JP2010271762A - Server, system, and method for processing order - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an order processing server and the like for processing the order of merchandise purchase designating budget items to be drawn to merchandise purchase from among a plurality of available budget items. <P>SOLUTION: Budget items available for each applicant who applies for the purchase of merchandise are stored in an order processing server, and when merchandise to be purchased is selected, the available budget items and a budget balance are transmitted to an applicant terminal, and the budget items to be drawn to each merchandise whose purchase has been applied for by the applicant terminal are selected, and the string-association of the merchandise and the budget items is performed. Order information string-associated with the budget items is stored in an order processing server, and when ordering processing based on the order information is performed by an orderer after approval processing is performed by an approver, the balance of the corresponding budget items is updated by reflecting those for ordering in the accounting DB of an accounting system. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to an order processing server, an order processing system, and an order processing method for processing a product purchase order with a budget item specified.

  Currently, various products such as office supplies, books, and daily necessities are subject to electronic commerce, and orders for purchasing these products are accepted through the Internet. When purchasing products using electronic commerce at organizations such as companies and schools, a mechanism for budget management is required so that orders are not placed beyond the budget. Become.

  In response to such needs, an invention related to an expense / budget management system that sets a budget per order, a monthly budget, etc. in a product sales system using a network and manages orders within the budget is disclosed. (For example, refer to Patent Document 1).

JP 2002-318948 A

  According to the invention described in Patent Document 1, it is possible to manage the amount of money for ordering the purchase of goods within a predetermined budget such as expenses. On the other hand, in an organization such as a university, the budget that can be used by one staff member such as a professor may straddle multiple budget costs according to research contents or account items such as consumables and equipment. In such a case, there is a need to manage budget limits according to budget items.

  However, in the invention described in Patent Document 1, there is not assumed a case in which one of a plurality of budget items is selected and allocated for each product to be purchased, and it is possible to meet the above needs. Can not.

  The present invention has been made in order to address such problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide an order processing server, an order processing system, and an order processing method for processing an order for purchasing a product specifying a budget item. .

  A first invention that solves the problem relating to the present application is an order processing server that processes an order for product purchase specifying a budget item, from an applicant terminal operated by an applicant who applies for purchase of the product. An identification information receiving means for receiving identification information; an applicant information storage means for storing information relating to a budget expense item usable by the applicant in association with the identification information; and a budget balance for each budget expense item allocated for purchase of goods. Budget information storage means for storing information; budget expense item reading means for reading one or more budget expenses available to the applicant corresponding to the identification information received by the identification receiving means from the applicant information storage means; Budget balance reading means for reading information on the budget balance of each budget expense read by the budget expense item reading means from the budget information storage means, and reading of the budget expense item reading means A budget for transmitting to the applicant terminal a program for designating the budget item for each product to be purchased and the budget balance read by the budget balance reading means corresponding to the budget item and the budget item Information transmission means, product selection information receiving means for receiving information related to a product for which a purchase with the budget item selected by the applicant selected from the applicant terminal is specified, and a product received by the product selection information receiving means Order information storage means for associating information with a designated budget item and storing it as order information. A budget item selection step for accepting selection of a budget item allocated for purchase, and a plan for comparing the purchase price calculated from the quantity with the budget balance of the budget item. A product that specifies information on a product for which purchase is selected by the applicant from a product that does not exceed the budget balance in the balance comparison step and the budget balance comparison step, and transmits information to the order processing server specifying a budget item An order processing server characterized by executing a selection information transmission step.

  In the first invention, a budget cost that can be used for each applicant who applies for purchase of a product is stored in the order processing server, and a budget cost item that can be used for the applicant terminal when selecting a product to be purchased; By sending the budget balance and associating the budget expense to be allocated with the product for which purchase is requested at the applicant terminal, the order processing is performed within the budget balance of each budget expense available to the applicant. It becomes possible.

