US 12,067,356 B2
User interface categorization based on file name
Patrick Simon, Beckingen (DE)
Assigned to SAP SE, Walldorf (DE)
Filed by SAP SE, Walldorf (DE)
Filed on Jun. 2, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/830,562.
Prior Publication US 2023/0394229 A1, Dec. 7, 2023
Int. Cl. G06F 40/174 (2020.01); G06F 3/04886 (2022.01); G06F 16/16 (2019.01)
CPC G06F 40/174 (2020.01) [G06F 3/04886 (2013.01); G06F 16/164 (2019.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A computing system comprising:
a memory configured to store a file name format; and
a processor coupled to the memory, the processor configured to
receive commands entered via a user interface;
assign a subset of character positions within the file name format to a data category and generate a mapping key which comprises a plurality of possible values for the subset of character positions mapped to a plurality of category values for the data category, based on the commands entered via the user interface;
receive an electronic computer file comprising a file name that adheres to the file name format and store the electronic computer file in the memory;
identify a subset of characters within the subset of positions within the file name which correspond to the data category;
map the identified subset of characters within the file name to a category value from among the plurality of category values based on the mapping key;
display an identifier of the electronic computer file via a software application; and
dynamically populate a predefined field within the software application corresponding to the data category with the mapped category value.