BULK ORDER MANAGEMENT

• US 20090210268A1
• Filed: 02/19/2008
• Published: 08/20/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 02/19/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Oracle International Corporation (Oracle Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Oracle International Corporation (Oracle Corporation)
• Inventors: Si, Wei, Hazarika, Deepak, Tao, Wen Xing, Ramachandran, Prasanna, Fan, David Yee Man, Abichandani, Arun
• Granted Patent: US 9,466,080 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/7
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/904 Browsing; Visualisation therefor for navigating the web G06F16/954; browsing optimisation for the web G06F16/957
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0601 Electronic shopping [e-shopping]
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0603 Catalogue ordering
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0609 Buyer or seller confidence or verification
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 40/12 Accounting

Abstract

A method includes creating a bulk order. The bulk order includes a plurality of action sets. Each action set represents a set of changes to a plurality of assets, and the bulk order represents, for a plurality of accounts, a plurality of services and assets. The method also includes validating the bulk order. The validating includes verifying a validity of a user name, which includes a validity of an association between the user name and the account and a validity of an association between the user name and the service. The validating also includes verifying the action set obeys a constraint of the product. The method also includes submitting the bulk order for execution of the set of changes. The submitting includes preparing the action set, executing the set of changes and changing a status of the bulk orders header to indicate a completion of the bulk order.

Claims

1. A method said method comprising:

creating a bulk order, wherein

said bulk order comprises a plurality of action sets,

each action set of said action sets represents a set of changes to a plurality of assets, and

said bulk order represents, for a plurality of accounts, a plurality of services and assets;

validating said bulk order, wherein said validating comprises

verifying a validity of a user name, wherein said validity of said user name comprises

a validity of an association between said user name and said account, and

a validity of an association between said user name and said service, and verifying said action set obeys a constraint of said product;

submitting said bulk order for execution of said set of changes, wherein said submitting comprises preparing said action set for execution; and

executing said set of changes to said plurality of assets; and

changing a status of said bulk orders header to indicate a completion of said bulk order.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein:

each of said plurality of assets is linked to said plurality of services;

each of said plurality of services is supplied to said plurality of accounts; and

each of said plurality of accounts is embodied by a plurality of records spanning a plurality of database tables.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein

said bulk order is embodied in a bulk orders data structure comprising a bulk orders header, and

said bulk orders header comprises a specification of a plurality of fields.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein said validating further comprises:

determining whether an action set from among said plurality of action sets requires validation;

queuing said action set for validation;

verifying that an account from said plurality of accounts on which said action set operates is valid;

verifying that a service from said plurality of services on which said action set operates is valid; and

verifying a validity of a parent-child association between said service and said account.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein said validating further comprises:

verifying a validity of said product, wherein said validity of said product comprises a validity of a specified component of said product, and

verifying said action resets a field from among said plurality of fields to a valid value for said field.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein said method further comprises:

managing an exception resulting from said validating and submitting.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein said method further comprises:

sending to a user a notification of said completion of said bulk order.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein said submitting said bulk order for execution of said set of changes further comprises:

submitting said bulk order through a graphical user interface for asynchronous execution of said set of changes.

9. A system, said system comprising:

a processor,

a memory,

means, executable on said processor, for creating a bulk order, wherein

said bulk order comprises a plurality of action sets,

each action set of said action sets represents a set of changes to a plurality of assets, and

said bulk order represents, for a plurality of accounts, a plurality of services and assets;

means for validating said bulk order, wherein said validating comprises

verifying a validity of a user name, wherein said validity of said user name comprises

a validity of an association between said user name and said account, and

a validity of an association between said user name and said service, and

verifying said action set obeys a constraint of said product;

means for submitting said bulk order for execution of said set of changes, wherein said submitting comprises preparing said action set for execution; and

means for executing said set of changes to said plurality of assets; and

changing a status of said bulk orders header to indicate a completion of said bulk order.