  In the first invention, the information related to the product received by the product selection information receiving means includes the purchase price of the product for which purchase is applied, and new order information including the purchase price in the order information storage means Is stored, the budget balance update means for updating the budget balance of the budget expense included in the order information stored in the budget information storage means reflecting the purchase price may be provided. .

  If comprised in this way, when the application of the goods purchase by an applicant is received, the budget balance of the allocated budget expense can be updated.

  In the first invention, the information related to the product received by the product selection information receiving means includes a purchase price of the product for which an order is applied, and the order information storage is performed from an approver terminal that approves the purchase of the product. Approval information receiving means for receiving approval information specifying the order information stored in the means, and the order information specified by the approval information received by the approval information receiving means for approval by the approver in the order information storage means Application approval recording means for recording the completion, and the order information for which the approval by the approver is recorded in the order information storage means is stored in the budget information storage means reflecting the purchase price included in the order information. Further, budget balance update means for updating the budget balance of the budget expense included in the order information may be provided.

  If comprised in this way, when the approval of merchandise purchase by an approver is received, the budget balance of the allocated budget expense can be updated.

  In the first invention, the information related to the product received by the product selection information receiving means includes a purchase price of the product for which an order is applied, and the order information storage unit receives the order information from the orderer terminal that requests the order of the product. An order request receiving means for receiving an order request specifying the order information stored in the means, and a product sales system for accepting an order for product purchase based on the order information specified in the order request received by the order request receiving means When the order processing means executes order processing based on the order information, and the order processing means executes the order processing based on the order information, the purchase price included in the order information is reflected and stored in the budget information storage means Budget balance update means for updating the budget balance of the budget expense included in the order information may be provided.

  If comprised in this way, when the ordering request of the goods by an orderer is received, the budget balance of the allocated budget expense can be updated.

  A second invention that solves the problem relating to the present application is an order processing server that processes a purchase order for a product for which a budget item has been specified, and the applicant's terminal operated by an applicant who applies for the purchase of the product. An identification information receiving means for receiving identification information; an applicant information storage means for storing information relating to a budget expense item usable by the applicant in association with the identification information; and a budget balance for each budget expense item allocated for purchase of goods. Budget information storage means for storing information; budget expense item reading means for reading one or more budget expenses available to the applicant corresponding to the identification information received by the identification receiving means from the applicant information storage means; Budget balance reading means for reading information on the budget balance of each budget expense read by the budget expense item reading means from the budget information storage means, and reading of the budget expense item reading means A budget information transmission means for transmitting a budget item to the applicant terminal, and information related to a product for which a purchase with a budget item and a quantity designated for the purchase selected by the applicant from the applicant terminal is applied. The budget balance reading unit reads out the purchase price calculated from the quantity specified in the information related to the product received by the product selection information receiving unit and the product selection information receiving unit for the budget expense item specified in the information related to the product Budget balance comparison means for comparing with the budget balance; and order information storage means for storing information relating to the product whose purchase price does not exceed the budget balance in the budget balance comparison means as order information in association with the budget item. It is an order processing server characterized by comprising.

  In the second invention as well, a budget cost that can be used for each applicant who applies for purchase of a product is stored in the order processing server, and a product for which purchase is requested is linked to a budget cost to be allocated at the applicant terminal. Is the same as in the first aspect of the invention, but the order processing server confirms that it is within the budget balance, although it sends the budget item that can be used when selecting the product to be purchased to the applicant terminal. It becomes composition.

  In the second invention, as in the first invention, any timing of accepting an application for product purchase by an applicant, accepting an approval for product purchase by an approver, or accepting an order for a product by an orderer The budget balance of the allocated budget cost can be updated.

