[SEUBERT, Michael, MERVE, Abhijith, P., HEGER, Achim, POLLY, Adam, ADAM, Alexander, S., PRIMBS, Alexander, ZAICHENKO, Alexander, MARK, Alexandra, HEITNER, Ami, AHUJA, Anant, DOERFLER, Andre, WACHHOLZ-PRILL, Andre, WAGNER, Andre, PLUEMPER, Andrea, BOLD, Andreas, BROSSLER, Andreas, FLACH, Andreas, M., HUPPERT, Andreas, LEUKERT-KNAPP, Andreas, MORSCH, Andreas, NEUMANN, Andreas, POTH, Andreas, RECCIUS, Andreas, WOLBER, Andreas, JETTI, Anil, Joshi, FUCHS, Antje, GROSS, Antonia, EIFEL, Arno, MIELKE, Arno, BUTUCEL, Artur, BANERJEE, Arunava, YEDDULA, Ashwin, Reddy, EZOV, Assaf, ORBAN, Attila, KUEHL, Axel, KLEHR, Benjamin, SCHMITT, Bernd, ISELBORN, Bernhard, G., EIKE, Bjoern, KREMS, Boris, PANZER, Brit, WANG, Cheng, AUTH, Christian, FUHLBRUEGGE, Christian, HAAS, Christian, SAALFRANK, Christian, CRAMER, Christiane, SCHAUERTE, Christiane, BUCHHOLZ, Cristina, ENGLER, Christoph, LEHNER, Christoph, RONNEWINKEL, Christopher, STORR, Cornelia, THEIL, Damian, BOCK, Daniel, ZIMMERMANN, Daniel, PANNICKE, Danny, K S, Deepak, KRISCH, Dieter, NOWOTNY, Dietmar, STORZ, Dietmar, HENRICH, Dirk, RICHTSTEIGER, Dirk, SCHINDEWOLF, Dirk, KARBACH, Doris, HEART, Elad, GUENTHER, Fabian, REHFELD, Florian, DAMASCHKE, Frank, FREITAG, Frank, HASTRICH, Frank, KRUEGER, Frank, LINDQVIST, Frank, MILPETZ, Frank, REINEMUTH, Frank, SCHUHMACHER, Frank, PACHER, Galina, DOPF, Georg, PODHAJSKY, Georg, RITTER, Gerd, M., KRAUSE, Gernot, DELEDDA, Giovanni, ZHANG, Guimei, LIEBICH, Gunther, DHINGRA, Gurmeet, Singh, BINGLER, Hans-Georg, BERGER, Heike, THORLEIFSSON, Helgi, HAESSLEIN, Helmut, GEIPEL, Hendrik, SCHAUDE, Horst, HAYBAT, Hueseyin, BRUSS, Ingo, PFITZNER, Ingo, KIND, Jaakob, DUPARC, Jacques, HRASTNIK, Jan, RICHERT, Jan, SYLVESTER, Michael] Dietmar-Hopp-Allee 16 69190 Walldorf;Volgelsangstr. 10 74889 Sinsheim;#786, Sampige Road K.R. Puram Hassan 573201;Hauptstr. 32 69181 Leimen-Gauangelloch;Steinweg 34 76297 Stutensee-Blankenloch;Lussheimer Strasse 21 68766 Hockenheim;Heiligwaldstr. 18 74889 Sinsheim;Waldstr. 6 68766 Hockenheim;Hoehenweg 15 69168 Wiesloch;3 Jabotinsky 44447 Kfar-Sava;Pocket-C/197-A, Siddartha Extension New Delhi 110014;Kleiststrasse 10 68167 Mannheim;Stauffenbergring 24 76756 Belheim;In der Kappisau 3a 74889 Sinsheim;Roter Weg 37 74934 Reichartshausen;Hartmannstrasse 28 67063 Ludwigshafen;Laerchenstr. 19 74211 Leingarten;Robert-Stolz-Strasse 5 68799 Reilingen;Langebruecker Str. 25 68809 Neulussheim;Struvestrasse 2 69124 Heidelberg;Nietzschestrasse 36 68165 Mannheim;Tulpenring 1 68789 St. Leon-Rot;Hoehefeldstrasse 19 76356 Weingarten;Stefan-Zweig-Strasse 10 69190 Walldorf;Christian-Bitter-Strasse 19 69126 Heidelberg;Nusslocher Strasse 76 69190 Walldorf;Nusslocher Strasse 74a 69190 Walldorf;Hermann-Loens-Strasse 24 69226 Nussloch;Lindenweg 4 66571 Eppelborn;Lussstrasse 34 76227 Karlsruhe;Richard-Wagner-Strasse 30 68165 Mannheim;Obere Grabenstrasse 5 69190 Walldorf;Odenwaldstr. 