Patent application number | Description | Published |
20120158446 | Determining Impacts Of Business Activities - A first entity responsible for a first stage in a life-cycle of at least one of a product can receive a service, an entity, a process, and a business unit, a data container from a second entity responsible for a second stage in the life-cycle. The second stage can precede the first stage in the life-cycle. The data container can include second impact data quantifying impacts of each second activity of the second entity relating to the life-cycle and third impact data quantifying impacts of each third activity of a third entity relating to the life-cycle. The third entity can be responsible for a third stage in the life-cycle that either precedes or follows the first stage. First impact data quantifying impacts of each first activity of the first entity relating to the life-cycle can be calculated and added to the data container. An aggregate impact of all or part of the life-cycle can be calculated by applying an impact calculation algorithm whose inputs comprise the first impact data, the second impact data, and the third impact data. The data container can be passed to the second entity and the third entity, and the aggregate impact can be promoted. Related systems, methods, and articles of manufacture are described. | 06-21-2012 |
20130159007 | INCORPORATING EXTERNAL BUSINESS PROCESS FEATURES INTO A SCENARIO VISUALIZATION OR NAVIGATION TOOL - External transactional data relating to a completion status of an external business process feature of a specific business scenario instance supported by a business software architecture can be received and persisted at a repository. The business scenario can include business process features that include the external business process feature, which can be unsupported by a core software platform of the architecture. Navigation and work panes can be concurrently displayed to include first user interface elements arranged in a linear progression to represent the business process features in the linear sequence and second user interface elements corresponding to functionality related to a currently selected one of the plurality of business process features, respectively. A first user interface element corresponding to the external business process feature can be associated with a current status indicator showing a completion status of the external business process feature calculated based on the external transaction data. | 06-20-2013 |
20130159036 | RUNTIME GENERATION OF INSTANCE CONTEXTS VIA MODEL-BASED DATA RELATIONSHIPS - A seed element can be determined by identifying a business object type underlying a current use context of a currently active application environment experienced by a user of a business software architecture. At runtime, a data context can be populated by applying a set of data derivation rules stored in a meta-model to compare the seed element to a plurality of business object instances retained in memory. Status and responsibility rules stored in the meta-model can be evaluated based on the data context to build a set of up-to-date process or scenario instance information. A process navigation user interface configuration presentable on a computer display device can display up-to-date instance information relating to the current use context for a business process or scenario instance related to the current use context. | 06-20-2013 |
20130159037 | MULTILEVEL VISUALIZATION OF SCENARIO MODELS AND SCENARIO INSTANCES - A single meta-model can include metadata defining a business scenario landscape that includes business scenarios accessible to members of an organization that are supported by a business software architecture. The metadata can include business process definitions and relationships between business processes. A user interface can present first, second, and/or third visualization layers based on the metadata. The first visualization layer can include first user interface elements forming a business scenario landscape map showing business scenarios and at least one relationship between the business scenarios. The second visualization layer can include second user interface elements displayed in a navigation pane concurrently with a work pane. The second user interface elements can represent a linear sequence of second business processes of a business scenario while the work pane can include additional user interface elements corresponding to functionality provided by the business software architecture relating to a currently selected business process. | 06-20-2013 |
20130159047 | DYNAMIC BUSINESS SCENARIO KEY PERFORMANCE INDICATOR DEFINITIONS, REAL TIME CALCULATIONS, AND ANALYSIS - A selection by a user of a first business process feature defining a starting point and a second business process feature defining an end point of a requested key performance indicator calculation can be received and a set of business objects related to a plurality of business process features that impact calculation of the requested key performance indicator can be determined based on the start point and the end point and on a meta-model of each of the related business process features. An algorithm for making the requested key performance indicator calculation can be generated based on metadata from retrieved from the meta-models, and transaction data can be retrieved from instances of business objects matching limiting criteria. A value for the requested key performance indicator calculation can be calculated based on the algorithm and the retrieved transaction data. | 06-20-2013 |
