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Controlling data transition between business processes in a computer application

US7461091B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

SAP AG · DE

Inventors

Andreas Schneider · Leonberg, DE
Igor Kalenderian · Heidelberg, DE
Renzo Colle · Blankenloch, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Jun 9, 2005
Grant date	Dec 2, 2008
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Aug 3, 2026

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY10S707/99948
WIPO fieldComputer technology
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Techniques are described to enable a user to define data-transition rules that control how a handover component of a computer application transforms business objects of one type to business objects of another type. The handover component is logically situated between a preceding business process that uses a preceding type of business object and a second business process that uses a second type of business object. Based on the user-defined data-transition rules, the handover component performs a split/merge process that determines the succeeding business objects to be generated based on the preceding business objects received from the preceding business process and then generates the succeeding business objects based on the received preceding business objects and the user-defined data-transition rules.

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