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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 26, 2017
Filed:
Aug. 15, 2008
Nigel King, San Mateo, CA (US);
David Bell, Livermore, CA (US);
Peter Ryan, Chinnor, GB;
Yinchi Huang, Fremont, CA (US);
Sherry E. Mead, San Francisco, CA (US);
Bryan K. Cooke, Danville, CA (US);
Nigel King, San Mateo, CA (US);
David Bell, Livermore, CA (US);
Peter Ryan, Chinnor, GB;
Yinchi Huang, Fremont, CA (US);
Sherry E. Mead, San Francisco, CA (US);
Bryan K. Cooke, Danville, CA (US);
ORACLE INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION, Redwood Shores, CA (US);
Abstract
Tools for configuring enterprise applications. In an aspect, an enterprise application can be configured to account for relationships between multiple business units within an enterprise, including without limitation relationships between the business functions provided by various business units. In another aspect, the disclosed tools provide a framework for identifying and/or defining relationships between business units. The tools might also provide a user interface for a user to identify one or more business units and/or business functions and defines a relationship between them. Based on this definition, an enterprise application can be configured to account for this relationship.