Parallel availability control checks in financial management system

US8606668B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• SAP AG · DE

Inventors

• Horst Schnoerer · Angelbachtal, DE
• Christian Metz · Paris, FR
• Andreas Schaefer · Leverkusen, DE
• Juergen Hollberg · Wiesloch, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Dec 19, 2003
• Grant date: Dec 10, 2013
• Expiry date: Jan 30, 2031

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G06Q40/02
• WIPO field: IT methods for management
• WIPO sector: Electrical engineering

Abstract

A rule set for an AVC system permits AVC operations to be performed at various levels of hierarchy within a governing budget data structure. A rule set contains a plurality of rules, each having an address field which relates an arbitrarily assigned control object to budget nodes in a budget data structure. Control objects typically are assigned to various units and aggregation levels within an organization and also across other dimensions. Rule arrays with several independent rule sets can be activated in parallel for checking an individual input data record against multiple budgetary requirements defined for the organization. This structure provides a comprehensive AVC control feature even for very large budget data structures and complex budgetary control environments.