Fast search views over business objects

US8239371B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• SAP AG · DE

Inventors

• Maic Wintel · Walldorf, DE
• Frank Markert · Großostheim, DE
• Martin Muller · Chicago, US
• Ye Jin · Shanghai, CN
• Thilo Boehm · Heidelberg, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Aug 21, 2008
• Grant date: Aug 7, 2012
• Expiry date: Oct 6, 2029

Classification

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

Abstract

A method and means, the method includes selecting a plurality of data sources having attributes to be included in a view entity; defining join conditions on the selected plurality of data sources; defining a set of attributes for the view entity by selecting attributes from the attributes of the plurality of data sources; and saving the view entity. The means includes a graphical user interface having a join builder tool to define join conditions on a selected plurality of data sources each including a pre-defined business object data structure having attributes; a view field definition tool to define a set of attributes for the view entity by selecting attributes from the attributes of the plurality of data sources; and a data source tree tool to display all of the attributes of the plurality of data sources.