A method, system, apparatus, and medium for full life cycle management of a material

Abstract

The present application relates to the field of enterprise resource planning, and discloses a kind of material's whole life cycle management method, system, equipment and medium.The method comprises: establishing the business document configuration of the serial number of material and the business action configuration;According to the business document configuration, the supply document associated with the current serial number is obtained, and the demand document corresponding to the supply document;According to the business action configuration, the corresponding business action is carried out on the supply document, and the source record, use record and inventory record of the current serial number are generated;According to the business action configuration, the corresponding business action is carried out on the demand document, and the inventory record of the current serial number is updated, to realize the consumption of the current serial number.The method of the present application realizes the management of the whole life cycle of serial number, avoids repeated development and construction in different links, and is beneficial to improve the experience of users.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This invention relates to the field of enterprise resource planning, and more particularly to a method, system, device, and medium for the full lifecycle management of materials. Background Technology

[0002] In Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), materials typically require individual item management, i.e., serial number management, to track the entire lifecycle of each material. Existing ERP systems are effective at tracking serial numbers at single stages, such as production management, supply chain, and quality control. However, the serial numbers across different stages cannot be linked together; they are only recorded in specific areas, resulting in gaps in serial number information between stages. For example, a serial number might be recorded in production but not in the supply chain, or recorded in both but without connection, failing to record the entire lifecycle of the material's business activities. Current serial number management technologies cannot provide full lifecycle management, and the management methods across different stages are inconsistent. Summary of the Invention

[0003] In view of this, the present invention proposes a method, system, device, and medium for the full lifecycle management of materials. Specifically, the method establishes a business mapping relationship between the serial numbers of supply documents and demand documents, that is, determining the business line or sub-line of the business document from which the current document's serial number originates, and the status requirements that the source business document must meet. Performing corresponding business actions on the demand document yields the demand status result of the serial number; performing corresponding business actions on the supply document yields the supply status result of the serial number; and performing business actions on the business documents yields the change in the quantity of the serial number on hand. The method for full lifecycle management of materials proposed in this invention establishes relationships between demand documents, supply documents, business actions, serial number records, usage records, and inventory records, managing serial numbers in a unified manner, avoiding redundant development and construction, and improving user experience.

[0004] Based on the above objectives, one aspect of the present invention provides a method for full lifecycle management of materials, comprising the following steps: establishing business document configuration and business action configuration for a material's serial number; obtaining a supply document associated with the current serial number and a demand document corresponding to the supply document based on the business document configuration; performing corresponding business actions on the supply document according to the business action configuration to generate a source record, usage record, and inventory record for the current serial number; and performing corresponding business actions on the demand document according to the business action configuration to update the inventory record for the current serial number, thereby consuming the current serial number.

[0005] In some embodiments, the method further includes: configuring metadata for the source record of the material's serial number to obtain the business document associated with the material's serial number; configuring metadata for the usage record of the material's serial number to record metadata information for fulfillment actions; and configuring metadata for the inventory record of the material's serial number to record the inventory status information of the material's serial number.

[0006] In some embodiments, the business document configuration and business action configuration for establishing the material's serial number include: metadata configuration of the source business document for establishing the material's serial number; metadata configuration of the business action for establishing the business document and the status of the material's serial number, thereby obtaining the relationship between the business action of the business document and the status of the material's serial number.

[0007] In some embodiments, the step of configuring the supply document associated with the current serial number and the demand document corresponding to the supply document according to the business document configuration includes: configuring the supply document associated with the current serial number, warehouse and storage location information according to the business document configuration; and calling the metadata of the source business document of the material's serial number to configure and obtain the information of the demand document corresponding to the supply document associated with the current serial number.

[0008] In some embodiments, the step of performing corresponding business actions on the supply document according to the business action configuration to generate the source record, usage record, and inventory record of the current serial number includes: calling the metadata configuration of the business action and the status of the material serial number in the business document to obtain the demand status information, supply status information, and quantity on hand information of the current serial number; and generating the source record, usage record, and inventory record of the current serial number based on the demand status information, the supply status information, and quantity on hand information.

