Method and system for an electronic document framework

US10860793B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• SAP SE · DE

Inventors

• Monica Hostiuc · Heidelberg, DE
• Vitor Eduardo Seifert Bazzo · St. Leon-Rot, DE
• Eleonora Vidal · Bensheim, DE
• Vipin Shivashankaran · Bengaluru, IN
• Aalbert de Niet · Bammental, DE
• Gabor Nagy · Sausalito, US
• Elzbieta Lacka-Zalewska · Angelbachtal, DE
• Simon Tacke · Heidelberg, DE
• Jose Herrerias · Málaga, ES
• Daniel Hidalgo · Málaga, ES
• Silvia Goetz · Speyer, DE
• Nicole Berchtold · Waldbronn, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Sep 18, 2015
• Grant date: Dec 8, 2020
• Expiry date: Dec 10, 2036

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G06F40/197
• WIPO field: Computer technology
• WIPO sector: Electrical engineering

Abstract

Methods and systems providing for the generation, sending, updating, and monitoring of electronic documents (eDocuments) based on source documents created in Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) software. An eDocument is generated based on existing source documents, external data, or from other eDocuments. The method and systems ensure that the generated eDocument is compliant with any technical requirements. The eDocument is generated using a document process which transforms a non-compliant source document into a compliant eDocument. An eDocument Framework system can include a mapping application, application interface framework (AIF), an eDocument interface, and a process manager. The AIF is configured to interact with a cloud services provider to create a highly automated process of generating, sending, updating, and monitoring the eDocuments. The cloud service provider is also configured to interact with local authorities. The eDocument Framework system can also include a partner connector to interface with a business partner.