Building blocks for describing process flows

US7181303B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• SAP AG · DE

Inventors

• Juergen Scholl · Bretten, DE
• Dirk Rohdemann · Radevormwald, DE
• Thomas Vomhof · Wiesloch, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Apr 30, 2002
• Grant date: Feb 20, 2007
• Expiry date: Sep 19, 2023

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G06Q10/06
• WIPO field: IT methods for management
• WIPO sector: Electrical engineering

Abstract

A method for describing a process flow includes receiving a first root-independent building block and a second root-independent building block, receiving assembly instructions for assembling the first building block and the second building block to describe the process flow, and linking the first building block to the second building block in accordance with the assembly instructions. The first building block describes a first activity and a second building block describes a second activity. The first activity and the second activity correspond to portions of the process flow.