  A third invention for solving the problem relating to the present application is to process an order for purchasing a product specifying a budget item, an order for an applicant terminal operated by an applicant who applies for purchase of a product, and an order connected to the applicant terminal. An order processing system comprising a processing server, wherein the order processing server includes identification information receiving means for receiving identification information of an applicant from the applicant terminal, and information relating to budget items that can be used by the applicant. Applicant information storage means for storing in association with information, budget information storage means for storing information on budget balances for each budget expense allocated for purchase of goods, and applicant corresponding to the identification information received by the identification receiving means A budget item reading unit that reads one or more budget costs that can be used from the applicant information storage unit, and a budget balance of each budget item that is read by the budget item reading unit. The budget balance reading means for reading information to be read from the budget information storage means, the budget item read by the budget item reading means, and the budget balance read by the budget balance reading means corresponding to the budget expense to the applicant terminal A budget information transmitting means for transmitting, a product selection information receiving means for receiving information relating to a product for which a purchase with the budget item selected by the applicant selected from the applicant terminal is received, and the product selection information receiving means Order information storage means for associating information on the purchased product with a designated budget item and storing it as order information, and the applicant terminal has a product for which a purchase with a specified quantity is applied and the product Budget item selection means for accepting selection of a budget item allocated for purchase, and a plan for comparing a purchase price calculated from the quantity with a budget balance of the budget item. A product for sending information to the order processing server by designating a budget item and information related to a product for which purchase is selected by the applicant from a product for which the purchase price does not exceed the budget balance in the balance comparison unit and the budget balance comparison unit An order processing system comprising: a selection information transmission unit.

  According to the third aspect of the invention, the budget processing item that can be used for the applicant terminal is stored in the order processing server by storing the budget cost that can be used for each applicant who applies for the purchase of the product. It is the same as the first invention that the balance is transmitted and the applicant terminal associates the product to be applied for purchase with the budget cost to be allocated, as in the first invention, but the product to be applied for purchase and the budget cost to be allocated to the applicant terminal. Each means for linking is provided.

  In the third invention, as in the first invention, any timing of accepting an application for product purchase by an applicant, accepting an approval for product purchase by an approver, and accepting an order for a product by an orderer The budget balance of the allocated budget cost can be updated.

  The first invention, the second invention, and the third invention can also be specified as an order processing method that is executed using each order processing server or order processing system.

  An order processing method corresponding to the first invention includes an order processing server for processing an order for product purchase specifying a budget item, and an order processing method executed by an applicant terminal operated by an applicant who applies for purchase of the product. The order processing server receives the identification information of the applicant from the applicant terminal, and the applicant corresponding to the identification information received by the order processing server in the identification reception step is A budget item reading step for reading out one or more budget items that can be used from the applicant information storage means for storing information relating to the budget item that can be used by the applicant in association with the identification information, and the order processing server, Information related to the budget balance of each budget expense read in the budget expense item readout step is stored as information related to the budget balance for each budget expense item allocated to purchase of the product. A budget balance reading step read from the budget information storage means, the order processing server reading the budget item read in the budget item reading step, and the budget balance read in the budget balance reading step corresponding to the budget item; A budget information transmission step for transmitting to the applicant terminal a program for designating the budget item for each product for which the applicant applies for purchase, and the applicant terminal launches the program and purchase with a specified quantity A budget cost item selection step for accepting selection of a product to be applied for and a budget cost item to be allocated for the purchase of the product, and a budget balance comparison in which the applicant terminal compares the purchase price calculated from the quantity with a budget balance of the budget cost Step, and the applicant terminal makes a request from a product whose purchase price does not exceed the budget balance in the budget balance comparison step. A product selection information transmission step of transmitting information to the order processing server by designating a budget item for information about the product for which the applicant has applied for purchase, and the order processing server selecting the budget item selected by the applicant from the applicant terminal. A product selection information receiving step for receiving information related to a product for which purchase is designated, and the order processing server associates information about the product received in the product selection information receiving step with a designated budget item as order information. An order information storing step for storing in an order information storage means.

