Patent application number | Description | Published |
20090094130 | PROCUREMENT REQUISITION PROCESSING METHOD AND SYSTEM - A purchasing method and system. The method includes purchasing method comprising generating by said computing system a database table. The database table comprises catalog purchase types for items available for purchase. An entity profile associated with an entity is generated. The entity profile is associated with entity allowable catalog purchase types selected from the available catalog purchase types in the database table. A catalog profile is generated. The catalog profile is associated with the entity profile. A user profile associated with the entity profile is generated. The user profile is associated with the entity allowable catalog purchase types. Specified catalogs are identified and presented to a user. The user profile is comprised of a default purchase type and additional user related details. The specified catalogs are associated with the default purchase type, the user profile, the entity profile, and the catalog profile. | 04-09-2009 |
20090094530 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR REVIEWING A COMPONENT REQUIREMENTS DOCUMENT AND FOR RECORDING APPROVALS THEREOF - A method and system for reviewing and recording approvals for a component requirements document (CRD). A document link to a CRD and a chart link to a condensed version of the CRD are inserted into a review database table. The CRD describes changes required for a software application component. Prior to a review meeting, reviewers activate the document link to display the CRD. During the review meeting, the reviewers activate the chart link to display the condensed version of the CRD for a review of the required changes. An annotation is inserted into the review database table in response to completing the review. The annotation indicates a readiness for an approval process in which the CRD is approved by approvers. A comment link to a sign off comment is inserted into a sign off database table. The sign off comment indicates an approval of the CRD. | 04-09-2009 |
20090187973 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR VERIFYING AN ATTRIBUTE IN RECORDS FOR PROCUREMENT APPLICATION - A system and associated method for verifying an attribute in records for a procurement application. The procurement application employs a database having a company profile record, a user profile record, and a requisition object record, among which share a company_code attribute as a target attribute that is desired to be valid. The company profile record has a validity attribute, and the requisition object record has a validity flag, to indicate validities of the value for the target attribute in respective record. A company profile configuration module configures the company profile record. A user profile verification module prohibits a user without a valid user profile from accessing the procurement application. A user profile cleanup program removes invalid user profile records from the database. A requisition object verification module checks out valid values for the company_code attribute from the company profile records and blocks modification to invalid requisition objects. | 07-23-2009 |
20090299781 | PROFILE MANAGEMENT AND CREATION METHOD AND APPARATUS IN A CATALOG PROCUREMENT SYSTEM - A catalog based purchasing and requisition system profile manager for a procurement services system that allows profile searching and editing features. The system provides simplified new profile creation, existing profile editing, profile grouping, customized profile copy and profile searching features. | 12-03-2009 |
20100138310 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROCESSING REQUISITIONS - A method and system for making a requisition for one or more items including providing a requisition module written as a service, using the requisition module to place one or more orders for one or more items, and monitoring the status of the one or more orders or the one or more items. When one or more orders is placed by a user of the module, an instant message or an email is provided to the user, wherein the instant message or email specifies the status of the one or more orders to the user. | 06-03-2010 |
20120330912 | VERIFYING AN ATTRIBUTE IN RECORDS FOR PROCUREMENT APPLICATION - A method for verifying a target attribute of a company profile record for a procurement application. It is ascertained that a database stores the company profile record including the target attribute and a validity attribute associated with the target attribute. The validity attribute has a VALID or INVALID value respectively indicating that the target attribute in the company profile record has a valid or invalid value within the database. It is insured that the database stores a first and second user profile record, that a first user of a requisition transaction corresponds to the first user profile record, that the first user profile record includes the target attribute having a value identical to a value of the target attribute of a first company profile record associated with a first company represented by the first user, and that the validity attribute of the first company profile record has the VALID value. | 12-27-2012 |
20130080997 | System and Method for Tracking and Notifying Related Software, Modules, and Configuration Files During Software Development and Maintenance - A system and method for tracking and notifying related software, modules, and configuration files during software development and maintenance. A database, software build programming, a software module tracker, requirements management tools, and software source code that includes a comments area are implemented in connection with user interfacing to provide the method. | 03-28-2013 |
20150039141 | SYSTEM AND METHOD USING FUZZY LOGIC FOR RESOURCE CONSERVATION - Control systems and devices for fuzzy logic control are disclosed. The devices may include various inputs, outputs, and levels thereof that may be controlled, for example by a logic controller. | 02-05-2015 |