1. HASSO-PLATTNER-INSTITUT for IT Systems Engineering at the University of Potsdam Semantische Methoden in SAP Enterprise Service Architekturen Dominik Kuropka Harald Meyer Mathias Weske

2. HASSO-PLATTNER-INSTITUTE for IT Systems Engineering at the University of Potsdam Introduction of participants  Lecturers  Students

3. HASSO-PLATTNER-INSTITUTE for IT Systems Engineering at the University of Potsdam Project goal  Proove feasibility of deriving ontologies from  documentation on data types  enterprise services  Processes  Benefits  Ease of service integration, discovery, and composition  Service management

4. HASSO-PLATTNER-INSTITUTE for IT Systems Engineering at the University of Potsdam Objectives  Concepts and languages for semantic methods in SAP ESA  Identify sources for ontological information  Design (automated) approaches for deriving formal ontologies  Prototypically realize the developed approach and prove its applicability in a small SAP ESA scenario

5. HASSO-PLATTNER-INSTITUTE for IT Systems Engineering at the University of Potsdam “Leistungserfassungsprozess”  Active participation in seminar  Discussion during meetings  Short presentation on infrastructure & project management  Implementation of infrastructure & project management  Preparation of one topic  Presentation (30 min)  Paper (12 pages LNCS style)  Oral examination

6. HASSO-PLATTNER-INSTITUTE for IT Systems Engineering at the University of Potsdam Topics (1/3)  Scenario Identification  Select business domain  Realizable in Compiere & SAP ESA  Analyze & describe scenario  Semantic Web Services  Web Services & SOA  Semantic Web  Technologies: OWL-S, WSMO, WSDL-S

7. HASSO-PLATTNER-INSTITUTE for IT Systems Engineering at the University of Potsdam Topics (2/3)  Domain Modelling using Ontologies  Domain modelling  Methodologies for Ontology Engineering  Evaluate existing ontologies and domain models (e.g. Global Data Types)  Logics & Reasoning  Logic languages (e.g. F-Logic, Description Logic, OWL, WSML)  Reasoning approaches  Evaluate existing reasoners

8. HASSO-PLATTNER-INSTITUTE for IT Systems Engineering at the University of Potsdam Topics (3/3)  Enterprise Resource Planning  Concepts & Approaches  Test Compiere & provide overview  SAP ESA  Concepts & Approach  Difference to mySAP packaged applications  Test & provide overview

9. HASSO-PLATTNER-INSTITUTE for IT Systems Engineering at the University of Potsdam Project plan  Preparation Seminar  Starts today (26.4.2006)  Weekly meetings  Finishes with presentations on each topic at 12.7.2006, 10:00-15:00h  Project  Starts 1.9.2006  Finishes 28.2.2007  Presentation Room: A-1.2  Working Room: C-E.9  Fine granular planning is your responsibility

10. HASSO-PLATTNER-INSTITUTE for IT Systems Engineering at the University of Potsdam Next steps  Until next week  Allocate topics  Decide on project lead  Fine granular time plan for preparation seminar & setup of infrastructure  List of topics for short presentations  Project management  Collaboration & development infrastructure  We will send your names and e-mail addresses to SAP for contacting reasons  Next week meeting  Project lead presentation on above stuff  All slides in English please