Composite system to integrate process systems using secondarily created process objects for local database operations and inter process system communications

US8234649B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• SAP AG · DE

Inventors

• Frederik Thormaehlen · Mannheim, DE
• Frank Mock · Diedorf, DE
• Volker Wiechers · Neckargemünd, DE
• Sebastian Speck · Sandhausen, DE
• Pia Kinkel · Karlsruhe, DE
• Ruth Groene · Walldorf, DE
• Martin Czekalla · Walldorf, DE
• Gabor Faludi · Budapest, HU
• Robert Lorch · Bad Schönborn, DE
• Peter Csontos · Szentendre, HU
• Bela Tolvaj · Budapest, HU
• Gergely Pap · Budapest, HU
• Csaba Hegedus · Makó, HU
• Berhard Fuhge · Dielheim, DE
• Marton Pinter
• Robert Foldvari · Budapest, HU
• Volker Stiehl · Steinfeld (Oldenburg), DE
• Patrick John Zimmer · Walldorf, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Aug 14, 2009
• Grant date: Jul 31, 2012
• Expiry date: Jan 29, 2031

Classification

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

Abstract

Systems and methods are provided for enabling communication between a composite system providing additional functionality not contained in existing legacy systems and other existing systems using different commands, variables, protocols, methods, or instructions, when data may be located on more than one system. In an embodiment, multiple software layers are used to independently manage different aspects of an application. A business logic layer may be used in an embodiment to facilitate reading/writing operations on data that may be stored locally and/or on external systems using different commands, variables, protocols, methods, or instructions. A backend abstraction layer may be used in an embodiment in conjunction with the business logic layer to facilitate communication with the external systems. A user interface layer may be used in an embodiment to manage a user interface, a portal layer to manage a user context, and a process logic layer to manage a workflow.