Inventory balance common object
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1. A method in a computing system for managing inventory, the method comprising:
- extracting inventory balance information in a first form that is associated with a first source computerized inventory management system;
converting the inventory balance information in the first form into inventory balance information that is in a second intermediate form; and
converting the inventory balance information in the second intermediate form into inventory balance information in a target form that corresponds to a target computerized inventory management system.
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Abstract
Stored inventory balance information in a first format for use by a first computerized system is transformed to readily make the stored inventory balance information available for use in a second computerized system that utilizes a second format in a cost-efficient and time-efficient manner.
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1. A method in a computing system for managing inventory, the method comprising:
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extracting inventory balance information in a first form that is associated with a first source computerized inventory management system;
converting the inventory balance information in the first form into inventory balance information that is in a second intermediate form; and
converting the inventory balance information in the second intermediate form into inventory balance information in a target form that corresponds to a target computerized inventory management system. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A computer-readable medium carrying one or more sequences of instructions for managing inventory, wherein execution of the one or more sequences of instructions by one or more processors causes the one or more processors to perform:
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extracting inventory balance information in a first form that is associated with a first source computerized inventory management system;
converting the inventory balance information in the first form into inventory balance information that is in a second intermediate form; and
converting the inventory balance information in the second intermediate form into inventory balance information in a target form that corresponds to a target computerized inventory management system. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A data structure for managing inventory, the data structure comprising a list of inventory balances class with a hierarchy of data elements, wherein the hierarchy of data elements includes a plurality of inventory balance elements that include other elements.
- 26. The data structure of claim 26, wherein each of the plurality of inventory balance elements includes a related inventory location element for defining related inventory location identifier.
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