Contextual document attribute values
AssigneeSap SE
InventorsAndreas Heix, Achim Weigel, Lars Erbe
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Abstract
Metadata is generated that contains attribute values for a first document that in turn contains one or more key words. The attribute values of the first document are based on contextual information such as attribute values associated with other documents that contain at least one of the key words. Once generated, the metadata may be associated with the first document. Related techniques, apparatuses, and articles are also described.
Claims20
An article comprising a tangible machine-readable medium embodying instructions that when performed by one or more machines result in operations comprising:
- initiating generation of metadata containing attribute values for a first document, the first document containing one or more key words, the attribute values of the first document being based on attribute values from at least one second document, the second document containing at least one of the key words;
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- associating the generated metadata with the first document.
An article comprising a tangible machine-readable medium embodying instructions that when performed by one or more machines result in operations comprising:
- initiating generation of metadata containing attribute values for a first document, the attribute values of the first document being based on attribute values from at least one second document, the second document being associated with a workflow history of the user of the first document;
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- associating the generated metadata with the first document.
An article comprising a tangible machine-readable medium embodying instructions that when performed by one or more machines result in operations comprising:
- initiating generation of metadata containing attribute values for a first document upon a triggering event associated with the first document, the first document containing one or more key words, the attribute values of the first document being based on attribute values from at least one second document previously accessed by a user of the first document, the second document containing at least one of the key words;
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- associating the generated metadata with the first document.
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