Managing data consistency
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1. A method comprising:
- in a network, storing tables of level indicators and associated ownership entities in network systems;
generating a data item in a first network system;
associating the data item with one of the level indicators; and
storing the level indicator with the generated data item.
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Abstract
Methods and apparatus, including computer program products, for managing data consistency within a network of computer systems. The method includes, in a network, storing tables of level indicators and associated ownership entities in network systems, generating a data item in a first network system, associating the data item with one of the level indicators, and storing the level indicator with the generated data item.
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1. A method comprising:
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in a network, storing tables of level indicators and associated ownership entities in network systems;
generating a data item in a first network system;
associating the data item with one of the level indicators; and
storing the level indicator with the generated data item. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. An Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) data structure comprising:
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a data item; and
metadata containing a level indicator. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A computer program product, tangibly embodied in an information carrier, for maintaining data ownership, the computer program product being operable to cause data processing apparatus to:
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in a network, store tables of level indicators and associated ownership entities in network systems;
generate a data item in a first network system;
associate the data item with one of the level indicators; and
store the level indicator with the generated data item. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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