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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 16, 1999
Filed:
Mar. 28, 1997
Vincent Davis Arnold, Dodge Center, MN (US);
Alf Christian Berg, Tarnasen, NO;
Kathryn Ann Bohrer, Austin, TX (US);
Thomas Karl Brane, Stockholm, SE;
Tore Magnus Dahl, Hasselby, SE;
Tor Michaelson, Oslo, NO;
Anders Magnus Nilsson, Hagan, NO;
Helge Odegaard, Frogner, NO;
Torbjorn Harald Pernbeck, Stockholm, SE;
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
An object oriented programming (OOP) framework includes an Order Management (OM) mechanism that tracks sales orders received and matches them to warehouse inventory, a Sales Order (SA) mechanism that processes sales orders, and a Purchase Order (PU) mechanism that processes purchase orders. The OM mechanism comprises a category of OOP classes that provide the primary interface between the framework classes and underlying business objects that provide accounting functions and warehouse management interfaces, and the SA and PU mechanisms comprise respective categories of OOP classes that keep track of sales orders received and purchase orders issued.