IP Library Patent Application 13719083
Patent Application
App. No. 13/719,083

GUIDED ACTIVITY WITH USER'S DEFINED STEPS

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13/719,083
Abstract

A dynamic wizard having guided activity with user-defined steps is disclosed. A predefined guided procedure framework is presented to an end user. The predefined guided procedure framework comprises at least one step. The predefined guided procedure framework is modified in response to prompting from the end user. In some embodiments, modifying the predefined guided procedure framework comprises creating a user-defined step and inserting the user-defined step into the predefined guided procedure framework.

Claims (28)

1 . A computer-implemented method comprising:

presenting a predefined guided procedure framework to an end user, the predefined guided procedure framework comprising at least one step; and

modifying the predefined guided procedure framework in response to prompting from the end user.

2 . The method of claim 1 , wherein modifying the predefined guided procedure framework comprises creating a user-defined step and inserting the user-defined step into the predefined guided procedure framework.

3 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the predefined guided procedure framework comprises a composite object having multiple attributes, each attribute being defined by a step in the predefined guided procedure framework.

4 . The method of claim 3 , wherein each attribute comprises at least one parameter.

5 . The method of claim 1 , wherein modifying the predefined guided procedure framework comprises creating a composite object having multiple attributes, each attribute being defined by a step in the predefined guided procedure framework.

6 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising presenting a modified guided procedure framework to the end user, wherein the modified guided procedure framework is formed by the modifying of the predefined guided procedure framework.

7 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the predefined guided procedure framework is configured for a scenario from a group of scenarios consisting of: an expense report, travel booking, purchase requisition, a purchase order, sourcing documents, logistics, a bill of materials, and an extract, transform, load (ETL) data service.

8 . A system comprising:

a machine having at least one processor; and

a dynamic wizard operable on the machine and configured to:

present a predefined guided procedure framework to an end user, the predefined guided procedure framework comprising at least one step; and

modify the predefined guided procedure framework in response to prompting from the end user.

9 . The system of claim 8 , wherein the dynamic wizard is configured to modify the predefined guided procedure framework by creating a user-defined step and inserting the user-defined step into the predefined guided procedure framework.

10 . The system of claim 8 , wherein the predefined guided procedure framework comprises a composite object having multiple attributes, each attribute being defined by a step in the predefined guided procedure framework.

11 . The system of claim 10 , wherein each attribute comprises at least one parameter.

12 . The system of claim 8 , wherein the dynamic wizard is configured to modify the predefined guided procedure framework by creating a composite object having multiple attributes, each attribute being defined by a step in the predefined guided procedure framework.

13 . The system of claim 8 , wherein the dynamic wizard is further configured to present a modified guided procedure framework to the end user, wherein the modified guided procedure framework is formed by the modification of the predefined guided procedure framework.

14 . The system of claim 8 , wherein the predefined guided procedure framework is configured for a scenario from a group of scenarios consisting of: an expense report, travel booking, purchase requisition, a purchase order, sourcing documents, logistics, a bill of materials, and an extract, transform, load (ETL) data service.

15 . A non-transitory machine-readable storage device, tangibly embodying a set of instructions that, when executed by at least one processor, causes the at least one processor to perform operations comprising:

presenting a predefined guided procedure framework to an end user, the predefined guided procedure framework comprising at least one step; and

modifying the predefined guided procedure framework in response to prompting from the end user.

16 . The device of claim 15 , wherein modifying the predefined guided procedure framework comprises creating a user-defined step and inserting the user-defined step into the predefined guided procedure framework.

17 . The device of claim 15 , wherein the predefined guided procedure framework comprises a composite object having multiple attributes, each attribute being defined by a step in the predefined guided procedure framework.

18 . The device of claim 17 , wherein each attribute comprises at least one parameter.

19 . The device of claim 15 , wherein modifying the predefined guided procedure framework comprises creating a composite object having multiple attributes, each attribute being defined by a step in the predefined guided procedure framework.

20 . The device of claim 15 , wherein the operations further comprise presenting a modified guided procedure framework to the end user, wherein the modified guided procedure framework is formed by the modifying of the predefined guided procedure framework.

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Aug 26, 2014
From: SAP AG
To: SAP SE
Reel/Frame 033625/0223 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 18, 2012
From: SORIN, ALEX; CHEN, YUNG-YIN; CAO, WU
To: SAP AG
Reel/Frame 029494/0982 →