Processing of business object identifiers in master data integration scenarios involving non-local identifiers

US9852385B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• SAP SE · DE

Inventors

• Knut Heusermann · Bad Schönborn, DE
• Matthias Becker · Herzogenaurach, DE
• Christian Hohmann · Walldorf, DE
• Sophie Kraut · Walldorf, DE
• Torsten Buecheler · Speyer, DE
• Xenia Rieger · Walldorf, DE
• Dietmar Henkes · Schwetzingen, DE
• Guang Yang · Sunnyvale, US
• Olga Kreindlina · Heidelberg, DE
• Thomas Vogt · Regensburg, DE
• Walter Zimmermann · Walldorf, DE
• Oliver Berger · Walldorf, DE
• Martin Haerterich · Wiesloch, DE
• Marcus Echter · Heidelberg, DE
• Albert Neumueller · Walldorf, DE
• Stefan Moeller · Munich, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Dec 8, 2011
• Grant date: Dec 26, 2017
• Expiry date: May 5, 2036

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G06F16/254
• WIPO field: Computer technology
• WIPO sector: Electrical engineering

Abstract

Disclosed is a mechanism to process business object IDs in inbound and outbound processing. The mechanism takes into account a mapping table, matching capabilities, number ranges, inbound error and conflict handling, inbound processing, outbound processing, initial load, and data migration.