Patent ID: 8392227
Filing Date: 2013-03-05
Classification: G06Q

Abstract:
1. A computer-implemented method comprising: defining a business process master data vector for a business process, the business process master data vector comprising master data coordinates corresponding to business object node fields of a plurality of business objects involved in the specific business process; assigning a value to each master data coordinate to indicate whether its corresponding business object node field is mandatory for successful execution of the business process; evaluating a plurality of master data instance vectors corresponding to the plurality of business objects, each master data instance vector comprising instance coordinates corresponding to the business object node fields in a corresponding business object of the plurality of business objects and to the master data coordinates in the business process master data vector, each instance coordinate indicating whether its corresponding business object node field contains a master data value; and analyzing the business process using at least one of the business process master data vector and the master data instance vectors, the analyzing of the business process comprising assessing master data consistency for the business process by determining that a fraction of the plurality of business objects contain sufficient master data to run the business process; wherein the analyzing the business process comprises: wherein the defining, the assigning, the evaluating, and the analyzing are performed by a system comprising at least one programmable processor.