  An order processing method corresponding to the second invention is an order processing method executed by an order processing server for processing an order for purchasing a product specifying a budget item, wherein the order processing server applies for purchase of the product. An identification information receiving step for receiving the identification information of the applicant from an applicant terminal operated by the applicant who performs the operation, and the order processing server can use one or more applicants corresponding to the identification information received in the identification receiving step A budget item reading step for reading out two or more budget items from an applicant information storage unit that stores information relating to a budget item usable by the applicant in association with the identification information, and the order processing server includes the budget item reading step The budget information record for storing the information on the budget balance of each budget expense item allocated for the purchase of the product as the information on the budget balance of each budget expense read in A budget balance reading step for reading from the means; a budget information transmitting step for the order processing server to transmit the budget cost read in the budget cost item reading step to the applicant terminal; and the order processing server from the applicant terminal. A product selection information receiving step for receiving information related to a product for which purchase is designated with a budget item and a quantity to be allocated for the purchase selected by the applicant, and the order processing server received in the product selection information receiving step A budget balance comparison step for comparing the purchase price calculated from the quantity specified in the information related to the product with the budget balance read out in the budget balance reading step for the budget expense item specified in the information related to the product; , The product whose purchase price does not exceed the budget balance in the budget balance comparison step Information that is order processing method characterized by having, an order information storage step of storing the order information storage unit as the order information in association with the budget expense items.

  An order processing method corresponding to the third invention includes an order processing server for processing an order related to product purchase specifying a budget cost allocated for purchase of the product, and an applicant terminal operated by an applicant who applies for purchase of the product. The order processing method is executed by the identification processing receiving step in which the order processing server receives the identification information of the applicant from the applicant terminal, and the identification received by the order processing server in the identification receiving step. A budget item reading step for reading out one or more budget items that can be used by the applicant corresponding to the information from an applicant information storage unit that stores information related to the budget item that can be used by the applicant in association with the identification information; The order processing server allocates information on the budget balance of each budget cost read in the budget cost item reading step for each budget cost item allocated to the purchase of the product. A budget balance reading step for reading from the budget information storage means for storing information relating to the calculated balance, and the order processing server reading in the budget balance reading step corresponding to the budget item read in the budget item reading step and the budget item. A budget information transmission step for transmitting the budget balance to the applicant terminal, and a budget item selection for accepting a selection of a product for which purchase is specified by the applicant terminal and a budget item allocated for the purchase of the product. A budget balance comparison step in which the applicant terminal compares the purchase price calculated from the quantity with the budget balance of the budget expense; and the applicant terminal compares the budget price in the budget balance comparison step with the purchase price being the budget Information on products for which purchase is selected by the applicant from items that do not exceed the balance, and processing the order by specifying budget items A product selection information transmission step for transmitting to a client; and a product selection information reception step for receiving information related to a product for which the order processing server applies for purchase in which the budget item selected by the applicant is designated from the applicant terminal. And an order information storage step in which the order processing server stores the information related to the received product selection information in the order information storage means as the order information in association with the designated budget expense item. Order processing method.

  According to the present invention, an order for purchasing a product is arranged so that one of the budget costs available to the applicant for purchasing the product is allocated and the product is purchased within the range of each budget balance. It becomes possible to process.

  In the present invention, a single applicant can use a plurality of budget items, for example, a plurality of budget items may be used for each research item, or for each account item such as consumables and equipment. It is particularly suitable for research institutions, national and local governments.

It is a figure which shows the outline | summary of embodiment of the order processing server concerning this invention. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the order processing server concerning this invention. It is a figure which shows the 1st example of the user information storage part in the order processing server concerning this invention. It is a figure which shows the 2nd example of the user information storage part in the order processing server concerning this invention. It is a flowchart which shows the flow which receives the application for goods purchase in the order processing server concerning this invention. It is a flowchart which shows the flow of the applicant terminal which makes application for goods purchase to the order processing server concerning this invention. It is a 1st figure which shows the example of the screen displayed on the applicant terminal which applies for the purchase of goods to the order processing server concerning this invention. It is a 2nd figure which shows the example of the screen displayed on the applicant terminal which applies for the purchase of goods to the order processing server concerning this invention. It is a 3rd figure which shows the example of the screen displayed on the applicant terminal which applies for the purchase of goods to the order processing server concerning this invention. It is a 4th figure which shows the example of the screen displayed on the applicant terminal which applies for the purchase of goods to the order processing server concerning this invention. It is a 5th figure which shows the example of the screen displayed on the applicant terminal which applies for the purchase of goods to the order processing server concerning this invention. It is a 6th figure which shows the example of the screen displayed on the applicant terminal which applies for the purchase of goods to the order processing server concerning this invention. It is a 7th figure which shows the example of the screen displayed on the applicant terminal which applies for the purchase of goods to the order processing server concerning this invention. It is a figure which shows the example of the screen displayed on the approver terminal which approves purchase of goods to the order processing server concerning this invention. It is a figure which shows the example of the screen displayed on the applicant terminal which requests | requires ordering of goods from the order processing server concerning this invention.