12 69190 Walldorf;16 Lotus St. 34381 Heifa;Im Friesengaertchen 24 66440 Blieskastel-Blickweiler;Richard-Wagner-Str. 44 68165 Mannheim;Leopoldplatz 11 76437 Rastatt;Im Henbusch 8 76337 Waldbronn;Huehneraecker 4 74889 Sinsheim;Obere Schulstrasse 3 69221 Dossenheim;Hacks-Mühle 4 74934 Reichartshausen;Rheingoldstrasse 86 68199 Mannheim;Room 202, Building 15 1 RuShan Road Pudong 06 200120 Shanghai;Rheinaustrasse 28 68163 Mannheim;Schillerstrasse 28 69251 Gaiberg;Handschuhsheimer Landstrasse 89 69121 Heidelberg;Stargarder Strasse 3 10437 Berlin;Burgunderweg 14 73656 Weingarten;Bahnhofstrasse 19 69115 Heidelberg;Am Nachtwaidgraben 36 68799 Reilingen;Ahornweg 5 69190 Walldorf;Hildastr. 9 69115 Heidelberg;Heidelberger Strasse 34 69126 Heidelberg;Breite Strasse 79 76135 Karlsruhe;Uhlandstr. 9 69231 Rauenberg;Fritz-Frey-Strasse 5 69121 Heidelberg;Siegburger Weg 18 69181 Leimen;Im Weiher 1-3 69121 Heidelberg;#37, 9 Cross, 3 Phase 3 Block, Banashankari 3 Stage 560085 Bangalore;Wehlauerstrasse 67 76139 Karlsruhe;Kraichgaustr. 41 A 69234 Dielheim;Rudolf-Hell-Strasse 10 69126 Heidelberg;Gartenstrasse 25/2 69168 Wiesloch;Uhlandstr. 44 76135 Karlsruhe;Buntestr. 18 76131 Karlsruhe;Langenaecker 6 69231 Rauenberg;1 Haruv St. 84965 Omer;Scheffelstrasse 9 69256 Mauer;Neugasse 15 69117 Heidelberg;Theodor-Heuss-Str. 5 69226 Nussloch;Buchenweg 22 74918 Angelbachtal;Am Kapellchen 28 65594 Runkel-Arfurt;Woerthstr. 6 69115 Heidelberg;Jargeauring 30 D-68799 Reilingen;Oberdorfstrasse 23 69168 Wiesloch;Atzelbuckelstr. 12 68259 Mannheim;Hölderlinstr. 7 68789 St. Leon-Rot;Zum Keitelberg 20/I 69168 Wiesloch;Sternallee 94 D-68723 Schwetzingen;Germersheimer Str. 5 76661 Phillippsburg-Rheinsheim;Schwetzingerstrasse 91 69124 Heidelberg;Jahnstrasse 6/4 69207 Sandhausen;Im Holder 7 69231 Rauenberg;Bischof-Stang-Str. 2 76669 Bad Schönborn;Im Langenloch 60 69190 Walldorf;No. 18, Loga Ashoka Nivas Hanumanthappa Road Soonangi Layout Samanahalli Main Road 560076 Bangalore;Ernst-Reuter-Str. 14 69181 Leimen;Poststr. 6 68794 Oberhausen-Rheinhausen;Am Forlenwald 9 69251 Gaiberg;Tairnbacher Str. 42 69234 Dielheim;Winterstr. 2a 69190 Walldorf;Prof.-Hubbuch-Str. 31 76703 Kraichtal;Emil-Heckel-Strasse 11 68163 Mannheim;Turnerstr. 71 69126 Heidelberg;Spinolastr. 1 13125 Berlin;Rohrbacher Str. 108 69126 Heidelberg;Sandstr. 10b 69190 Walldorf;In der Dellen 41 51399 Burscheid;Liebfrauenstr. 26 68259 Mannheim;Kropsburgstrasse 3a 67354 Roemerberg A business object model, which reflects data that is used during a given business transaction, is utilized to generate interfaces. This business object model facilitates commercial transactions by providing consistent interfaces that are suitable for use across industries, across businesses, and across different departments within a business during a business transaction.

