions that, when executed by the at least one programmable processor, cause the at least one programmable processor to perform operations comprising:
receiving a definition of a new user interface feature of a business software architecture, the business software architecture supporting a business configuration used by an organization, the business configuration comprising a business scenario that comprises a plurality of business process features having associated user interface features;
modifying a rule in a scenario model of the business scenario to associate the new user interface feature with at least one of the plurality of business process features;
detecting a selection of the at least one of the plurality of business process features, the selection being received as an input via a user interface presentable on a computer display device, the input comprising user interaction with at least one of a first plurality of user interface elements that are arranged in a linear order in a navigation pane of the user interface to represent at least some of the plurality of business process features of the business scenario, wherein the user interface elements are arranged in a linear progression to represent a linear sequence of the business scenario; and
displaying, via the user interface concurrently with the navigation pane, a work frame comprising the new user interface feature.

8. A system as in claim 7 , wherein the receiving occurs via a process linkage editor displayed in the work pane upon selection of a linkage modification user interface element displayed in the navigation pane.

9. A system as in claim 7 , wherein the receiving occurs via a scenario linkage editor operable by a scenario administrator, the scenario administrator having received a scenario modification feedback entered in the user interface by a business user who lacks sufficient permissions to modify the scenario model.

10. A system as in claim 9 , wherein the scenario modification feedback comprises a request to incorporate the new user interface feature.

11. A system as in claim 7 , wherein the new user interface feature relates to an external functionality provided by an software component external to, but integrated into, a core software platform of the business software architecture, and wherein the modifying further comprises associating the external functionality with the business process feature.

12. A system as in claim 7 , wherein the operations further comprise:
storing the scenario model; and
supporting, using the scenario model, scenario navigation relevant to the business configuration, the scenario navigation providing an ability to directly change a link between one of the first plurality of user interface elements and its associated business process feature.

13. A computer-implemented method comprising:
at least one programmable processor; and
a machine-readable medium storing instructions that, when executed by the at least one programmable processor, cause the at least one programmable processor to perform operations comprising:
receiving a definition of a new user interface feature of a business software architecture, the business software architecture supporting a business configuration used by an organization, the business configuration comprising a business scenario that comprises a plurality of business process features having associated user interface features;
modifying a rule in a scenario model of the business scenario to associate the new user interface feature with at least one of the plurality of business process features;
detecting a selection of the at least one of the plurality of business process features, the selection being received as an input via a user interface presentable on a computer display device, the input comprising user interaction with at least one of a first plurality of user interface elements that are arranged in a linear order in a navigation pane of the user interface to represent at least some of the plurality of business process features of the business scenario, wherein the user interface elements are arranged in a linear progression to represent a linear sequence of the business scenario; and
displaying, via the user interface concurrently with the navigation pane, a work frame comprising the new user interface feature.

14. A computer-implemented method as in claim 13 , wherein the receiving occurs via a process linkage editor displayed in the work pane upon selection of a linkage modification user interface element displayed in the navigation p

Assignees

• Knospe Holger
• Brosche Marianne
• Keil Ulrich
• Mayerle Jochen
• Fessler Joachim
• Sap Se

Inventors

• Knospe Holger
• Brosche Marianne
• Keil Ulrich
• Mayerle Jochen
• Fessler Joachim

Classifications

• G06F3/0481 Primary

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