10. The system of claim 9, wherein:

each of said plurality of assets is linked to said plurality of services;

each of said plurality of services is supplied to said plurality of accounts; and

each of said plurality of accounts is embodied by a plurality of records spanning a plurality of database tables.

11. The system of claim 9, wherein

said bulk order is embodied in a bulk orders data structure comprising a bulk orders header, and

said bulk orders header comprises a specification of a plurality of fields.

12. The system of claim 9, wherein said means for validating further comprises:

means for determining whether an action set from among said plurality of action sets requires validation;

means for queuing said action set for validation;

means for verifying that an account from said plurality of accounts on which said action set operates is valid;

means for verifying that a service from said plurality of services on which said action set operates is valid; and

means for verifying a validity of a parent-child association between said service and said account.

13. The system of claim 9, wherein said means for validating further comprises:

means for verifying a validity of said product, wherein said validity of said product comprises a validity of a specified component of said product, and

means for verifying said action resets a field from among said plurality of fields to a valid value for said field.

14. The system of claim 9, wherein said system further comprises

means for managing exceptions resulting from said validating and submitting;

and

means for sending to a user a notification of said completion of said bulk order.

15. The system of claim 9, wherein said means for submitting said bulk order for execution of said set of changes further comprises:

means for submitting said bulk order through a graphical user interface for asynchronous execution of said set of changes.

16. A computer program product, comprising:

a computer-readable storage medium;

instructions stored on the computer-readable storage medium for creating a bulk order, wherein

said bulk order comprises a plurality of action sets,

each action set of said action sets represents a set of changes to a plurality of assets, and

said bulk order represents, for a plurality of accounts, a plurality of services and assets;

instructions stored on the computer-readable storage medium for validating said bulk order, wherein said validating comprises

verifying a validity of a user name, wherein said validity of said user name comprises

a validity of an association between said user name and said account, and

a validity of an association between said user name and said service, and

verifying said action set obeys a constraint of said product;

instructions stored on the computer-readable storage medium for submitting said bulk order for

execution of said set of changes, wherein

said submitting comprises preparing said action set for execution; and

instructions stored on the computer-readable storage medium for executing said set of changes to said plurality of assets; and

changing a status of said bulk orders header to indicate a completion of said bulk order.

17. The computer program product of claim 16, wherein:

each of said plurality of assets is linked to said plurality of services;

each of said plurality of services is supplied to said plurality of accounts; and

each of said plurality of accounts is embodied by a plurality of records spanning a plurality of database tables.

18. The computer program product of claim 16, wherein

said bulk order is embodied in a bulk orders data structure comprising a bulk orders header, and

said bulk orders header comprises a specification of a plurality of fields.

19. The computer program product of claim 16, wherein said instructions stored on the computer-readable storage medium for validating further comprise:

instructions stored on the computer-readable storage medium for determining whether an action set from among said plurality of action sets requires validation;

instructions stored on the computer-readable storage medium for queuing said action set for validation;

instructions stored on the computer-readable storage medium for verifying that an account from said plurality of accounts on which said action set operates is valid;

instructions stored on the computer-readable storage medium for verifying that a service from said plurality of services on which said action set operates is valid; and

instructions stored on the computer-readable storage medium for verifying a validity of a parent-child association between said service and said account.

20. The computer program product of claim 16, wherein said instructions stored on the computer-readable storage medium for validating further comprise:

instructions stored on the computer-readable storage medium for verifying a validity of said product, wherein said validity of said product comprises a validity of a specified component of said product, and

instructions stored on the computer-readable storage medium for verifying said action resets a field from among said plurality of fields to a valid value for said field.

21. The computer program product of claim 16, wherein said computer program product in a computer-readable storage medium further comprises:

instructions stored on the computer-readable storage medium for managing exceptions resulting from said validating and submitting; and

instructions stored on the computer-readable storage medium for sending to a user a notification of said completion of said bulk order.