  Embodiments for carrying out the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the drawings. In addition, the following description shows an example of embodiment of this invention, Comprising: This invention is not limited to this embodiment.

  FIG. 1 shows an overview of an embodiment of an order processing server according to the present invention. The order processing server according to the present invention is connected to an applicant terminal operated by an applicant who applies for purchase of goods through a communication network such as the Internet. In addition, an approver terminal operated by an approver such as a supervisor of the applicant who approves the purchase of the product requested by the applicant, an orderer terminal operated by an orderer such as a purchaser who orders the purchase of the approved product, It may be connected.

  The order processing server transmits an order related to product purchase via a communication network such as the Internet to a product sales system in which an electronic commerce business operator accepts an order related to product purchase in order to purchase the product requested by the applicant. .

  Note that the network through which the information is sent is not particularly limited, and the approver terminal and the order processing system, the order processing system, and the product sales system are all connected via the Internet as shown in FIG. The order processing server may be configured such that the applicant terminal is connected via a closed network such as a LAN, and orders from the order processing server are transmitted to the product sales system via the Internet. The system may be installed on the system side so that the order processing server accepts an application for product purchase from the applicant terminal via the Internet, and the order processing server and the product sales system are connected by a dedicated line or the like.

  The order processing server includes a user database for managing the authority of the applicant, the approver, the orderer, etc., and a product catalog database in which information about products that can be purchased is stored. Some of these may be provided in a local network on the applicant terminal side. For example, a product catalog database is installed in a LAN to which the applicant terminal is connected, and product information search is executed locally. You may comprise.

  The order processing server is connected to an accounting system having an accounting database for storing information related to financial accounting data. When an order for product purchase is placed, the accounting database is updated in response to the order, and the accounting database is updated. The balance information of the budget allocated for the purchase of the stored merchandise is transmitted from the accounting system to the order processing server as needed, and is used for determining the budget frame when accepting the application.

  The block diagram of FIG. 2 shows the configuration of the order processing server according to the present invention. The order processing server 10 according to the present invention includes an application processing unit 11, an approval processing unit 12, an order processing unit 13, a user information storage unit 14, a product catalog storage unit 15, a budget information storage unit 16, and an order information storage unit 17. Is provided. As described above, the product catalog storage unit 15 corresponding to the product catalog database of FIG. 1 may be provided in a connected LAN or the like of the applicant terminal 40 or the like.

  The order processing server 10 includes a CPU, a main memory, and an HDD. When an application program stored in the HDD is operated to realize a predetermined function, the application program is read into the main memory. The arithmetic processing is executed by the CPU.

  The application processing unit 11, the approval processing unit 12, and the order processing unit 13 are all functionally specified, and application programs corresponding to these functions are read from the HDD to the main memory and calculated by the CPU. Each function is realized by executing the processing. A predetermined storage area of the HDD is allocated to each of the user information storage unit 14, the product catalog storage unit 15, the budget information storage unit 16, and the order information storage unit 17. The physical configuration of the computer used for the order processing server 10 is not particularly limited. For example, the user information storage unit 14 and the like are provided in a database server that is a computer different from the order processing server. May be.

