Generic method and system for lifecycle management

US8683434B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• SAP AG · DE

Inventors

• Anis Charfi · Darmstadt, DE
• Heiko Witteborg · Griesheim, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Apr 4, 2012
• Grant date: Mar 25, 2014
• Expiry date: May 30, 2032

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G06F8/10
• WIPO field: Computer technology
• WIPO sector: Electrical engineering

Abstract

Implementations include methods, systems, and computer-readable storage media for receiving a lifecycle model, the lifecycle model including a representation of a lifecycle of an entity, the lifecycle including a plurality of states and transitions between states, receiving one or more artifacts, the entity including the one or more artifacts, each artifact of the one or more artifacts being associated with at least one state of the plurality of states, receiving a generic lifecycle management toolset, processing the lifecycle model and the one or more artifacts to configure the generic lifecycle management toolset and to define an adapted lifecycle management toolset that is specific to the entity, the adapted lifecycle management toolset including a lifecycle management interface, and providing the lifecycle management interface for display on a display device, the lifecycle management interface displaying representations of states of the plurality of states and a status of each state.