System and computer-readable medium for managing consistent interfaces for business objects across heterogeneous systems

US8417593B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• SAP AG · DE

Inventors

• Bernd Schmitt · Lohr am Main, DE
• Thomas Schneider · Heidelberg, DE
• Klaus Zumbach · Hankensbüttel, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Jun 26, 2008
• Grant date: Apr 9, 2013
• Expiry date: Sep 17, 2030

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G06Q30/0635
• 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. In some operations, software creates, updates, or otherwise processes information related to an individual material bill of material and/or an order tracking view business object.