End user defined event rules for ERP applications
AssigneeMicrosoft Corporation
InventorsAlexey Ovsyannikov, Benjamin Brink Allsopp, Brian Bennett, Mehmet Kiziltunc
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Abstract
A method of creating alerts in a database system is disclosed. The method may include allowing the selection of at least one field or record to be monitored, determining the data in a database that affects the value of the selected field or record, storing a trigger related to the data determined to affect the value of the selected field or record wherein the trigger communicates if the data is accessed and creating a notification of the communication of the trigger.
Claims20
A method of creating alerts in a database system comprising:
- allowing the selection of at least one field or record to be monitored;
- determining the data in a database that affects the value of the selected field or record;
- storing a trigger related to the data determined to affect the value of the selected field or record wherein the trigger communicates if the data is accessed;
- and
- creating a notification of the communication of the trigger.
A computing apparatus, comprising:
- a display unit that is capable of generating video images;
- an input device;
- a processing apparatus operatively coupled to said display unit and said input device, said processing apparatus comprising a processor and a memory operatively coupled to said processor,
- a network interface connected to a network and to the processing apparatus;
- said processing apparatus being programmed to:
- allow the selection of at least one field or record to be monitored;
- determine the data in a database that affects the value of the selected field or record;
- store a trigger related to the data determined to affect the value of the selected field or record wherein the trigger communicates if the data is accessed;
- and
- create a notification of the communication of the trigger.
A computer readable medium having computer executable instructions for performing a method of creating alerts in a database system comprising:
- computer executable instructions for allowing the selection of at least one field or record to be monitored;
- computer executable instructions for determining the data in a database that affects the value of the selected field or record;
- computer executable instructions for storing a trigger related to the data determined to affect the value of the selected field or record wherein the trigger communicates if the data is accessed;
- and
- computer executable instructions for creating a notification of the communication of the trigger.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.