Unified product catalog
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1. A system for creating a unified catalog, whereby the system collects and distributes catalog information from disparate catalog systems, the system comprising:
- a computer apparatus including a processor and a memory; and
a software module stored in the memory, comprising executable instructions that when executed by the processor cause the processor to;
send data retrieval format requirements to one or more underlying catalog systems;
receive an application programming interface from the one or more underlying catalog systems;
determine that the application programming interface is compliant with the data retrieval format requirements;
retrieve catalog data from the one or more underlying catalog systems using the application programming interface, wherein the one or more underlying catalog systems are disparate and independent catalog systems associated with a single entity;
import catalog data into a unified catalog system;
provide a user interface to a user for browsing items from the catalog data;
receive a request for a plurality of selected items from the user;
determine an item identifier for each of the plurality of selected items;
match the plurality of selected items to a plurality of source catalogs associated with the one or more underlying catalog systems based on the item identifier;
identify a set of duplicate items from the plurality of selected items that are serviced and supplied by the one or more underlying catalog systems based on the item identifier, wherein the item identifier comprises at least stock keeping units;
in response to identifying the set of duplicate items, remove at least a portion of the set of duplicate items;
send an order for the plurality of selected items to each of the plurality of source catalogs, wherein the order comprises multiple items of the plurality of selected items, wherein the order is fulfilled based on priority rules, and wherein the priority rules determine a preferred system from the one or more underlying catalog systems to fulfill the plurality of selected items;
search an internal knowledge database to identify most relevant articles related to each of the plurality of selected items; and
provide the most relevant articles related to each of the plurality of selected items for display on the user interface.
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Abstract
Embodiments for creating a unified catalog include systems and methods that import catalog data from one or more underlying catalog systems. The systems provide a user interface to a user for browsing items from the catalog data and receive a request for at least one selected item from the user. The systems also determine an item identifier for the at least one selected item and match the at least one selected item to at least one source catalog selected from the one or more underlying catalog systems based on the identifier.
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1. A system for creating a unified catalog, whereby the system collects and distributes catalog information from disparate catalog systems, the system comprising:
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a computer apparatus including a processor and a memory; and a software module stored in the memory, comprising executable instructions that when executed by the processor cause the processor to; send data retrieval format requirements to one or more underlying catalog systems; receive an application programming interface from the one or more underlying catalog systems; determine that the application programming interface is compliant with the data retrieval format requirements; retrieve catalog data from the one or more underlying catalog systems using the application programming interface, wherein the one or more underlying catalog systems are disparate and independent catalog systems associated with a single entity; import catalog data into a unified catalog system; provide a user interface to a user for browsing items from the catalog data; receive a request for a plurality of selected items from the user; determine an item identifier for each of the plurality of selected items; match the plurality of selected items to a plurality of source catalogs associated with the one or more underlying catalog systems based on the item identifier; identify a set of duplicate items from the plurality of selected items that are serviced and supplied by the one or more underlying catalog systems based on the item identifier, wherein the item identifier comprises at least stock keeping units; in response to identifying the set of duplicate items, remove at least a portion of the set of duplicate items; send an order for the plurality of selected items to each of the plurality of source catalogs, wherein the order comprises multiple items of the plurality of selected items, wherein the order is fulfilled based on priority rules, and wherein the priority rules determine a preferred system from the one or more underlying catalog systems to fulfill the plurality of selected items; search an internal knowledge database to identify most relevant articles related to each of the plurality of selected items; and provide the most relevant articles related to each of the plurality of selected items for display on the user interface. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A computer program product for creating a unified catalog, whereby the computer program product collects and distributes catalog information from disparate catalog systems, the computer program product comprising:
a non-transitory computer readable storage medium having computer readable program code embodied therewith that when executed is configured to; send data retrieval format requirements to one or more underlying catalog systems; receive an application programming interface from the one or more underlying catalog systems; determine that the application programming interface is compliant with the data retrieval format requirements; retrieve catalog data from the underlying catalog systems using the application programming interface, wherein the one or more underlying catalog systems are disparate and independent catalog systems associated with a single entity; import catalog data into a unified catalog system; provide a user interface to a user for browsing items from the catalog data; receive a request for a plurality of selected items from the user; determine an item identifier for each of the plurality of selected items; match the plurality of selected items to a plurality of source catalogs associated with the one or more underlying catalog systems based on the item identifier; identify a set of duplicate items from the plurality of selected items that are serviced and supplied by the one or more underlying catalog systems based on the item identifier, wherein the item identifier comprises at least stock keeping units; in response to identifying the set of duplicate items, remove at least a portion of the set of duplicate items; send an order for the plurality of selected items to each of the source catalogs, wherein the order comprises multiple items of the plurality of selected items, wherein the order is fulfilled based on priority rules, and wherein the priority rules determine a preferred system from the one or more underlying catalog systems to fulfill the plurality of selected items; search an internal knowledge database to identify most relevant articles related to each of the plurality of selected items; and provide the most relevant articles related to each of the plurality of selected items for display on the user interface. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9)
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10. A computer-implemented method for creating a unified catalog, the method comprising:
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sending, by a processor, data retrieval format requirements to one or more underlying catalog systems; receiving, by a processor, an application programming interface from the one or more underlying catalog systems; determining, by a processor, that the application programming interface is compliant with the data retrieval format requirements; retrieving, by a processor, catalog data from the one or more underlying catalog systems using the application programming interface, wherein the one or more underlying catalog systems are disparate and independent catalog systems associated with a single entity; importing, by a processor, catalog data into a unified catalog system; providing, by a processor, a user interface to a user for browsing items from the catalog data; receiving a request for a plurality of selected items from the user; determining, by a processor, an item identifier for each of the plurality of selected items; matching, by a processor, the plurality of selected items to a plurality of source catalogs associated with the one or more underlying catalog systems based on the item identifier; identifying, by a processor, a set of duplicate items from the plurality of selected items that are serviced and supplied by the one or more underlying catalog systems based on the item identifier, wherein the item identifier comprises at least stock keeping units; in response to identifying the set of duplicate items, removing, by a processor, at least a portion of the duplicate items; sending, by a processor, an order for the plurality of selected items to each of the plurality of source catalogs, wherein the order comprises multiple items of the plurality of selected items, wherein the order is fulfilled based on priority rules, and wherein the priority rules determine a preferred system from the one or more underlying catalog systems to fulfill the plurality of selected items; searching, by a processor, an internal knowledge database to identify most relevant articles related to each of the plurality of selected items; and providing, by a processor, the most relevant articles related to each of the plurality of selected items for display on the user interface. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12)
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