EMAIL CLIENT WITH ERP TASK INTEGRATION
First Claim
1. A system for handling enterprise resource planning (ERP) tasks external from ERP software, the system comprising:
- an ERP computer system, wherein the ERP computer system is configured to;
execute the ERP software; and
store ERP tasks, each ERP task being assigned to one or more users of a plurality of users; and
a user computer system configured to execute an email client for a user of the plurality of users, wherein the email client is configured to;
retrieve ERP tasks from the ERP computer system that are assigned to the user;
integrate the ERP tasks retrieved from the ERP computer system into an email client task list such that the email client task list displays the ERP tasks assigned to the user; and
cause the email client task list to be displayed.
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Abstract
Various arrangements for handling enterprise resource planning (ERP) tasks external from ERP software are presented. An email client, executed on a user computer system, may retrieve ERP tasks that are assigned to a user from an ERP computer system. The email client executed on the user computer system may integrate the ERP tasks retrieved from the ERP computer system into an email client task list such that the email client task list displays the ERP tasks assigned to the user. The email client executed on the user computer system may display the email client task list that comprises the ERP tasks retrieved from the ERP computer system.
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19 Claims
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1. A system for handling enterprise resource planning (ERP) tasks external from ERP software, the system comprising:
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an ERP computer system, wherein the ERP computer system is configured to; execute the ERP software; and store ERP tasks, each ERP task being assigned to one or more users of a plurality of users; and a user computer system configured to execute an email client for a user of the plurality of users, wherein the email client is configured to; retrieve ERP tasks from the ERP computer system that are assigned to the user; integrate the ERP tasks retrieved from the ERP computer system into an email client task list such that the email client task list displays the ERP tasks assigned to the user; and cause the email client task list to be displayed. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method for handling enterprise resource planning (ERP) tasks external from ERP software, the method comprising:
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retrieving, by an email client executed on a user computer system, an ERP task from an ERP computer system that is assigned to a user, wherein; the ERP computer system executes the ERP software; and the ERP computer system stores the ERP task assigned to the user; integrating, by the email client executed on the user computer system, the ERP task retrieved from the ERP computer system into an email client task list such that the email client task list displays the ERP task assigned to the user; and causing, by the email client executed on the user computer system, the email client task list that comprises the ERP tasks retrieved from the ERP computer system to be displayed. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A computer program product residing on a non-transitory processor-readable medium and comprising processor-readable instructions configured to cause a processor to:
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retrieve an ERP task from an ERP computer system that is assigned to a user, wherein; the ERP computer system executes ERP software; and the ERP computer system stores the ERP tasks assigned to the user; integrate the ERP task retrieved from the ERP computer system into an email client task list of an email client such that the email client task list displays the ERP tasks assigned to the user; and cause the email client task list that comprises the ERP task retrieved from the ERP computer system to be displayed. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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