Visualizing business processes or scenarios in a business software model using transit maps

US9286584B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• SAP SE · DE

Inventors

• Jochen Mayerle · Flein, DE
• Marianne Brosche · Heidelberg, DE
• Ulrich Keil · Heidelberg, DE
• Holger Knospe · Wiesloch, DE
• Laura Olson · Isanti, US
• Joachim Fessler · Gräfenberg, DE
• Guenter Pecht-Seibert · Östringen, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Dec 14, 2011
• Grant date: Mar 15, 2016
• Expiry date: Sep 23, 2034

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G06Q10/06375
• WIPO field: IT methods for management
• WIPO sector: Electrical engineering

Abstract

A business scenario landscape map can show a scenario-centric view of a business scenario landscape that includes business scenarios accessible to members of an organization and supported by a business software architecture. In the scenario-centric view, first user interface elements can be arranged to show a linear representation of business process features of a selected business scenario and a visual depiction of relationships between the selected business scenario and other business scenarios. Upon receiving selection of a first user interface element(s) related to another business scenario, at least some of the first user interface elements can be rearranged to show a new scenario-centric view of the business scenario landscape in which business process features of the newly selected business scenario are arranged in a new linear representation including a visual depiction of relationships between the newly selected business scenario, the originally selected business scenario, and/or relationships with other additional scenarios.