Patent · US Active

Software model integration scenarios

US8448137B2 · kind B2 · utility

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22Claims

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Assignee

SAP AG · DE

Inventors

Stefan Kaetker · Dossenheim, DE
Jens Freund · Heidelberg, DE
Peter Latocha · Malsch, DE
Gerd Moosmann · Pforzheim, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Dec 30, 2005
Grant date	May 21, 2013
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Nov 4, 2028

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG06F8/10
WIPO fieldComputer technology
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Methods and apparatus, including computer program products, to realize a business scenario are described. A plurality of process components and context independent interactions among the process components are defined. Each of the process components characterizes software implementing a respective and distinct process. In addition, each of the process components defines at least one respective service interface for interacting with business objects associated with other process components, and all communication and interaction between process components taking place through the respective interfaces of the process components.

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