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Date of Patent:
Apr. 10, 2012

Filed:

Aug. 30, 2006
Applicants:

Stefan Keuker, Cape Town, ZA;

Frank Westendorf, Ubstadt-Weiher, DE;

Inventors:

Stefan Keuker, Cape Town, ZA;

Frank Westendorf, Ubstadt-Weiher, DE;

Assignee:

SAP AG, Walldorf, DE;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06Q 10/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

Systems and methods are disclosed for supporting at least one allocation process for an allocation of objects in at least one application by way of an allocation framework pre-configured for the allocation process, with at least one monitoring and control unit and at least one working unit. In one implementation, the allocation process is pre-configured in the allocation framework by presetting process steps and defining their sequence. At least one work stock that can be retrieved via the allocation framework is made available and managed by the working unit for the allocation process to be supported, in which work stock allocation type-specific and application-specific allocation instructions that can be input via the allocation framework or are preset in a rule-based manner, are filed. In addition, the at least one pre-configured allocation process to be supported in the allocation framework may be instantiated and started by the working unit of the allocation framework, wherein in order to carry out the allocation process the associated work stock is processed fully automatically, partly automatically or manually as desired, and if necessary the application connected via an interface predetermined by the allocation framework is automatically addressed for performing allocation actions associated with the respective allocation process steps.


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