METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR GENERATING A TASK LIST IN AN ENTERPRISE SYSTEM

1 . A method, comprising:

defining a step of a business scenario;

converting the step to a business process executable in an enterprise system; and

generating a task list containing a list of business processes in the business scenario.

2 . The method in claim 1 , wherein defining a step comprises determining an attribute of the step selected from a group consisting of a name of the step, a type of the step, an execution type of the step, an execution order of the step, an application to which the step belongs and a component to which the step belongs.

3 . The method in claim 1 , wherein defining a step comprises defining the step in a file format that includes extensible markup language (XML).

4 . The method in claim 1 , wherein converting the step to a business process comprises:

parsing a file containing the step;

retrieving a name of the step, a type of the step, an application to which the step belongs and a component to which the step belongs; and

identifying the business process in the enterprise system based on the name, the type, the application and the component.

5 . The method in claim 1 , wherein generating a task list comprises generating the task list containing the list of the business processes sorted in an order of execution.

6 . The method in claim 1 , wherein generating a task list further comprises generating a report of execution of the business process.

7 . The method in claim 1 , wherein generating a task list comprises importing a file containing the step of the business scenario.

8 . A system, comprising:

a step defining unit to define a step of a business scenario;

a business process converting unit electronically coupled to the step defining unit to convert the step to a business process executable in an enterprise system; and

a task list generating unit electronically coupled to the business process converting unit to generate a task list containing a list of business processes.

9 . The system in claim 8 , wherein the business process converting unit comprises a parsing unit to parse a file containing the step of the business scenario.

10 . The system in claim 8 , wherein the business process converting unit is electronically coupled to the enterprise system to identify the business process in the enterprise system based on a name of the step, a type of the step, an application to which the step belongs and a component to which the step belongs.

11 . The system in claim 8 further comprising a scheduler to execute the business processes in an order of execution defined in the step.

12 . An article of manufacture, comprising:

a machine readable medium having instructions which when executed by a machine cause the machine to:

define a step of a business scenario;

convert the step to a business process executable in an enterprise system; and

generate a task list containing a list of business processes in the business scenario.

13 . The article of manufacture in claim 12 , wherein the machine readable medium provides instructions, which when executed by a machine cause the machine to determine an attribute of the step selected from a group consisting of a name of the step, a type of the step, an execution type of the step, an execution order of the step, an application to which the step belongs and a component to which the step belongs.

14 . The article of manufacture in claim 12 , wherein the machine readable medium provides instructions, which when executed by a machine cause the machine to

parse a file containing the step; and

retrieve a name of the step, a type of the step and an application component to which the step belongs; and

identify the business process in the enterprise system based on the name, the type, the application and the component.

15 . The article of manufacture in claim 12 , wherein the machine readable medium provides instructions, which when executed by a machine cause the machine to define the step in a file format that includes XML.