International Business Machines Corporation

Debra J Waite

William Reilly

Tuan A Pham

Yi-Wen Tan

Hoa Pham

Mark W Honeck

Dan Wingard

Joachim Lohmiller

Gouri Mantena

Tulasi J Markham

Jan Nielsen

John J Roberts

Mai T Tran

Siegfried F Sanders

Deirdre A Wessel

Thomas Schaefnner

Edward Cordell

Dirdre Ann Wessel

Ed Cordell

Sue Merkle

Paul Noga, Jr

Susan L Merkle

Thomas Schaeffner

Paul Noga

A system and method for allowing flexible and simultaneous updates to database objects from one or more users is disclosed. The system may receive a change request to the object from the first user and then from a second user. The system may determine if the object is locked and, if so, informing the first user. If an edit request is received from the second user, the second user may be provided with multiple options, such as incorporating changes made by first user and overwriting changes made by second user with changes made by first user, incorporating changes made by first user and overwriting changes made by first user with changes made by second user, and cancelling changes made by second user.

Allowing updates to database objects

An embodiment of the invention provides a method for recording, managing and tracking changes to objects in a computer system. A master record is created for the computer system; and, a transactional record is created for an object in the computer system. The master record includes the current status of the object and the current status for all objects associated to the object. The transactional record is updated in the electronic database; and, the master record is updated when the transactional record is updated. The master record is linked to all of the transactional records of the objects associated to the object with the processor. The master record is updated with the processor when a transactional record of the objects associated to the object is updated or added.

Machine change history tracking process for ERP applications

System and method for allowing updates to database objects

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Clayton, NC, United States of America

Debra J Waite