Inventory balance common object
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1. A computer-implemented method for managing inventory, the method comprising:
- synchronizing inventory balance information between a source computerized inventory management system and a target computerized inventory management system, whereinthe source computerized inventory management system and the target computerized inventory management system are among a plurality of computerized inventory management systems,the synchronizing is bi-directional, whereinthe synchronizing is performed by an integration server, andthe synchronizing comprisesextracting inventory balance information in a source format, whereinthe source format is a format used by the source computerized inventory management system, andthe inventory balance information in the source format is associated with the source computerized inventory management system,converting the inventory balance information in the source format into source inventory balance information in an intermediate format,receiving target inventory balance information, whereinthe target inventory balance information is associated with the target computerized inventory management system,converting the target inventory balance information into target inventory balance information in the intermediate format,generating an inventory balance delta, whereinthe inventory balance delta is calculated as a difference between a source inventory balance and a target inventory balance,the source inventory balance information in the intermediate format comprises the source inventory balance,the target inventory balance information in the intermediate format comprises the target inventory balance, andthe generating is performed by the integration server, andconverting the inventory balance delta into inventory balance information in a target format, whereinthe target format is a format used by the target computerized inventory management system,the inventory balance information in the target format comprises the inventory balance delta, andthe inventory balance information in the target format is associated with the 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 computer-implemented method for managing inventory, the method comprising:
synchronizing inventory balance information between a source computerized inventory management system and a target computerized inventory management system, wherein the source computerized inventory management system and the target computerized inventory management system are among a plurality of computerized inventory management systems, the synchronizing is bi-directional, wherein the synchronizing is performed by an integration server, and the synchronizing comprises extracting inventory balance information in a source format, wherein the source format is a format used by the source computerized inventory management system, and the inventory balance information in the source format is associated with the source computerized inventory management system, converting the inventory balance information in the source format into source inventory balance information in an intermediate format, receiving target inventory balance information, wherein the target inventory balance information is associated with the target computerized inventory management system, converting the target inventory balance information into target inventory balance information in the intermediate format, generating an inventory balance delta, wherein the inventory balance delta is calculated as a difference between a source inventory balance and a target inventory balance, the source inventory balance information in the intermediate format comprises the source inventory balance, the target inventory balance information in the intermediate format comprises the target inventory balance, and the generating is performed by the integration server, and converting the inventory balance delta into inventory balance information in a target format, wherein the target format is a format used by the target computerized inventory management system, the inventory balance information in the target format comprises the inventory balance delta, and the inventory balance information in the target format is associated with the target computerized inventory management system. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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12. A computer-readable storage 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:
synchronizing inventory balance information between a source computerized inventory management system and a target computerized inventory management system, wherein the source computerized inventory management system and the target computerized inventory management system are among a plurality of computerized inventory management systems, the synchronizing is bi-directional, wherein the synchronizing is performed by an integration server, and the synchronizing comprises extracting inventory balance information in a source format, wherein the source format is a format used by the source computerized inventory management system, and the inventory balance information in the source format is associated with the source computerized inventory management system, converting the inventory balance information in the source format into source inventory balance information in an intermediate format, receiving inventory balance information, wherein the target inventory balance information is associated with the target computerized inventory management system, converting the target inventory balance information into target inventory balance information in the intermediate format, generating an inventory balance delta, wherein the inventory balance delta is calculated as a difference between a source inventory balance and a target inventory balance, the source inventory balance information in the intermediate format comprises the source inventory balance, the target inventory balance information in the intermediate format comprises the target inventory balance, and the generating is performed by the integration server, and converting the inventory balance delta into inventory balance information in a target format, wherein the target format is a format used by the target computerized inventory management system, the inventory balance information in the target format comprises the inventory balance delta, and the inventory balance information in the target format is associated with the target computerized inventory management system. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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