20130159061 | DISPLAYING AND CHANGING SCENARIO-BASED OR PROCESS-BASED BUSINESS CONFIGURATIONS - A user interface can concurrently display a work frame including business configuration user interface elements relating to a selected business process feature of a business scenario and a navigation frame including first user interface elements arranged within the navigation frame to represent at least some of a plurality of business process features of the business scenario. The business scenario can be part of a business configuration of a business software architecture used by an organization. A user input relating to a change to the business configuration can be received via the business configuration user interface elements, and a business configuration model storing the business configuration can be updated to reflect the received change. | 06-20-2013 |
20130159063 | PROCESS-BASED USER AUTHORIZATION MANAGEMENT - A graphical display can concurrently include a plurality of organizational roles within an organization and a plurality of business process features of at least one business process within a business configuration of a scenario landscape of the organization. After receiving input that includes an assignment of a linkage between one of the plurality of organizational roles and one of the plurality of business process features via the graphical display from an authorized administrator-level user at the organization, a meta-model that includes metadata that defines a global set of linkages between business process features and organizational roles for the business configuration of the scenario landscape of the organization can be updated based on the received input. | 06-20-2013 |
20130159199 | CORRELATION-BASED DYNAMIC DETERMINATION OF TRANSACTIONAL INSTANCE CONTEXTS - A current transactional context of a user of a business software architecture can be detected, optionally in response to a guidance request received from the user. At least one matching business process feature related to the current transactional context can be determined by comparing the current transactional context with process metadata in a process repository, and the matching business process feature can be compared to scenario metadata defining a set of business process features that are part of each of a plurality of business scenarios within the business configuration to identify at least one matching business scenario containing the matching business process feature. In a user interface, the at least one matching business process feature and the identified matching business scenario that contains the at least one matching business process feature can be highlighted. | 06-20-2013 |
20130159896 | VISUALIZING BUSINESS PROCESSES OR SCENARIOS IN A BUSINESS SOFTWARE MODEL USING TRANSIT MAPS - 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. | 06-20-2013 |
20130159898 | LAUNCH OF TARGET USER INTERFACE FEATURES BASED ON SPECIFIC BUSINESS PROCESS INSTANCES - A current use context can be extracted based on concrete data related to a currently displayed user interface feature in a business software architecture user interface environment. Relevant related business objects and transactional data for concrete instances of a process or scenario relevant to the current use context can be identified and a specific business object instance can be determined from a plurality of business object instances related to a specific current instance of the process or scenario relevant to the current use context. At least one target user interface feature associated with the process or scenario can be pre-populated with at least one parameter specific to a current data entry state of the specific current instance of the process or scenario and displayed via a user interface. | 06-20-2013 |
20130159906 | DYNAMIC ENHANCEMENT OF CONTEXT MATCHING RULES FOR BUSINESS SCENARIO MODELS - A definition of a new user interface feature of a business software architecture supporting a business configuration used by an organization can be received and a rule in a scenario model of a business scenario can be accordingly modified to associate the new user interface feature with business process feature(s) of the business scenario. A selection of a business process feature received as a user interaction with first user interface elements arranged in a linear order in a navigation pane of a user interface to represent at least some of the plurality of business process features of the business process can result in the concurrent display via the user interface of a work frame comprising the new user interface feature. | 06-20-2013 |
20130159908 | SEAMLESS MORPHING FROM SCENARIO MODEL TO SYSTEM-BASED INSTANCE VISUALIZATION - A single meta-model can include metadata defining a business scenario landscape that includes business scenarios accessible to members of an organization that are supported by a business software architecture. The metadata can include business process definitions and relationships between business processes. A user interface can present first, second, and/or third visualization layers based on the metadata. The first visualization layer can include first user interface elements forming a business scenario landscape map showing business scenarios and at least one relationship between the business scenarios. The second visualization layer can include second user interface elements displayed in a navigation pane concurrently with a work pane. The second user interface elements can represent a linear sequence of second business processes of a business scenario while the work pane can include additional user interface elements corresponding to functionality provided by the business software architecture relating to a currently selected business process. | 06-20-2013 |
