# US 2010/0169488 A1 · System and method of consolidated central user administrative provisioning > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2010/0169488 A1 - Document ID: US20100169488A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 12/347,839 - Filed: 2008-12-31 - Published: 2010-07-01 - Earliest claimed: 2008-12-31 - Assignees: Sap SE - Inventors: Sarma Adithe Venkata Ram; Madhu Gourineni; Neha Garg - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20100169488A1 ## CPC - G06Q 10/10: Office automation; Time management - G06F 9/542: {Event management; Broadcasting; Multicasting; Notifications} - G06F 16/25: Integrating or interfacing systems involving database management systems - G06F 16/2445: {Data retrieval commands; View definitions} - G06Q 10/06: Resources, workflows, human or project management; Enterprise or organisation planning; Enterprise or organisation modelling - G06Q 10/103: {Workflow collaboration or project management} - Y10S 707/99944: Object-oriented database structure - G06Q: INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY [ICT] SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES; SYSTEMS OR METHODS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR - G06F: ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING (computer systems based on specific computational models G06N) - Y10S: TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS ## Abstract In one embodiment the present invention includes a computer-implemented method of reducing a quantity of business application programming interface (BAPI) calls in a hardware client-server environment. The method includes configuring a centralized provisioning system on a hardware server with access definitions for systems. The method further includes receiving, by the centralized provisioning system, a provisioning request for a user of a client to access the systems. The method further includes determining a collected BAPI call according to the access definitions. The method further includes providing access to the user according to the collected BAPI call. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A computer-implemented method of reducing a quantity of business application programming interface (BAPI) calls in a hardware client-server environment, comprising: configuring a centralized provisioning system on a hardware server with a plurality of access definitions for a plurality of systems; receiving, by the centralized provisioning system, a provisioning request for a user of a client to access the plurality of systems; determining a collected BAPI call according to the plurality of access definitions; and providing access to the user according to the collected BAPI call. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein configuring the centralized provisioning system comprises: configuring a global level configuration. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein configuring the centralized provisioning system comprises: configuring a global level configuration; and configuring a plurality of system level configurations. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, further comprising: providing access to the user according to an uncollected BAPI call when one of the plurality of systems is configured not to use the centralized provisioning system. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein determining the collected BAPI call comprises: generating a map of the plurality of systems that includes a parent system and at least one child system; and determining the collected BAPI call according to the map. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein determining the collected BAPI call comprises: determining whether a system level configuration is defined; determining whether a global level configuration is defined; and determining the collected BAPI call according to the system level configuration and the global level configuration. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, further comprising: configuring the centralized provisioning system with a plurality of access settings for the plurality of systems; determining a plurality of provisioning parameters for the plurality of systems according to the plurality of access settings; and providing access to the user according to the plurality of provisioning parameters. ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) The method of claim 7, wherein the plurality of access settings includes a global level setting and a plurality of system level settings. ### Claim 9 (depends on 7) The method of claim 7, wherein the plurality of provisioning parameters includes at least one of a direct provisioning parameter and an indirect provisioning parameter. ### Claim 10 A centralized provisioning system that reduces a quantity of business application programming interface (BAPI) calls in a hardware client-server environment, comprising: a hardware server that implements the centralized provisioning system; a configuration module, implemented by the hardware server, that configures the centralized provisioning system with a plurality of access definitions for a plurality of systems; and a processing module, implemented by the hardware server, that receives a provisioning request for a user of a client to access the plurality of systems, and that determines a collected BAPI call according to the plurality of access definitions, wherein the hardware server provides access to the user according to the collected BAPI call. ### Claim 11 (depends on 10) The centralized provisioning system of claim 10, wherein the configuration module configures a global level configuration and a plurality of system level configurations. ### Claim 12 (depends on 10) The centralized provisioning system of claim 10, wherein the hardware server provides access to the user according to an uncollected BAPI call when one of the plurality of systems is configured not to use the centralized provisioning system. ### Claim 13 (depends on 10) The centralized provisioning system of claim 10, wherein the processing module determines whether a system level configuration is defined, determines whether a global level configuration is defined, and determines the collected BAPI call according to the system level configuration and the global level configuration. ### Claim 14 (depends on 10) The centralized provisioning system of claim 10, wherein: the configuration module configures the centralized provisioning system with a plurality of access settings for the plurality of systems; the processing module determines a plurality of provisioning parameters for the plurality of systems according to the plurality of access settings; and the hardware server provides access to the user according to the plurality of provisioning parameters. ### Claim 15 A computer program product, comprising a computer readable medium having a computer readable program code embodied therein, that when executed by a data processing apparatus, reduce a quantity of business application programming interface (BAPI) calls in a hardware client-server environment, comprising: a configuration module that configures a centralized provisioning system with a plurality of access definitions for a plurality of systems; and a processing module that receives a provisioning request for a user of a hardware client to access the plurality of systems, and that determines a collected BAPI call according to the plurality of access definitions. ### Claim 16 (depends on 15) The computer program product of claim 15, wherein the configuration module configures a global level configuration and a plurality of system level configurations. ### Claim 17 (depends on 15) The computer program product of claim 15, wherein the processing module determines an uncollected BAPI call when one of the plurality of systems is configured not to use the centralized provisioning system. ### Claim 18 (depends on 15) The computer program product of claim 15, wherein the processing module determines whether a system level configuration is defined, determines whether a global level configuration is defined, and determines the collected BAPI call according to the system level configuration and the global level configuration. ### Claim 19 (depends on 15) The computer program product of claim 15, wherein: the configuration module configures the centralized provisioning system with a plurality of access settings for the plurality of systems; the processing module determines a plurality of provisioning parameters for the plurality of systems according to the plurality of access settings; and the processing module determines the collected BAPI call according to the plurality of provisioning parameters.