A MOBILE USER INTERFACE FOR AN ERP SYSTEM
Karl E. Kurbel, Anna Maria Jankowska, Kamil Nowakowski · Issues in Information Systems · 2006
Mobile access to information stored in corporate back-end systems such as Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), Supply Chain Management (SCM), or Customer Relationship Management (CRM) systems is particularly beneficial for mobile workers.They can interoperate with such a system from anywhere and at any time.However, preparation of content targeted to various mobile devices is a complex task.It requires special content adaptation methods or at least specific design principles.This paper presents an approach for designing mobile user interfaces for information systems equipped with a Web Services Façade.An implementation of mobile access to an open-source ERP system, Compiere, is described with the help of a sample scenario.Access to thin mobile clients is provided through Java 2 Enterprise Edition (J2EE) technology.Open research issues are pointed out in the conclusions.