[0009] In some embodiments, the step of performing corresponding business actions on the demand document according to the business action configuration, updating the inventory record of the current serial number, and realizing the consumption of the current serial number includes: calling the metadata configuration of the source business document of the material's serial number to establish a connection between the demand document and the current serial number; performing save and audit actions on the demand document, updating the inventory record of the current serial number, and realizing the consumption of the current serial number.

[0010] In some embodiments, the actions of saving and reviewing the demand document, updating the inventory record of the current serial number, and consuming the current serial number further include: updating the inventory record of the current serial number based on the demand status information, supply status information, and quantity on hand information of the current serial number in the demand document; performing a review action in the demand document, updating the source record of the current serial number, and deleting the inventory record of the current serial number, thereby consuming the current serial number.

[0011] Another aspect of this invention provides a system for full lifecycle management of materials, the system comprising the following modules: a first module configured to configure business documents and business actions for establishing material serial numbers; a second module configured to obtain, based on the business documents, a supply document associated with the current serial number and a demand document corresponding to the supply document; a third module configured to perform corresponding business actions on the supply document based on the business actions, generating a source record, a usage record, and an inventory record for the current serial number; and a fourth module configured to perform corresponding business actions on the demand document based on the business actions, updating the inventory record for the current serial number, thereby consuming the current serial number.

[0012] In another aspect of the present invention, a computer device is also provided, including at least one processor; and a memory storing computer instructions executable on the processor, the instructions, when executed by the processor, implementing the steps of any of the methods described above.

[0013] In another aspect of the present invention, a computer-readable storage medium is provided, which stores a computer program that, when executed by a processor, implements any of the method steps described above.

[0014] The present invention has at least the following beneficial effects: The present invention proposes a method, system, device and medium for the full life cycle management of materials. The method for the full life cycle management of materials proposed in the present invention establishes the relationship between supply documents, demand documents, business actions and serial number records, usage records and inventory records, and manages serial numbers in a unified manner. This enables unified management of serial numbers at different stages, thereby achieving full life cycle management of serial numbers, avoiding redundant development and construction at different stages, and improving the user experience. Attached Figure Description

[0015] To more clearly illustrate the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention or the prior art, the drawings used in the description of the embodiments or the prior art will be briefly introduced below. Obviously, the drawings described below are only some embodiments of the present invention. For those skilled in the art, other embodiments can be obtained based on these drawings without creative effort.

[0016] Figure 1 A schematic diagram illustrating an embodiment of a method for managing the entire lifecycle of materials provided by the present invention;

[0017] Figure 2 A schematic diagram illustrating an embodiment of a material lifecycle management system provided by the present invention;

[0018] Figure 3 A schematic diagram of an embodiment of a computer device provided by the present invention;

[0019] Figure 4 This is a schematic diagram of an embodiment of a computer-readable storage medium provided by the present invention. Detailed Implementation

[0020] The following describes embodiments of the present invention. However, it should be understood that the disclosed embodiments are merely examples, and other embodiments may take various alternative forms.

[0021] Furthermore, it should be noted that all uses of the terms "first" and "second" in the embodiments of this invention are for the purpose of distinguishing two entities or parameters with the same name but different names. Therefore, "first" and "second" are merely for convenience of expression and should not be construed as limiting the embodiments of this invention. Subsequent embodiments will not elaborate on this further. The terms "comprising," "including," or any other variations thereof are intended to cover a non-exclusive inclusion, such that a process, method, article, or apparatus that comprises a list of elements may include not only those elements but also elements not expressly listed or inherent to those processes, methods, articles, or apparatuses.

[0022] One or more embodiments of this application will now be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.

