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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 26, 2005
Filed:
Mar. 22, 2001
Mark Anthony Musa, Brackney, PA (US);
Thomas William Rath, Owego, NY (US);
Russell Thomas White, Jr., Conklin, NY (US);
Mark Anthony Musa, Brackney, PA (US);
Thomas William Rath, Owego, NY (US);
Russell Thomas White, Jr., Conklin, NY (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
A system and method for organizing program code and database objects implemented within an enterprise server in support of the accounting and/or procurement systems of a plurality of customer companies. The customer companies are organized into groups of companies having the same accounting rules, and a company grouping code assigned to each company group. Responsive to input through a browser of a requisition request and user ID including a password, a user profile database is accessed to determine the user's company grouping code. Responsive to the company grouping code, a URL or other type of program call to company specific accounting rules is generated to apply appropriate accounting procedures and program logic. Responsive to the program logic and accounting rules accessed by, for example, that URL, the requisition request is applied and validated against company specific data in a common database.