Patent ID: 11960440
Assignee: SAP SE
Field: Computer technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 0:
1. A computer system, comprising:
one or more processors; and
one or more machine-readable medium coupled to the one or more processors and storing computer program code comprising sets of instructions for executable by the one or more processors to:
generate a tracking document for following a lifecycle of a type of product, the tracking document including a reference, the reference being a placeholder for a particular reference to product master data for a particular product of the type;
receive, from an external system, attribute information for the particular product, the attribute information having been undetermined when generating the tracking document;
receive, from the external system, physical movement information for physical movement of the particular product;
generate, in response to receiving the attribute information, the product master data for the particular product based on the attribute information, the product master data for the particular product including an indication that the particular product is a transient product being used temporarily, wherein other product master data for other products does not include a transient product indication unless the other product master data is generated in response to receiving the attribute information along with the physical movement information;
store the product master data for the particular product such that it is accessible using a particular reference;
update the tracking document to change the reference from the placeholder to the particular reference;
generate a corresponding tracking document including the particular reference to the stored product master data for the particular product; and
store the corresponding tracking document.