Patent ID: 7325015
Filing Date: 2008-01-29
Classification: G06Q,Y10S

Abstract:
1. A computer program product tangibly embodied in a machine-readable storage device, the computer program product including instructions that, when executed, cause a configuration handling component to perform operations comprising: enabling user selection of business functions provided by a computer application to be configured for use in a particular business enterprise wherein the computer application includes instructions that, when executed, cause transaction data to be processed in a manner that is applicable to many different business enterprises; identifying configuration information that is related to the selected business functions wherein the configuration information includes configuration information entries, each configuration information entry 1) having a configuration parameter attribute to control operation of the computer application and 2) being associated with at least one of the selected business functions; enabling user selection of a value for a particular configuration attribute in at least one of the identified configuration information entries, the value being applicable to the particular business enterprise; identifying, in the configuration information, multiple entries that each has the particular configuration attribute; storing the value for the configuration attribute in each of the identified multiple entries of configuration information; identifying configuration components needed for at least one of the selected business functions; determining a configuration sequence for using the identified configuration components to configure the computer application for use in the particular business enterprise; and configuring the computer application for use in the particular business enterprise based on the determined configuration sequence.