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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 01, 2014
Filed:
May. 16, 2012
Charles Franklin Berry, Apalachin, NY (US);
Glenn C. Godoy, Endwell, NY (US);
Amy Jeanne Snavely, Binghamton, NY (US);
Charles Franklin Berry, Apalachin, NY (US);
Glenn C. Godoy, Endwell, NY (US);
Amy Jeanne Snavely, Binghamton, NY (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
An approach for transforming a starting list of purchase types into a selection list of valid purchase types by employing a configurable rule is presented. A unit price and commodity code are received for an item whose purchase is being charged to an account. Based on a category of the item, a starting list including purchase types is generated. Each purchase type specifies a corresponding accounting function. A rule set is identified in a table that associates the rule set with purchase type(s) specifying corresponding accounting functions. Identifying the rule set includes determining that the purchase type(s) are in a maximal subset of the purchase types included in the starting list. Based on the rule set and the unit price, a rule is identified in another table. The rule is applied to generate a selection list comprising a proper subset of the starting list.