Consistent Interface for Material

A distributed system operating in a landscape of computer systems providing message-based services defined in a service registry, the system comprising:

• a graphical user interface comprising computer readable instructions, embedded on tangible media, for providing a bundle request to migrate material master data, including associated quantity, purchasing, planning, sales, logistics, valuation, customer and supplier information, the instructions using a request;
• a first memory storing a user interface controller for processing the request and involving a message including a message package hierarchically organized as:
• a material bundle maintain request sync message entity;
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• a material package including at least one material entity, wherein each material entity includes at least one of the following:
• at least one description entity from a description package, at least one detail entity from a detail package, at least one quantity conversion entity from a quantity information package, at least one quantity characteristic entity from the quantity information package, at least one global trade item number entity from a global trade item number package, a purchasing entity from a purchasing package, and a planning entity from a planning package;
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• a second memory, remote from the graphical user interface, storing a plurality of service interfaces, wherein one of the service interfaces is operable to process the message via the service interface.

A computer readable medium including program code for providing a message-based interface for exchanging information about material master data, the medium comprising:

• program code for receiving via a message-based interface exposing at least one service as defined in a service registry and from a heterogeneous application executing in an environment of computer systems providing message-based services, a first message for providing a bundle request to check whether a migration of material master data is possible, the material master data including associated quantity, purchasing, planning, sales, logistics, valuation, customer and supplier information, the first message include a message package hierarchically organized as:
• a material bundle maintenance check request sync message entity;
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• a material package including at least one material entity;
• wherein each material entity includes at least one of the following:
• at least one description entity from a description package, at least one detail entity from a detail package, at least one quantity conversion entity from a quantity information package, at least one quantity characteristic entity from the quantity information package, at least one global trade item number entity from a global trade item number package, a purchasing entity from a purchasing package, and a planning entity from a planning package;
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• program code for sending a second message to the heterogeneous application responsive to the first message.

A distributed system operating in a landscape of computer systems providing message-based services defined in a service registry, the system comprising:

• a graphical user interface comprising computer readable instructions, embedded on tangible media, for providing a bundle request to check whether a migration of material master data is possible, the material master data including associated quantity, purchasing, planning, sales, logistics, valuation, customer and supplier information, the instructions using a request;
• a first memory storing a user interface controller for processing the request and involving a message including a message package hierarchically organized as:
• a material bundle maintenance check request sync message entity;
• and
• a material package including at least one material entity;
• wherein each material entity includes at least one of the following:
• at least one description entity from a description package, at least one detail entity from a detail package, at least one quantity conversion entity from a quantity information package, at least one quantity characteristic entity from the quantity information package, at least one global trade item number entity from a global trade item number package, a purchasing entity from a purchasing package, and a planning entity from a planning package;
• and
• a second memory, remote from the graphical user interface, storing a plurality of service interfaces, wherein one of the service interfaces is operable to process the message via the service interface.

A computer readable medium including program code for providing a message-based interface for exchanging information about material data, the medium comprising:

• program code for receiving via a message-based interface exposing at least one service as defined in a service registry and from a heterogeneous application executing in an environment of computer systems providing message-based services, a first message for querying information about material data by elements, the information including associated quantity, purchasing, planning, sales, logistics, valuation, customer and supplier information, the first message including a message package hierarchically organized as:
• a material by elements query sync message entity, wherein the material by elements query sync message entity includes a material selection by elements entity from a material selection by elements package;
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• program code for sending a second message to the heterogeneous application responsive to the first message.

A distributed system operating in a landscape of computer systems providing message-based services defined in a service registry, the system comprising:

• a graphical user interface comprising computer readable instructions, embedded on tangible media, for querying information about material data by elements, the information including associated quantity, purchasing, planning, sales, logistics, valuation, customer and supplier information, the instructions using a request;
• a first memory storing a user interface controller for processing the request and involving a message including a message package hierarchically organized as:
• a material by elements query sync message entity, wherein the material by elements query sync message entity includes a material selection by elements entity from a material selection by elements package;
• and
• a second memory, remote from the graphical user interface, storing a plurality of service interfaces, wherein one of the service interfaces is operable to process the message via the service interface.