Managing consistent interfaces for supply network business objects across heterogeneous systems

US8930248B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• SAP SE · DE

Inventors

• Matthias Hubert · Baiertal, DE
• Michael Schweitzer · Leimen, DE
• Andreas Huber-Buschbeck · Heiligkreuzsteinach, DE
• Sven Hader · Wiesloch, DE
• Christian Werner · Forstern, DE
• Peter Heinemann · Wiesbaden, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Mar 31, 2008
• Grant date: Jan 6, 2015
• Expiry date: Aug 3, 2031

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. In some operations, software creates, updates, or otherwise processes information related to a supply network plan, a supply network plan configuration and/or a supply network planning aggregate hierarchy business object.