20130346161 | BENCHMARKING WITH PEER GROUPS IN A CLOUD ENVIRONMENT - The embodiments provide a cloud server including a communication manager configured to receive information identifying a set of key performance indicators, over a network, from a benchmarking application associated with an enterprise having a plurality of business processes for which performance is to be benchmarked against a peer group, a peer group controller configured to receive peer group information, a data collector configured to collect first business data corresponding to the enterprise and second business data corresponding to at least one other enterprise according to the peer group information, and a root cause analyzer configured to analyze the first business data against the second business data and generate performance results based on the set of key performance indicators. The communication manager is configured to provide the performance results, over the network, to the benchmarking application for display. | 12-26-2013 |
20140100994 | BACKEND SUPPORT FOR AUGMENTED REALITY WINDOW SHOPPING - A consumer user can perform a number of augmented reality shopping operations using a local client shopping application executable on a mobile device. Features related to implementations of the current subject matter can include, but are not limited to, the ability to view an augmented reality depiction of a shopping display using the mobile device and to execute various “e-commerce” functions accessible via the augmented reality depiction. Other features of the current subject matter can relate to preparation of the necessary three dimensional models and two dimensional projections of such models for viewing as an augmented reality view of the shopping display. Related methods, systems, articles of manufacture, and the like are described. | 04-10-2014 |
20140100995 | Collection and Use of Consumer Data Associated with Augmented-Reality Window Shopping - A consumer user can perform a number of augmented reality shopping operations using a local client shopping application executable on a mobile device. Features related to implementations of the current subject matter can include, but are not limited to, the ability to view an augmented reality depiction of a shopping display using the mobile device and to execute various “e-commerce” functions accessible via the augmented reality depiction. Vendors can benefit from various data aggregation and consumer incentive features. Related methods, systems, articles of manufacture, and the like are described. | 04-10-2014 |
20140100996 | DETERMINING NETWORKED MOBILE DEVICE POSITION AND ORIENTATION FOR AUGMENTED-REALITY WINDOW SHOPPING - A consumer user can perform a number of augmented reality shopping operations using a local client shopping application executable on a mobile device. Features related to implementations of the current subject matter can include, but are not limited to, the ability to view an augmented reality depiction of a shopping display using the mobile device and to execute various “e-commerce” functions accessible via the augmented reality depiction. Visual image processing based on one or more inputs from sensors on the mobile device can be used to compute and efficiently provide the two dimensional projection of the three dimensional model to be presented on the screen of the mobile device. Related methods, systems, articles of manufacture, and the like are described. | 04-10-2014 |
20140100997 | AUGMENTED-REALITY SHOPPING USING A NETWORKED MOBILE DEVICE - A consumer user can perform a number of augmented reality shopping operations using a local client shopping application executable on a mobile device. Features related to implementations of the current subject matter can include, but are not limited to, the ability to view an augmented reality depiction of a shopping display using the mobile device and to execute various “e-commerce” functions accessible via the augmented reality depiction. Related methods, systems, articles of manufacture, and the like are described. | 04-10-2014 |
20140108234 | ENABLING AN IN-MEMORY TRANSACTIONAL APPLICATION - The embodiments provide a system for linking an application with an in-memory database system for enabling an in-memory-enabled transactional application. The system includes an in-memory transactional processor configured to receive contextual data related to an instantiation of a first business transaction of the application and instantiate at least one second business transaction of the application during a course of processing the first business transaction. The in-memory transactional processor is configured to store results of at least one process step of the at least one second business transaction during the course of processing the first business transaction in an in-memory database, evaluate, at a decision point within the first business transaction, a plurality of alternative process steps, during runtime, and determine a subsequent process step from the plurality of alternative process steps based on the contextual data and captured information stored in the in-memory database. | 04-17-2014 |