[MERKEL, Wilfried, BACH, Thomas, UDE, Cordula, KASTELEINER, Katja, MARSCHALL, Peer, YU, Tao, HEUN, Rainer, ADELMANN, Stefan, SUDBRACK, Andrea, PODHAJSKY, Georg, NITSCHKE, Thomas, FRANKE, Stefan, POTH, Andreas, WICKEL, Jochen, HETZER, Stephan, HIRTH, Jochen, PICHT, Michael, STEINBACH, Jochen, HEGER, Achim, NOWOTNY, Dietmar, VON EMDER, Martin, KENNTNER, Joachim, BOCK, Daniel, MAYER, Uwe, REINKE, Ralf, ZWERGER, Wilhelm, LIEBICH, Gunther, HERRMANN, Holger, FREUND, Jens, KAETKER, Stefan, MOOSMANN, Gerd, LATOCHA, Peter] Dietmar-Hopp-Allee 16 69190 Walldorf;Hirtenbrunnerweg 3 69118 Heidelberg;Adenauerstrasse 25a 69242 Mühlhausen;Lindenweg 24 69242 Mühlhausen;Geibelstrasse 13 68167 Mannheim;In der Aue 16/3 69118 Heidelberg;Hauselacker 19 69168 Wiesloch;Gebrüder-Baer-Weg 6 68783 Reilingen;Tannhäuserring 104 68199 Mannheim;Ladenburger Strasse 52 69120 Heidelberg;Germersheimer Strasse 5 76661 Philippsburg-Rheinsheim;Sinsheimer Strasse 79 69226 Nussloch;Delmer Bogen 24 a 21614 Buxtehude;Hoehefeldtrasse 19 76356 Weingarten;Bergwerkstrasse 25 69168 Wiesloch;Am Hardweg 9 76684 Oestringen-Eichelberg;Dornweg 38 69488 Birkenau;Matthias-Gruenewald-Strasse 5 69190 Walldorf;Am Gruendelgraben 1 76669 Bad Schoenborn;Hauptstrasse 32 69181 Leimen-Gauangelloch;Kraichgaustr. 41 a 69234 Dielheim;Caecilienweg 12 69168 Wiesloch;Saarstrasse 5 69126 Heidelberg;Fritz-Frey-Strasse 5 69121 Heidelberg;Kuhaeckerstrasse 20 74391 Erligheim;Burgunderweg 2 69231 Rauenberg;Hohe Elch 35 16297 Stutensee-BL;Im Langenloch 60 69190 Walldorf;Birkenweg 8a 69254 Malsch;Schweitzinger Strasse 132 69124 Heidelberg;Gassenweg 2 c 69221 Dossenheim;Siegfriedstrasse 7 75179 Pforzheim;Wolfsheck 15 69254 Malsch Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer program products, for implementing a software architecture design for a software application implementing sell from stock software useful to process quotations, capture orders, process delivery and invoice. The application is structured as multiple process components interacting with each other through service interfaces, and multiple service interface operations, each being implemented for a respective process component. The process components include an Outbound Delivery process component, a Site Logistics Processing process component, a Confirmation and Inventory process component, a Customer Requirement Processing process component, a Supply and Demand Matching process component, a Logistics Execution Control process component, a Customer Quote Processing process component, a Sales Order Processing process component, and a Sales Contract Processing process component.

