Architectural design for manual invoicing application software

US8321308B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• SAP AG · DE

Inventors

• Georg Podhajsky · Philippsburg, DE
• Stefan Franke · Buxtehude, DE
• Andrea Sudbrack · Heidelberg, DE
• Dietmar Nowotny · Dielheim, DE
• Klaus Schlappner · Mannheim, DE
• Thomas Hoffmann · Münstermaifeld, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Dec 3, 2008
• Grant date: Nov 27, 2012
• Expiry date: Sep 10, 2029

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G06Q40/123
• WIPO field: IT methods for management
• WIPO sector: Electrical engineering

Abstract

Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer program products, for implementing a software architecture design for a software application implementing manual invoicing. The application is structured as multiple process components interacting with each other through service interfaces, and multiple service operations, each being implemented for a respective process component. The process components include a Customer Invoice Processing process component, a Due Item Processing process component, a Payment Processing process component, an Accounting process component, a Project Processing process component, and a Balance of Foreign Payment Management process component.