[0023] Based on the above objectives, the first aspect of the present invention provides an embodiment of a method for assembling goods in a procurement system. Figure 1 This diagram illustrates an embodiment of a method for managing the entire lifecycle of materials provided by the present invention. Figure 1 As shown, a method for managing the entire lifecycle of materials according to an embodiment of the present invention includes the following steps:

[0024] S1. Configure the business document and business action for establishing the serial number of the material;

[0025] S2. Based on the business document configuration, obtain the supply document associated with the current sequence number, and the demand document corresponding to the supply document;

[0026] S3. Based on the business action configuration, perform the corresponding business action on the supply document to generate the source record, usage record, and inventory record of the current serial number;

[0027] S4. Based on the business action configuration, perform the corresponding business action on the demand document, update the inventory record of the current serial number, and realize the consumption of the current serial number.

[0028] In a first aspect, this invention provides another embodiment of a method for managing the entire lifecycle of materials, as detailed below.

[0029] Based on metadata, establish business document configuration and business action configuration for material serial numbers, including business document serial number source metadata configuration, business document business action and serial number status metadata configuration, serial number source record configuration, serial number usage record configuration, and serial number inventory record configuration.

[0030] Configure the metadata for the source of business document serial numbers to obtain the source of the serial numbers for each business document, including the specific row or sub-row of the business document from which the serial numbers originate, and the statuses that these business documents need to meet. As shown in Table 1, the attribute information for the configuration of the metadata for the source of business document serial numbers includes: identifier, fully qualified name of the business document entity class, fully qualified name of the business document sub-entity class, fully qualified name of the business document grandchild entity class, fully qualified name of the source business document entity class, fully qualified name of the source business document sub-entity class, fully qualified name of the source business document grandchild entity class, and the status of the source business document. A single configuration of the metadata for the source of a business document serial number can be obtained through these attribute information.

[0031] Table 1

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[0033] Establish metadata configuration for business actions and serial number status in business documents. This configuration records changes in the status of corresponding serial numbers when business actions are performed on the business document, and whether the inventory record for the serial number needs to be updated. As shown in Table 2, the attributes of the metadata configuration for business actions and serial number status in business documents include: identifier, full name of the business document entity class, business action, demand class status, supply class status, whether to update inventory, and inventory status. These attributes allow us to obtain metadata about the relationship between business actions and serial number status in business documents, thus preparing for the generation of serial number records, usage records, and inventory records.

[0034] Table 2

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[0037] The configuration for establishing serial number records is used to record the material corresponding to the serial number, the time the serial number was generated, the business documents using the serial number, the business documents consuming the serial number, and the demand and supply status of the serial number. As shown in Table 3, the attributes of the serial number record configuration include: identifier, code, coding rule, material, material code, generated document, generated time, used document, used time, consumed document, consumed time, demand status, and supply status.

[0038] Table 3

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[0041] The configuration for establishing a usage record for the serial number is used to record metadata information of the fulfillment action. As shown in Table 4, the attributes of the configuration for the usage record of the serial number include: identifier, serial number, business document name, business document number, business document line class name, business document line identifier, business document line number, full name of business document sub-line class, document sub-line identifier, document sub-line number, using organization, using warehouse, and usage time.

[0042] Table 4

[0043] logo Unique Identifier Serial Number Usage Record Serial Number Serial number encoding Document Name Full name of the document using the serial number Document Number Document number using serial number Document line class name Class name of document row using serial number Document line identifier The row identifier of the document line using the serial number is visible to the system. document line number The row number of the document line using the serial number is visible to the user. Document Sub-line Class Name Class name of document sub-row using serial number Document sub-line identifier The sub-row ID of the document row using the serial number is visible to the system. Document Sub-line Number The row number of the document sub-row using the serial number is visible to the user. Use organization Which organization uses this serial number? Use warehouse Which warehouse uses this serial number? Usage time The usage time of this serial number

[0044] Configure inventory records for serial numbers to record their inventory status information. As shown in Table 5, the attributes of the inventory record information for serial numbers include: view identifier, extended view identifier, data source, extended storage, and last change time.