[Christoph Birkenhauer, Dietmar Nowotny, Udo Laub, Gunther Liebich] DE Wiesloch Embodiments of the present invention relate to computer systems, methods and programs for storing a set of data obtained from a data source, the set of data comprising a set of attribute or field names and respective attribute or field values. The computer system may comprise means for storing object type definitions, each object type definition comprising an object type name and at least a set of defining characteristics and a set of role names, and means for storing role definitions, each role definition comprising a role name and at least a set of controlling characteristics. Further, the computer system may include means for storing a list of prioritized finding rules, each finding rule comprising a condition for application to values of the set of data and one of the object types that is returned when the condition is fulfilled, means for storing objects that are instances of the object types, and means for storing mass data referring to objects; and a set of inbound interfaces.

[Thomas Hoffmann, Dietmar Nowotny] DE Romerberg Cancellation of transactions is detected in a business operations system, and a cancellation message uniquely identifying an operational document describing the transaction is created. The cancellation message is sent to various components in the business operations system and to other systems as desired. The receiving entity is free to select actions taken in response to the cancellation. In one embodiment, a primary copy of the operational document, referred to as prima nota, is referenced by a unique internal reference identifier. In further embodiments, the cancellation message may also reference prima nota of a cancellation document.

[Peter Von Zimmermann, Reiner Wallmeier, Olaf Duevel, Dirk Henrich, Martin Schorr, Volker Schnuck, Dietmar Nowotny, Volker Ripp] DE Angelbachtal Methods and systems are provided for automatically filing records concerning business events in a computer system so that the records are accessible to a business application. An identification code is assigned to a business event having a data structure that is represented in the computer system. At least one set of input data, which is provided with a structure specific to a class of business events, is created from data concerning a business event. The at least one set of input data is transformed into a set of output data, which is accessible by at least two business applications. The set of output data is stored with the assigned identification code such that the set of output data can be fully or partly read by the at least two business applications by referring to the identification code.

[SEUBERT, Michael, RASCH, Jochen, KUEHL, Axel, BECKER, Dirk, BIEHLER, Markus, BOCK, Daniel, BROSSLER, Andreas, COLLE, Renzo, DELEDDA, Giovani, DIELSCHNEIDER, Ralf, DOERNER, Robert, DROUIN, Phillippe, EGETOFT, Karsten, FRANKE, Stefan, GNAN, Wernere, GOLDMANN, Daniel, GROSS, Antonia, GROSS, Patrick, HARTMANN, Nils, HETZER, Stephan, HOFMANN, Christine, KEMMER, Johann, KENNTNER, Joachim, KIWON, Adam, KOESTER, Arndt, KRAEHMER, Thilo, KROMPHOLZ, Andreas, KUSTER, Corinne, LOTZ, Marcus, MAKRIS, Otto, NN, Ramesh, NOWOTNY, Dietmar, OPPERT, Till, PETER, Markus, PODHAJSKY, Georg, RADCKE, Ruediger, REDMANN, Michael, REINEMUTH, Frank, SALA, Paola, SCHUELER, Arnulf, SCHULZE, Dagmar, SIEVERS, Ralf, STEPHAN, Jan, STOTZ, Sergej, THOME, Frank, WAGNER, Andre, WEISS, Burkhard, WINKEL, Rudolf, ZADRO, Renato, ZIEMENDORF, Brit] Dietmar-Hopp-Allee 16 69190 Walldorf;Volgelsangstr. 