Defining form formats with layout items that present data of business application

US7475333B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• SAP AG · DE

Inventors

• Wolfgang Otter · Waibstadt, DE
• Wolfgang Weiss · Ottobrunn, DE
• Adrian Alexander · Walldorf, DE
• Vladislav Bezrukov · Sandhausen, DE
• Claudia Binder · Schwetzingen, DE
• Andreas Deutesfeld · Altlußheim, DE
• Thomas Goring · Wiesloch, DE
• Rainer Hoch · Aalen, DE
• Christoph Wachter · Karlsruhe, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Jun 1, 2001
• Grant date: Jan 6, 2009
• Expiry date: Apr 27, 2023

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G06Q10/10
• WIPO field: IT methods for management
• WIPO sector: Electrical engineering

Abstract

Systems and methods for defining a form with a plurality of layout items for data presentation by a business application provide a tree view with tree nodes to represent the layout items, wherein the view visualizes structure information, a processing order, a selected tree node to represent a selected layout item; provide a property view to display properties of the selected layout item; provide a layout view to display items, wherein the selected layout item is highlighted; modify the selected layout item and the processing order through interaction with a user; and create a form definition document. The compatibility of layout items and processing order with a predefined data interface of the business application is verified as well.