[0045] Table 5

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[0047] During operation, metadata-based full lifecycle management of serial numbers is achieved through configurations of business document serial number source metadata, business document business action and serial number status metadata, serial number record configuration, serial number usage record configuration, and serial number inventory record configuration. Specifically, supply documents' business actions store serial numbers, and demand documents' business actions acquire and consume serial numbers.

[0048] Materials in supply orders are managed by serial numbers, and warehouses and storage locations are also managed by serial numbers. The system calls the business document's business actions and serial number status metadata configuration to obtain the relationship between business actions and serial number status. Based on the demand and supply status information in the obtained configuration, as well as the document information, serial number records and usage records are generated. Based on whether the inventory status should be updated and the inventory status itself, the system generates or updates the serial number's inventory record information.

[0049] Materials in demand orders are managed by serial numbers, and warehouses and storage locations are also managed by serial numbers. The system calls the configuration of the business document serial number source metadata to obtain the business document serial number source metadata configuration for a single business document. Based on the source document type, source document sub-line number, source business document entity class full name, source business document sub-entity class full name, source business document grandchild entity class full name, and source business document status in the configuration, it searches the inventory records for serial numbers that have been entered but not yet exited to form the usage record of the current document's serial number, thus completing the acquisition of the current serial number. The system then calls the business document business action and serial number status metadata configuration to obtain the relationship between the business document business actions and serial number status. Based on the obtained demand class status and supply class status information in the configuration, it updates the serial number's inventory record and source record. An audit action is performed on the demand order to update the serial number record and delete the current serial number's inventory record, thus realizing the consumption of the current serial number and achieving full lifecycle management of the serial number.

[0050] Based on the above objectives, a second aspect of the embodiments of the present invention proposes a system for the full lifecycle management of materials. Figure 2 This diagram illustrates an embodiment of a material lifecycle management system provided by the present invention. Figure 2As shown, the system for full lifecycle management of materials provided by the present invention includes the following modules: a first module 011, configured to configure business documents and business actions for establishing the serial number of a material; a second module 012, configured to obtain the supply document associated with the current serial number and the demand document corresponding to the supply document based on the business document configuration; a third module 013, configured to perform corresponding business actions on the supply document based on the business action configuration, generating the source record, usage record, and inventory record of the current serial number; and a fourth module 014, configured to perform corresponding business actions on the demand document based on the business action configuration, updating the inventory record of the current serial number, and realizing the consumption of the current serial number.

[0051] To achieve the above objectives, a third aspect of the present invention provides a computer device. Figure 3 The diagram shown is a schematic representation of an embodiment of a computer device provided by the present invention. Figure 3 As shown, an embodiment of a computer device provided by the present invention includes the following modules: at least one processor 021; and a memory 022, the memory 022 storing computer instructions 023 executable on the processor 021, wherein the computer instructions 023, when executed by the processor 021, implement the steps of any of the methods described above. The method implemented by the computer instructions 023 includes: establishing a business document configuration and a business action configuration for a material's serial number; obtaining a supply document associated with the current serial number and a demand document corresponding to the supply document based on the business document configuration; performing a corresponding business action on the supply document according to the business action configuration to generate a source record, a usage record, and an inventory record for the current serial number; and performing a corresponding business action on the demand document according to the business action configuration to update the inventory record for the current serial number, thereby consuming the current serial number.

[0052] The present invention also provides a computer-readable storage medium. Figure 4 The diagram shown is a schematic representation of an embodiment of a computer-readable storage medium provided by the present invention. Figure 4 As shown, computer-readable storage medium 031 stores a computer program 032 that, when executed by a processor, performs the methods described above.

[0053] Finally, it should be noted that those skilled in the art will understand that all or part of the processes in the above embodiments can be implemented by a computer program instructing related hardware. The program for setting system parameters can be stored in a computer-readable storage medium. When executed, the program can include the processes of the embodiments of the above methods. The storage medium for the program can be a magnetic disk, optical disk, read-only memory (ROM), or random access memory (RAM), etc. The above computer program embodiments can achieve the same or similar effects as any of the corresponding foregoing method embodiments.