10 74889 Sinsheim;Freiherr-vom-Stein-Str. 6 69207 Sandhausen;Kurpfalzstr. 58 69226 Nussloch;Roter Weg 37 74934 Reichartshausen;Am Schloessel 1 76829 Landau;Fritz-Frey-Strasse 5 69121 Heidelberg;Laerchenstr. 19 74211 Leingarten;Oppelner Strasse 2 76437 Rastatt;;Bangalore;Dieselstrasse 1 63071 Offenbach;Merianstrasse 9 74889 Sinsheim;Beethovenstr. 3/5 69168 Wiesloch;Delmer Bogen 24a 21614 Buxtehude;lndustriestrasse 7 74918 Angelbachtal;Schwindstrasse 3 68163 Mannheim;Hermann-loens-strasse 24 69226 Nussloch;Steinmetzweg 34 64625 Bensheim;Panoramastr. 134 69126 Heidelberg;Am Hardweg 9 76684 Oestringen-Eichelberg;Links der Alb 18 76199 Karlsruhe;Schillerstr. 24 69242 Muehlhausen;Saarstrasse 5 69126 Heidelberg;Gehaegestr. 20c 30655 Hannover;Merianstrasse 18 69168 Wiesloch;Friedrich-Ebert-Anlage 41 69117 Heidelberg;Untere Neckarstrasse 50 69117 Heidelber;Rettigheimer Str. 32 69242 Muehlhausen/Kraichgau;Am Lieschenfeld 35 66121 Saarbruecken;Hirtenaue 50 69118 Heidelberg;#No.528/7, 12th 'A' Cross, A-sector, Yelahanka New Town 560064 Bangalore;Kraichgaustr. 41 A 69234 Dielheim;Knodestrasse 26 67549 Worms;Viktoriastrasse 25 68789 St. Leon-rot;Germerheimer Str. 5 76661 Philippsburg-Rheinsheim;Varoskuti ut 17A 1125 Budapest;Im Riegel 2 69190 Walldorf;Atzelbuckelstr. 12 68259 Mannheim;Marktplatz 6 69117 Heidelberg;Blumenstrasse 43 69115 Heidelberg;Happelstr. 4 69120 Heidelberg;Gartenstr. 7 69190 Walldorf;Tillystrasse 24 76669 Bad Schoenborn;Sperlingweg 17 69168 Wiesloch;Nebeniusstrasse 33 76137 Karlsruhe;In der Kappisau 3a 74889 Sinsheim;Hesselgasse 5 69168 Wiesloch;Heidelberger Str. 95 69190 Walldorf;Hofaecker 6 68782 Bruehl;Bellenstrasse 12 68163 Mannheim A business object model (108), which reflects data that used during a given business transaction, is utilized to generate interfaces. This business object model ( I08)facilitates commercial transactions by providing consistent interfaces that are suitable for use across industries, across businesses, and across different department within a business during a business transaction.

[Olaf Duevel, Gunther Liebich, Rainer Leinemann, Dietmar Nowotny] DE Mannheim Computer systems and methods are provided for performing a database access. In one embodiment, a computer system is provided that comprises means for receiving and storing structural information, the structural information being descriptive of a number of objects, each of the objects having sub-objects, the structural information comprising a first table for each sub-object, each first table being identified by the sub-object name of its assigned sub-object, each first table comprising technical field names of fields of its assigned sub-object, and a second table for each sub-object, each second table being identified by the sub-object name of its assigned sub-object and comprising a sub-object name and a technical field name of one of the sub-objects from which its assigned sub-object depends for each of the technical field names of its assigned sub-object. In addition, the computer system may comprise means for assigning a unique identifier to each sub-object name identified by the structural information, means for storing a mapping table of sub-object names and unique identifiers, and means for requesting generation of a database table for each sub-object identified by the structural information, the database table of one of the sub-objects being identified by the unique identifier of the one sub-object and the database table of the one sub-object having the technical field names of the one sub-object.

