Catalog, catalog query, and item identifier for configurable...

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2006-11-21

2006-11-21

Amsbury, Wayne (Department: 2161)

Data processing: database and file management or data structures

Database design

Data structure types

C705S028000

Reexamination Certificate

active

07139769

ABSTRACT:
The invention is related to electronic information transfer between trading partners and more particularly to the use of a catalog, catalog query, and item identifier to specify an item that has a number of configurations or features. The item identifier is used in business transactions between the trading partners. In the present invention, a configured item is associated with a two-part item identifier where one part is a systematically assigned, fixed length field that provides systematic identification of the catalog and the second part is a variable length field to identify the item in the catalog. A catalog and catalog query provide a means to generate the two-part item identifier based on the description of the configured item identifier. A catalog query with the item identifier can query the catalog to determine the description of the item.

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