Managing consistent interfaces for demand business objects across heterogeneous systems

US8402473B1 · kind B1 · utility

Assignee

• SAP AG · DE

Inventors

• Igor Becker · Sandhausen, DE
• Joachim Fiess · Karlsruhe, DE
• Thomas Roesch · Friedrichshafen, DE
• Eugen Hermann · Großheirath, DE
• Fahmi Cheikhrouhou · Sandhausen, DE
• Gerlinde Graewe · St. Leon-Rot, DE
• Andreas Huber-Buschbeck · Heiligkreuzsteinach, DE
• Jozsef Murvai · Szigetszentmiklós, HU
• Zoltan Miklos Biro · Gyömrő, HU

Key dates

• Filing date: Sep 28, 2007
• Grant date: Mar 19, 2013
• Expiry date: Dec 11, 2030

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G06Q10/067
• WIPO field: IT methods for management
• WIPO sector: Electrical engineering

Abstract

A business object model, which reflects data that is used during a given business transaction, is utilized to generate interfaces. This business object model facilitates commercial transactions by providing consistent interfaces that are suitable for use across industries, across businesses, and across different departments within a business during a business transaction. Specifically, example business objects include DemandPlan, DemandPlanningCharacteristicValueCombination, and DemandViewOfPromotion.