[NOWOTNY, Dietmar, HOFFMANN, Thomas, VON DER EMDE, Martin, PENNING, Jan, KUHN, Bernahard, F.] Dietmar-hopp-allee 16 69190 Walldorf;Kraichgauweg 41A 69234 Dielheim;Marnheimerweg 32 67354 Römerberg;Cäcilienweg 12 69168 Wiesloch;Köpfelweg 47 69118 Heidelberg;Schubertstrasse 59 69245 Bammental

[Michael Seubert, Achim Heger, Adam Polly, Alexander Adam, Alexander Zaichenko, Alexandra Mark, Andre Doerfler, Andre Wachholz-Prill, Andre Wagner, Andrea Pluemper, Andreas Bold, Andreas Brossler, Andreas Huppert, Andreas Leukert-Knapp, Andreas Morsch, Andreas Neumann, Andreas Poth, Andreas Reccius, Andreas Wolber, Antje Fuchs, Antonia Gross, Arno Eifel, Artur Butucel, Arunava Banerjee, Ashwin Yeddula, Axel Kuehl, Benjamin Klehr, Bernd Schmitt, Bjoern Eike, Boris Krems, Christian Auth, Christian Fuhlbruegge, Christiane Cramer, Christiane Schauerte, Christopher Engler, Cristina Buchholz, Damian Theil, Daniel Bock, Daniel Zimmermann, Danny Pannicke, Dieter Krisch, Dietmar Nowotny, Dirk Henrich, Dirk Richtsteiger, Dirk Schindewolf, Doris Karbach, Frank Damaschke, Frank Hastrich, Frank Krueger, Frank Lindqvist, Frank Milpetz, Frank Reinemuth, Galina Pacher, Georg Dopf, Georg Podhajsky, Giovanni Deledda, Guimei Zhang, Gunther Liebich, Heike Berger, Hendrik Geipel, Horst Schaude, Ingo Bruss, Ingo Pfitzner, Jaakob Kind, Jan Hrastnik, Jan Richert, Joachim Liebler, Joachim Puteick, Jochen Steinbach, Joerg Goetting, Johannes Bechtold, Julian Schmidt-Kluegmann, Kai-Michael Roesner, Karsten Kimme, Karsten Koetter, Kathrin Nos, Klaus Herter, Klaus Reinelt, Klaus Schlappner, Kristina Grunewald, Levente Sara, Markus Juchem, Martin Gaub, Martin Hermes, Martin Rogge, Martin Schorr, Mathias Schoenecker, Matthias Asal, Matthias Heinrichs, Matthias Schmitt, Michael Bauer, Michael Conrad, Michael Hartel, Michael Jung, Michael Schier, Michael Segler, Michael Sylvester, Naci Kalyoncu, Olaf Meincke, Oliver Grande] DE Sinsheim A business object model, which reflects data that is used during a given business transaction, is utilized to generate interfaces. This business object model facilitates commercial transactions by providing consistent interfaces that are suitable for use across industries, across businesses, and across different departments within a business during a business transaction.

[Michael Seubert, Jochen Rasch, Axel Kuehl, Stefan Adelmann, Gabriel Alvarez, Markus Biehler, Daniel Bock, Andreas Bold, Andreas Brossler, Daniel Buchmann, Renzo Colle, Robert Doerner, Stefan Elfner, Stefan Franke, Werner Gnan, Antonia Gross, Patrick Gross, Toralf Grossmann, Gerhard Gschwender, Joerg Hendricks, Wolf Hengevoss, Stephan Hetzer, Christine Hofmann, Volker Jaeck, Bernhard Kelnberger, Johann Kemmer, Joachim Kenntner, Adam Kiwon, Karsten Koetter, Thilo Kraehmer, Corinne Kuster, Christoph Lehner, Werner Liebold, Thomas Maag, Otto Makris, Andreas Morsch, Wolfgang Nieswand, Thomas Nitschke, Dietmar Nowotny, Markus Peter, Georg Podhajsky, Dominic Poetschke, Uwe Pyka, Ruediger Radcke, Frank Reinemuth, Gregor Rieken, Volker Ripp, Gerd Ritter, Paola Sala, Daniela Schapler, Matthias Schmitt, Andreas Schneider, Armulf Schueler, Dagmar Schultze, Reiner Seyler, Ralf Sievers, Gunther Stuhec, Frank Thome, Andre Wagner, Rudolf Winkel, Tao Yu, Jens Zachmann, Renato Zadro, Theo Zimmerman, Michael Zoeller] DE Sinsheim Methods and systems consistent with the present invention provide a data processing system having a business object model reflecting the data used during a business transaction. Consistent interfaces are generated from the business object model. These interfaces are suitable for use across industries, across businesses, and across different departments within a business during a business transaction.