Automated Inventory Organization Setup via Template Validation

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Solution Overview

Problem

The existing inventory management systems face challenges in efficiently creating a new inventory organization due to manual and time-consuming processes, which are prone to errors and require significant resources, spanning across multiple modules and environments, leading to dependency and permission issues.

Innovation Solution

An automated end-to-end inventory organization setup process within an electronic business system that utilizes an inventory management system to receive and validate attributes, generate inventory organization data, and populate it into a database, reducing manual input and streamlining the setup process through an electronic template and application development framework.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Reliability

If manual processes are used to create inventory organization across multiple modules, then comprehensive setup can be achieved, but time consumption and error rate increase significantly

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveaccuracy of inventory organization setupVSAvoidtime to create inventory organization

Core Design Contradiction:

ReliabilityVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The system performs self-validation of attributes and automatic generation of inventory organization data without requiring manual verification across multiple modules. The validation rules and data generation logic are embedded within the system, enabling it to self-correct and self-complete the setup process, thereby reducing both time and errors.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #25Self-service

Solution Approach 2:

The system pre-validates attributes against defined rules before proceeding with inventory organization creation. By performing validation and data generation in advance rather than during manual setup, the system eliminates time-consuming manual verification steps and prevents errors before they occur.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #10Preliminary action

2Manufacturing precision

If comprehensive validation and data generation are performed manually, then data accuracy is improved, but resource consumption and time requirements increase

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveaccuracy of inventory organization dataVSAvoidspeed of inventory organization creation

Core Design Contradiction:

Manufacturing precisionVSProductivity

Solution Approach 1:

The system replaces manual mechanical processes of validation and data generation with automated computational processes. Validation rules are applied programmatically, and inventory organization data is generated automatically based on input attributes, eliminating the need for manual verification while maintaining high accuracy and increasing speed.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #28Mechanics substitution (Replace mechanical system)

Solution Approach 2:

The system introduces an automated validation and data generation intermediary layer between attribute input and inventory organization creation. This intermediary automatically validates attributes against rules and generates the necessary data, ensuring accuracy while accelerating the overall process by eliminating manual intervention.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

3Adaptability or versatility

If multiple modules and environments are involved in setup, then comprehensive coverage is achieved, but dependency and permission issues arise

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvecoverage across modules and environmentsVSAvoidcomplexity of setup process

Core Design Contradiction:

Adaptability or versatilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The system implements a universal validation and data generation mechanism that operates across multiple modules and environments through a single integrated interface. The same validation rules and data generation logic are applied universally, eliminating the need for separate manual setup procedures in each module and reducing complexity.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

Solution Approach 2:

The system segments the complex multi-module setup process into distinct automated steps: attribute input, validation against rules, data generation, and population. By breaking down the complex process into manageable automated segments, the system maintains comprehensive coverage across modules while reducing overall complexity and eliminating dependency issues.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #1Segmentation

Data Source

PatentUS10445688B2Inventory organization setup system

Publication Date: 2019.10.15 ORACLE INT CORP

AI summary

A system that creates an inventory organization within an electronic business system is provided. The system receives a request to create the inventory organization. The system further displays an electronic template within a graphical user interface, the electronic template including inventory organization fields. The system further receives attributes of the inventory organization that are input within the inventory organization fields of the electronic template. The system further validates the attributes of the inventory organization. The system further generates inventory organization data based on the attributes of the inventory organization and rules, the inventory organization data including the attributes of the inventory organization. The system further populates the inventory organization data into a database of the electronic business system.