Blue Yonder Group, Inc.

Jda Software Group, Inc.

I2 Technologies Us, Inc.

Ramkartik Mulukutla

Chethan Gorur

Haiying Wang

A computer-implemented method is provided for aggregating state information associated with a composite business object representing at least one collaboration between business entities. The method includes retrieving the state information for the composite business object from a computer-readable medium and determining a state for the composite business object based on an assigned priority level for a state in a hierarchy of states associated with the composite business object, each state in the hierarchy of states having a corresponding assigned priority level.

Customizable state machine and state aggregation technique for processing collaborative and transactional business objects

A computer-implemented state machine is provided for processing business objects representing collaborations between business entities. At least one business object represents a collaboration between business entities. A number of graphs represented in computer-readable media each correspond to a particular collaborating business entity. The graphs are generated using text files, at least a first text file including state information for the business object, at least a second text file including action information for the business object, and at least a third text file including transition information for the business object. A computer-implemented method is provided for aggregating state information associated with a composite business object representing at least one collaboration between business entities. The method includes retrieving the state information for the composite business object from a computer-readable medium and determining a state for the composite business object based on an assigned priority level for a state in a hierarchy of states associated with the composite business object, each state in the hierarchy of states having a corresponding assigned priority level.

A method for sorted-paged retrieval of hierarchical data from a relational database is disclosed, which includes the use of one or more relational table equi-join terms in a query to increase the retrieval efficiency, suitable restrictions imposed on the join terms to further increase the retrieval efficiency, partial de-normalization or replication of information to improve the efficiency of the join operation(s) and thus further increase the retrieval efficiency, and proper cursor management to keep track of the current location of the cursor(s) involved. As a result, specific pages of objects can be efficiently retrieved from a database, while the specified sort orders and restrictions imposed by the original retrieval requests can be maintained.

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Irving, TX, United States of America

Ramkartik Mulukutla