[0054] Furthermore, the method disclosed in the embodiments of the present invention can also be implemented as a computer program executed by a processor, which may be stored in a computer-readable storage medium. When the computer program is executed by the processor, it performs the functions defined in the method disclosed in the embodiments of the present invention.

[0055] Furthermore, the above-described method steps and system units can also be implemented using a controller and a computer-readable storage medium for storing a computer program that enables the controller to perform the functions of the above-described steps or units.

[0056] Those skilled in the art will also understand that the various exemplary logic blocks, modules, circuits, and algorithm steps described in conjunction with the disclosure herein can be implemented as electronic hardware, computer software, or a combination of both. To clearly illustrate this interchangeability between hardware and software, the functionality of various illustrative components, blocks, modules, circuits, and steps has been generally described. Whether this functionality is implemented as software or as hardware depends on the specific application and the design constraints imposed on the system as a whole. Those skilled in the art can implement the functionality in various ways for each specific application, but such implementation decisions should not be construed as departing from the scope of the embodiments disclosed herein.

[0057] In one or more exemplary designs, functionality may be implemented in hardware, software, firmware, or any combination thereof. If implemented in software, the functionality may be stored as one or more instructions or code on or transmitted via a computer-readable medium. Computer-readable media include computer storage media and communication media, including any medium that facilitates the transfer of a computer program from one location to another. Storage media may be any available medium accessible to a general-purpose or special-purpose computer. By way of example, and not limitation, computer-readable media may include RAM, ROM, EEPROM, CD-ROM or other optical disc storage devices, disk storage devices or other magnetic storage devices, or any other medium that may be used to carry or store the required program code in the form of instructions or data structures and is accessible to a general-purpose or special-purpose computer or a general-purpose or special-purpose processor. Furthermore, any connection may be appropriately referred to as computer-readable media. For example, if software is transmitted from a website, server, or other remote source using coaxial cable, fiber optic cable, twisted pair, digital subscriber line (DOL), or wireless technologies such as infrared, radio, and microwave, then the aforementioned coaxial cable, fiber optic cable, twisted pair, DOL, or wireless technologies such as infrared, radio, and microwave are all included in the definition of media. As used herein, disks and optical discs include compact discs (CDs), laser discs, optical discs, digital versatile discs (DVDs), floppy disks, and Blu-ray discs, where disks typically reproduce data magnetically, while optical discs reproduce data optically using lasers. Combinations of the above should also be included within the scope of computer-readable media.

[0058] The above are exemplary embodiments disclosed in this invention. However, it should be noted that various changes and modifications can be made without departing from the scope of the embodiments of this invention as defined by the claims. The functions, steps, and / or actions of the methods according to the disclosed embodiments described herein do not need to be performed in any particular order. Furthermore, although the elements disclosed in the embodiments of this invention may be described or claimed individually, they may be understood as multiple unless explicitly limited to a singular number.

[0059] It should be understood that, as used herein, the singular form “a” is intended to include the plural form as well, unless the context clearly supports an exception. It should also be understood that, as used herein, “and / or” refers to any and all possible combinations of one or more of the associated listed items.

[0060] The embodiment numbers disclosed in the above embodiments of the present invention are for descriptive purposes only and do not represent the superiority or inferiority of the embodiments.

[0061] Those skilled in the art will understand that all or part of the steps of the above embodiments can be implemented by hardware or by a program instructing related hardware. The program can be stored in a computer-readable storage medium, such as a read-only memory, a disk, or an optical disk.

[0062] Those skilled in the art should understand that the discussion of any of the above embodiments is merely exemplary and is not intended to imply that the scope of the invention (including the claims) is limited to these examples. Within the framework of the invention, technical features of the above embodiments or different embodiments can be combined, and many other variations of different aspects of the invention exist, which are not provided in the details for the sake of brevity. Therefore, any omissions, modifications, equivalent substitutions, improvements, etc., made within the spirit and principles of the invention should be included within the protection scope of the invention.

