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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 24, 2009
Filed:
Jun. 25, 2004
Jochen Weiss, Helmsheim, DE;
Peter Conrad, Leimen, DE;
Uwe Zachmann, Rauenberg, DE;
SAP Aktiengesellschaft, Walldorf, DE;
Abstract
A method and computer program product are provided for customizing an application software program that during execution communicates with an electronic database of product data. The method includes receiving an input indicating a user selection of a predefined database attribute that is defined to be an identifier type of attribute. The selected attribute is associated with a category of products for which data relating to products that are members of the product category are stored in the electronic database. The method also includes defining the selected attribute to be used during execution of a selected procedure of the application software program, wherein the selected procedure includes a product-identifying function.