SAP SE
Integration of workflow and logical data objects using visual programming

Abstract:

Methods and apparatus are disclosed for integrating a workflow with logical data objects (LDOs), which expose their own external access methods and hide underlying data items. An interactive workflow specification can be authored by visual programming, and the workflow can be performed at a workstation via a graphical user interface. The visually-programmed specification can be automatically converted to markup language statements invoking ABAP calls to the LDOs' access methods. Underlying organization of LDO data can be transparent to reads and writes of the LDO data during workflow performance. Other aspects are described, including configuration of the authoring interface, launching the workflow, and text analytics.