Method and system for defining data in a transaction
AssigneeMicrosoft Corporation
InventorsDarin Kramer, Eric Iverson, Teresa Backes
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Abstract
A method and system for defining data in a transaction for an accounting system. A data structure includes a transaction category entity defining an area in a business where transactions occur. The data structure also includes a transaction type entity having an association with the transaction category entity and defining a kind of transaction. In addition, the data structure includes a transaction profile entity having an association with the transaction type entity and having properties which define rules for handling the transaction.
Claims20
A computer-readable medium having stored thereon a data structure for defining data in a transaction for an accounting system comprising:
- a transaction category entity defining an area in a business where transactions occur;
- a transaction type entity having an association with the transaction category entity and defining a kind of transaction;
- and
- a transaction profile entity having an association with the transaction type entity and having properties which define rules for handling the transaction.
A computer-implemented method of forming a data structure for defining data of a transaction entity in an accounting system, the method comprising:
- defining a transaction category entity as an area in a business where transactions occur;
- defining a transaction type entity having an association with the transaction category as a kind of transaction;
- defining a transaction profile entity having an association with the transaction type entity and having properties which define rules for handling the transaction;
- and
- selecting the transaction profile entity.
A computer-readable medium having stored thereon a data structure for defining data in a transaction for an accounting system, the computer-readable medium performing the steps of:
- defining a transaction category entity as an area in a business where transactions occur;
- defining a transaction type entity having an association with the transaction category as a kind of transaction;
- defining a transaction profile entity having an association with the transaction type entity and having properties which define rules for handling the transaction
- selecting the transaction profile entity.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.