System and method for grouping companies according to accounting system or rules
US6922671B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 22, 2001 |
| Grant date | Jul 26, 2005 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 19, 2022 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06Q40/02
- WIPO fieldIT methods for management
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A system and method for organizing program code and database objects implemented within an enterprise server in support of the accounting and/or procurement systems of a plurality of customer companies. The customer companies are organized into groups of companies having the same accounting rules, and a company grouping code assigned to each company group. Responsive to input through a browser of a requisition request and user ID including a password, a user profile database is accessed to determine the user's company grouping code. Responsive to the company grouping code, a URL or other type of program call to company specific accounting rules is generated to apply appropriate accounting procedures and program logic. Responsive to the program logic and accounting rules accessed by, for example, that URL, the requisition request is applied and validated against company specific data in a common database.
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