Claims

1. A method for managing the entire lifecycle of materials, characterized in that, The method includes: Establish business document configuration and business action configuration for material serial numbers, including metadata configuration for the source business document of the material serial number; establish metadata configuration for the business action of the business document and the status of the material serial number, and obtain the relationship between the business action of the business document and the status of the material serial number. Based on the business document configuration, obtain the supply document associated with the current sequence number, and the demand document corresponding to the supply document; Based on the business action configuration, perform the corresponding business action on the supply document to generate the source record, usage record, and inventory record of the current serial number; According to the business action configuration, perform the corresponding business action on the demand document, update the inventory record of the current serial number, and realize the consumption of the current serial number; Configure the metadata of the source record of the material's serial number to obtain the business document associated with the material's serial number; Establish metadata configuration for the usage records of the material's serial number to record metadata information for fulfillment actions; Establish metadata configuration for inventory records of the material's serial number to record the inventory status information of the material's serial number.

2. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that, The step of obtaining the supply document associated with the current sequence number based on the business document configuration, and the demand document corresponding to the supply document, includes: Based on the business document configuration, obtain the supply document, warehouse, and storage location information associated with the current serial number; The metadata configuration of the source business document for the serial number of the material is called to obtain the information of the demand document corresponding to the supply document associated with the current serial number.

3. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that, The step of configuring the corresponding business action on the supply document according to the business action configuration to generate the source record, usage record, and inventory record of the current serial number includes: The business action of the business document and the metadata configuration of the status of the material's serial number are invoked to obtain the demand status information, supply status information and on-hand quantity information of the current serial number; The source record, usage record, and inventory record of the current serial number are generated based on the demand status information, the supply status information, and the quantity on hand.

4. The method according to claim 3, characterized in that, The step of performing the corresponding business action on the demand document according to the business action configuration, updating the inventory record of the current serial number, and realizing the consumption of the current serial number includes: The metadata configuration of the source business document for the serial number of the material is invoked to establish a connection between the demand document and the current serial number; The demand document is saved and reviewed, the inventory record of the current serial number is updated, and the current serial number is consumed.

5. The method according to claim 4, characterized in that, The steps of saving and reviewing the demand order, updating the inventory record of the current serial number, and consuming the current serial number also include: Update the inventory record for the current serial number based on the demand status information, supply status information, and quantity on hand information in the demand document. The request document is reviewed to update the source record of the current serial number and delete the inventory record of the current serial number, thereby consuming the current serial number.

6. A system for managing the entire lifecycle of materials, characterized in that, include: The first module configures the business document configuration and business action configuration used to create the serial number of the material; The second module is configured to obtain the supply document associated with the current sequence number and the demand document corresponding to the supply document based on the business document. The third module is configured to perform corresponding business actions on the supply document according to the business actions, and generate the source record, usage record and inventory record of the current serial number; as well as The fourth module is configured to perform corresponding business actions on the demand document according to the business actions, update the inventory record of the current serial number, and realize the consumption of the current serial number; The first module is further configured to: establish metadata configuration of the source business document for the material's serial number; establish metadata configuration of the business action of the business document and the status of the material's serial number, and obtain the relationship between the business action of the business document and the status of the material's serial number; And modules for the following functions: Configure the metadata of the source record of the material's serial number to obtain the business document associated with the material's serial number; Establish metadata configuration for the usage records of the material's serial number to record metadata information for fulfillment actions; Establish metadata configuration for inventory records of the material's serial number to record the inventory status information of the material's serial number.

7. A computer device, characterized in that, include: At least one processor; as well as A memory storing computer instructions executable on the processor, which, when executed by the processor, implement the steps of the method according to any one of claims 1-5.

8. A computer-readable storage medium storing a computer program, characterized in that, When the computer program is executed by a processor, it implements the steps of the method according to any one of claims 1-5.

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