SUPPLY CHAIN ORCHESTRATION SYSTEM WITH CONFIGURE-TO-ORDER ITEM MATCHING

• US 20140095343A1
• Filed: 09/28/2013
• Published: 04/03/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 09/28/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Oracle International Corporation (Oracle Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Oracle International Corporation (Oracle Corporation)
• Inventors: DANIEL, Thomas, MERENDA, Stephanie, RANJAN, Kshitij, BRAND, William, LIZIO, Michael
• Granted Patent: US 9,767,499 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/26.5
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/00 Information retrieval; Database structures therefor; File system structures therefor
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 7/02 Comparing digital values G06F7/06, G06F7/22, G06F7/38 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/06315 Needs-based resource requirements planning or analysis
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0603 Catalogue ordering
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0621 Item configuration or customization
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0633 Lists, e.g. purchase orders, compilation or processing
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0635 Processing of requisition or of purchase orders

Abstract

A system is provided that searches and matches data. The system receives a payload including one or more data values, where the one or more data values represent an item configuration. The system further generates a match key for the payload that includes at least one data value of the one or more data values. The system further compares the match key with one or more match keys stored in a match repository. The system further retrieves a configuration item identity from the match repository when the match key matches a match key stored in the match repository, where the configuration item identity represents a previously ordered item configuration. The system further generates a new configuration item identity when the match key does not match a match key stored in the match repository, where the new configuration item identity represents the item configuration.

Claims

1. A computer-readable medium having instructions stored thereon that, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to search and match data, the searching and matching comprising:

receiving a payload comprising one or more data values, wherein the one or more data values represent an item configuration;

generating a match key for the payload that comprises at least one data value of the one or more data values;

comparing the match key with one or more match keys stored in a match repository;

retrieving a configuration item identity from the match repository when the match key matches a match key stored in the match repository, wherein the configuration item identity represents a previously ordered item configuration; and

generating a new configuration item identity when the match key does not match a match key stored in the match repository, wherein the new configuration item identity represents the item configuration.

2. The computer-readable medium of claim 1, the searching and matching further comprising:

receiving an order for the item configuration; and

generating the payload.

3. The computer-readable medium of claim 1, the searching and matching further comprising configuring a number of transactional item attribute data values that the match key is comprised of.

4. The computer-readable medium of claim 1, wherein the generating the match key and the comparing the match key with the one or more match keys is performed in volatile memory.

5. The computer-readable medium of claim 1, wherein the match key comprises a combination of at least one key, at least one data value of the payload, and at least one delineator.

6. The computer-readable medium of claim 1, the searching and matching further comprising storing the new configuration item identity and the item configuration within a database.

7. The computer-readable medium of claim 1, the searching and matching further comprising storing the new configuration item identity and the item configuration within the match repository.

8. The computer-readable medium of claim 7, wherein the match repository is stored within the database.

9. The computer-readable medium of claim 8,

wherein the match repository comprises one or more match records;

wherein each match record comprises a match header record, one or more match detail records, and one or more match transactional item attribute detail records; and

wherein each match header record comprises a match key of the one or more match keys.

10. The computer-readable medium of claim 1, wherein an item configuration comprises an item header that represents a base item, one or more item components which represent one or more parts or features of the base item, and one or more item sub-components which represent one or more configuration options for the one or more item components.

11. A computer-implemented method for searching and matching data, the computer-implemented method comprising:

receiving a payload comprising one or more data values, wherein the one or more data values represent an item configuration;

generating a match key for the payload that comprises at least one data value of the one or more data values;

comparing the match key with one or more match keys stored in a match repository;

retrieving a configuration item identity from the match repository when the match key matches a match key stored in the match repository, wherein the configuration item identity represents a previously ordered item configuration; and

generating a new configuration item identity when the match key does not match a match key stored in the match repository, wherein the new configuration item identity represents the item configuration.

12. The computer-implemented method of claim 11, the searching and matching further comprising configuring a number of transactional item attribute data values that the match key is comprised of.

13. The computer-implemented method of claim 11, wherein the generating the match key and the comparing the match key with the one or more match keys is performed in volatile memory.

14. The computer-implemented method of claim 11, wherein the match key comprises a combination of at least one key, at least one data value of the payload, and at least one delineator.

15. The computer-implemented method of claim 11, wherein an item configuration comprises an item header that represents a base item, one or more item components which represent one or more parts or features of the base item, and one or more item sub-components which represent one or more configuration options for the one or more item components.

16. A system, comprising:

a payload reception module configured to receive a payload comprising one or more data values, wherein the one or more data values represent an item configuration;

a match key generation module configured to generate a match key for the payload that comprises at least one data value of the one or more data values;

a match key comparison module configured to compare the match key with one or more match keys stored in a match repository;

a configuration item identity retrieval module configured to retrieve a configuration item identity from the match repository when the match key matches a match key stored in the match repository, wherein the configuration item identity represents a previously ordered item configuration; and

a configuration item identity generation module configured to generate a new configuration item identity when the match key does not match a match key stored in the match repository, wherein the new configuration item identity represents the item configuration.

17. The system of claim 16, further comprising a key match configuration module configured to configure a number of transactional item attribute data values that the match key is comprised of.

18. The system of claim 16,

wherein the match key generation module generates the match key in volatile memory, and

wherein the match key comparison module compares the match key with the one or more match keys in volatile memory.

19. The system of claim 16, wherein the match key comprises a combination of at least one key, at least one data value of the payload, and at least one delineator.

20. The system of claim 16, wherein an item configuration comprises an item header that represents a base item, one or more item components which represent one or more parts or features of the base item, and one or more item sub-components which represent one or more configuration options for the one or more item components.

21. The system of claim 16, further comprising a match repository update module configured to update the match repository with the new configuration item identity and the match key.