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Automated process flow in product development

US7757203B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

SAP AG · DE

Inventors

Juergen Scholl · Bretten, DE
Stephan Toebben · Walldorf, DE
Helga Walter · Walldorf, DE
Ralf Kau · Neckargemünd, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Dec 19, 2003
Grant date	Jul 13, 2010
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Sep 7, 2027

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG06Q10/06
WIPO fieldComputer technology
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

The invention relates to a computer-implemented method, computer program, computer program product, data structure, and computer for providing automated process flow in product development. A structured data object may be defined comprising at least one recipe and at least one defined formula. Trial stages within said product development are also defined as are object types within said data object referring to said trial stages. An instance of said data object is instantiated from said data object definition. A type of said instance is specified from one of said object types. A user may then be provided said recipe and/or said formula according to the specified type.

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