Business object action justification for business object integration into messaging
View Patent ↗Embodiments of the present invention address deficiencies of the art in respect to messaging and provide a method, system and computer program product for business object integration with messaging. In an embodiment of the invention, a method for messaging integration of a business object can be provided. The method can include embedding a business object in message text in a messaging session provided by a messenger, and applying an action to the business object from within the messaging session of the messenger. The method further can include forwarding a copy of the message text to a backend business component as a justification to the applied action.
1. A computer-implemented method for messaging integration of a business object comprising:
embedding, in a message session provided by a messenger executing on a client, the business object in message text;
applying, from within the message session, an action to the business object;
forwarding, by the client and based upon the applied action, a copy of the message text to a backend business component;
identifying a verb in the message text in association with a pronoun referencing the business object; and
providing a context menu for the business object in the messaging session with entries in the context menu limited according to the identified verb, wherein
the business object encapsulates lower-level objects that implement a business process.
2. The method of claim 1 , wherein
the messenger is an instant messenger,
the message text is chat text and
the messaging session is a chat session.
3. The method of claim 1 , wherein
the messenger is an e-mail messenger,
the message text is e-mail text and
the messaging session is an e-mail session.
4. The method of claim 1 , wherein
the messenger is a discussion forum environment,
the message text is discussion forum text and
the messaging session is a threaded discussion forum.
5. The method of claim 1 , wherein
the messenger is a shared document library environment,
the message text is a shared document and
the messaging session is a shared document library.
6. A client computer configured for messaging integration of a business object comprising:
at least one processor, wherein the at least one processor is configured to initiate and/or perform:
embedding, in a message session provided by a messenger, the business object in message text;
applying, from within the message session, an action to the business object;
forwarding, by the client and based upon the applied action, a copy of the message text to a backend business component;
identifying a verb in the message text in association with a pronoun referencing the business object; and
providing a context menu for the business object in the messaging session with entries in the context menu limited according to the identified verb, wherein
the business object encapsulates lower-level objects that implement a business process.
7. The system of claim 6 , wherein
messenger is an instant messenger,
the message text is chat text and
the messaging session is a chat session.
8. The system of claim 6 , wherein
the messenger is an e-mail messenger,
the message text is e-mail text and
the messaging session is an e-mail session.
9. The system of claim 6 , wherein
the messenger is a discussion forum environment,
the message text is discussion forum text and
the messaging session is a threaded discussion forum.
10. The system of claim 6 , wherein
the messenger is a shared document library environment,
the message text is a shared document and
the messaging session is a shared document library.
11. A computer program product, comprising:
a computer readable storage medium having stored therein computer readable program code for messaging integration of a business object,
the computer readable program code, which when executed by a client computer, causes the client computer to perform the following:
embedding, in a message session provided by a messenger executing on the client computer, the business object in message text;
applying, from within the message session, an action to the business object;
forwarding, by the client computer and based upon the applied action, a copy of the message text to a backend business component;
identifying a verb in the message text in association with a pronoun referencing the business object; and
providing a context menu for the business object in the messaging session with entries in the context menu limited according to the identified verb, wherein
the business object encapsulates lower-level objects that implement a business process, and
the computer readable storage medium is not a transitory, propagating signal per se.
12. The computer program product of claim 11 , wherein
the messenger is an instant messenger,
the message text is chat text and
the messaging session is a chat session.
13. The computer program product of claim 11 , wherein
the messenger is an e-mail messenger,
the message text is e-mail text and
the messaging session is an e-mail session.
14. The computer program product of claim 11 , wherein
the messenger is a discussion forum environment,
the message text is discussion forum text and
the messaging session is a threaded discussion forum.
15. The computer program product of claim 11 , wherein
the messenger is a shared document library environment,
the message text is a shared document and
the messaging session is a shared document library.