# US 2013/0159896 A1 · Visualizing business processes or scenarios in a business software model using transit maps > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2013/0159896 A1 - Document ID: US20130159896A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 13/325,632 - Filed: 2011-12-14 - Published: 2013-06-20 - Earliest claimed: 2011-12-14 - Assignees: Sap SE - Inventors: Jochen Mayerle; Marianne Brosche; Ulrich Keil; Holger Knospe; Laura Olson; Joachim Fessler; Guenter Pecht-Seibert - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20130159896A1 ## CPC - G06Q 10/06: Resources, workflows, human or project management; Enterprise or organisation planning; Enterprise or organisation modelling - G06Q 10/06375: {Prediction of business process outcome or impact based on a proposed change} - 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 ## Abstract A business scenario landscape map can show a scenario-centric view of a business scenario landscape that includes business scenarios accessible to members of an organization and supported by a business software architecture. In the scenario-centric view, first user interface elements can be arranged to show a linear representation of business process features of a selected business scenario and a visual depiction of relationships between the selected business scenario and other business scenarios. Upon receiving selection of a first user interface element(s) related to another business scenario, at least some of the first user interface elements can be rearranged to show a new scenario-centric view of the business scenario landscape in which business process features of the newly selected business scenario are arranged in a new linear representation including a visual depiction of relationships between the newly selected business scenario, the originally selected business scenario, and/or relationships with other additional scenarios. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A computer program product comprising a machine-readable medium storing instructions that, when executed by at least one programmable processor, cause the at least one programmable processor to perform operations comprising: displaying, via a user interface, a business scenario landscape map showing a scenario-centric view of a business scenario landscape, the business scenario landscape comprising a plurality of business scenarios accessible to members of an organization and supported by a business software architecture, the scenario-centric view comprising a plurality of first user interface elements arranged to show a linear representation of a plurality of first business process features of a selected business scenario of the plurality of business scenarios and a visual depiction of at least one relationship between the selected business scenario and an other business scenario of the plurality of business scenarios; receiving, via the user interface, a selection of one or more of the plurality of first user interface elements related to the other business scenario; rearranging, in response to the receiving the plurality of first user interface elements to show a new scenario-centric view of the business scenario landscape, the new scenario-centric view comprising at least a subset of the plurality of first user interface elements arranged to show a new linear representation of a plurality of second business process features of the other business scenario and a visual depiction of the at least one relationship and of at least one other relationship between the other business scenario and a third business scenario. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) A computer program product as in claim 1, wherein the at least one relationship comprises one or more of a business scenario intersection relationship, a business scenario dependency relationship, a business scenario prerequisite relationship, and a business scenario predecessor-successor relationship. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) A computer program product as in claim 1, wherein the scenario-centric view comprises the selected business scenario being arranged approximately centrally in the business scenario landscape map. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) A computer program product as in claim 1, wherein the selected business scenario comprises at least one of a currently active business scenario being operated on by a current user of the business software architecture and a most relevant business scenario to a role of the current user. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) A computer program product as in claim 1, wherein the operations further comprise presenting, via the user interface upon receiving a navigation command entered via one or more of the plurality of first user interface elements, a second visualization layer based on the metadata, the second visualization layer comprising a plurality of second user interface elements displayed in a navigation pane concurrently with a work pane, the plurality of second user interface elements being arranged in a linear progression to represent a linear sequence of a plurality of second business process features of one of the plurality of business scenarios, the work pane comprising a plurality of additional user interface elements corresponding to functionality provided by one or more feature modules of the business software architecture related to a currently selected one of the plurality of second business process features. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) A computer program product as in claim 1, wherein the plurality of first user interface elements are arranged in the business scenario landscape map to form a transit map view of the business scenario landscape in which each of the selected business scenario and the other business scenario are shown as linearized processes represented by a plurality of stops each representing a business process feature that is part of one or more of the selected business scenario and the other business scenario and a linear route linking at least some of those business process features that are part of each of the selected business scenario and the other business scenario. ### Claim 7 A system comprising: at least one programmable processor; and a machine-readable medium storing instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the at least one programmable processor to perform operations comprising: displaying, via a user interface, a business scenario landscape map showing a scenario-centric view of a business scenario landscape, the business scenario landscape comprising a plurality of business scenarios accessible to members of an organization and supported by a business software architecture, the scenario-centric view comprising a plurality of first user interface elements arranged to show a linear representation of a plurality of first business process features of a selected business scenario of the plurality of business scenarios and a visual depiction of at least one relationship between the selected business scenario and an other business scenario of the plurality of business scenarios; receiving, via the user interface, a selection of one or more of the plurality of first user interface elements related to the other business scenario; rearranging, in response to the receiving the plurality of first user interface elements to show a new scenario-centric view of the business scenario landscape, the new scenario-centric view comprising at least a subset of the plurality of first user interface elements arranged to show a new linear representation of a plurality of second business process features of the other business scenario and a visual depiction of the at least one relationship and of at least one other relationship between the other business scenario and a third business scenario. ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) A system as in claim 7, wherein the at least one relationship comprises one or more of a business scenario intersection relationship, a business scenario dependency relationship, a business scenario prerequisite relationship, and a business scenario predecessor-successor relationship. ### Claim 9 (depends on 7) A system as in claim 7, wherein the scenario-centric view comprises the selected business scenario being arranged approximately centrally in the business scenario landscape map. ### Claim 10 (depends on 7) A system as in claim 7, wherein the selected business scenario comprises at least one of a currently active business scenario being operated on by a current user of the business software architecture and a most relevant business scenario to a role of the current user. ### Claim 11 (depends on 7) A system as in claim 7, wherein the operations further comprise presenting, via the user interface upon receiving a navigation command entered via one or more of the plurality of first user interface elements, a second visualization layer based on the metadata, the second visualization layer comprising a plurality of second user interface elements displayed in a navigation pane concurrently with a work pane, the plurality of second user interface elements being arranged in a linear progression to represent a linear sequence of a plurality of second business process features of one of the plurality of business scenarios, the work pane comprising a plurality of additional user interface elements corresponding to functionality provided by one or more feature modules of the business software architecture related to a currently selected one of the plurality of second business process features. ### Claim 12 (depends on 7) A system as in claim 7, wherein the plurality of first user interface elements are arranged in the business scenario landscape map to form a transit map view of the business scenario landscape in which each of the selected business scenario and the other business scenario are shown as linearized processes represented by a plurality of stops each representing a business process feature that is part of one or more of the selected business scenario and the other business scenario and a linear route linking at least some of those business process features that are part of each of the selected business scenario and the other business scenario. ### Claim 13 A computer-implemented method comprising: displaying, via a user interface, a business scenario landscape map showing a scenario-centric view of a business scenario landscape, the business scenario landscape comprising a plurality of business scenarios accessible to members of an organization and supported by a business software architecture, the scenario-centric view comprising a plurality of first user interface elements arranged to show a linear representation of a plurality of first business process features of a selected business scenario of the plurality of business scenarios and a visual depiction of at least one relationship between the selected business scenario and an other business scenario of the plurality of business scenarios; receiving, via the user interface, a selection of one or more of the plurality of first user interface elements related to the other business scenario; rearranging, in response to the receiving the plurality of first user interface elements to show a new scenario-centric view of the business scenario landscape, the new scenario-centric view comprising at least a subset of the plurality of first user interface elements arranged to show a new linear representation of a plurality of second business process features of the other business scenario and a visual depiction of the at least one relationship and of at least one other relationship between the other business scenario and a third business scenario. ### Claim 14 (depends on 13) A computer-implemented method as in claim 13, wherein the at least one relationship comprises one or more of a business scenario intersection relationship, a business scenario dependency relationship, a business scenario prerequisite relationship, and a business scenario predecessor-successor relationship. ### Claim 15 (depends on 13) A computer-implemented method as in claim 13, wherein the scenario-centric view comprises the selected business scenario being arranged approximately centrally in the business scenario landscape map. ### Claim 16 (depends on 13) A computer-implemented method as in claim 13, wherein the selected business scenario comprises at least one of a currently active business scenario being operated on by a current user of the business software architecture and a most relevant business scenario to a role of the current user. ### Claim 17 (depends on 13) A computer-implemented method as in claim 13, further comprising presenting, via the user interface upon receiving a navigation command entered via one or more of the plurality of first user interface elements, a second visualization layer based on the metadata, the second visualization layer comprising a plurality of second user interface elements displayed in a navigation pane concurrently with a work pane, the plurality of second user interface elements being arranged in a linear progression to represent a linear sequence of a plurality of second business process features of one of the plurality of business scenarios, the work pane comprising a plurality of additional user interface elements corresponding to functionality provided by one or more feature modules of the business software architecture related to a currently selected one of the plurality of second business process features. ### Claim 18 (depends on 13) A computer-implemented method as in claim 13, wherein the plurality of first user interface elements are arranged in the business scenario landscape map to form a transit map view of the business scenario landscape in which each of the selected business scenario and the other business scenario are shown as linearized processes represented by a plurality of stops each representing a business process feature that is part of one or more of the selected business scenario and the other business scenario and a linear route linking at least some of those business process features that are part of each of the selected business scenario and the other business scenario. ### Claim 19 (depends on 13) A computer-implemented method as in claim 13, wherein at least one of the displaying, the receiving, and the rearranging is performed by at least one programmable processor.