  The application processing unit 11 accepts an application for product purchase from the applicant terminal 40, collates the password stored in the user information storage unit 14 to authenticate the applicant, and receives a search request from the applicant terminal 40. The product information read from the product catalog storage unit 15 is transmitted. In addition, the budget information that can be used for each applicant from the user information storage unit 14 is read from the budget information storage unit 16 and the budget balance corresponding to the budget cost is transmitted to the applicant terminal 40. The applicant terminal 40 designates a budget item to be allocated to a product for which purchase is requested, and if it is confirmed that the budget balance is not exceeded, information relating to the product for which purchase is designated for which the budget item has been designated is provided in the application processing unit 11. And stored in the order information storage unit 17.

  In the approval processing unit 12, order information requiring approval by the approver is transmitted to the approver terminal 50, and after confirming the approval authority stored in the user information storage unit 14, the approval process is performed on the approver terminal 50. If it does, it will be memorize | stored in the order information of the order information storage part 17 that it has been approved.

  In the order processing unit 13, after confirming the authority of the orderer stored in the user information storage unit 14, the order information for performing the ordering process is read from the order information storage unit 17 and transmitted to the orderer terminal 60. . When the orderer confirms this and performs an order processing operation at the orderer terminal 60, information necessary for ordering the product is transmitted to the product sales system 30. At the same time, information such as the amount of merchandise purchase and the allocated budget items are transmitted to the accounting system 20, and the budget balance of the corresponding budget costs is updated in the budget information storage unit 21.

  The timing for updating the budget balance in the budget information storage unit 21 is not limited after the ordering process is performed as described above. The application processing unit 11 receives an application and orders from the order information storage unit 17. The budget balance may be updated at the timing when the information is written, when the approval by the approver is written in the order information in the order information storage unit 17, or the like. Further, the budget balance stored in the budget information storage unit 16 of the order processing server 10 is updated at any time so as to synchronize with the budget information storage unit 21 of the accounting system 20. Instead of providing the storage unit 16, the application processing unit 11 may directly acquire information on the budget balance from the budget information storage unit 21 of the accounting system 20.

  The user information storage unit 14 stores user information of users who access the order processing server 10 such as applicants, approvers, and orderers. FIGS. 3 and 4 show examples of information related to the applicant stored in the user information storage unit 14 in the order processing server 10. Here, the identification information of the applicant such as a user ID, the applicant Information on budget items that can be used to purchase products is stored for each applicant, such as a password for authenticating the user.

  In the example of FIG. 3, the budget that can be used for each applicant is stored in units of accounting accounts, but in an organization such as a university or research institution, one applicant has the same account item. However, there are cases where budget items that are classified for internal management can be used. In such a case, as shown in the example of FIG. 4, it is sufficient to set a budget item that can be used by the applicant for each subject in management accounting. In this case, as shown in the lower part of FIG. Even for the “consumables budget”, it is possible to select budget items to be allocated according to the usage, such as “consumables budget (individual research)” and “consumables budget (joint research)”.

  Subsequently, with respect to the processing flow for applying for purchase of goods by the order processing server according to the present invention, on the assumption of the configuration shown in FIG. 2, examples of the flow charts of FIGS. It explains using.

  An applicant who wishes to apply for purchase of a product logs in to the order processing server 10 from the applicant terminal 40. The login screen is displayed as in the example of FIG. 7, and when the user ID (user name may be set to be selected from the pull-down menu as shown in FIG. 7) and password are entered, the entered user ID and A login request with a password specified is transmitted to the order processing server 10.

  When the order processing server 10 receives the login request (S01), the application processing unit 11 is activated and the application accepting process is executed as shown in the flowchart of FIG. First, the user information storage unit 14 (user database) is searched for a record in which the user information of the applicant is recorded using the identification information of the applicant such as a user ID as a key. Authentication is performed (S02). If the passwords do not match, an error occurs and the applicant terminal 40 is notified that login is not possible.

  When the passwords match, the login is approved and the user's authority is confirmed to be “applicant” (S03). Then, the applicant terminal 40 is made to output a screen for the applicant who can search for the product (S04). ), The budget item (specified by the code as in the example of FIG. 3) that the applicant can use for purchasing the product is read from the user information record of the applicant (S05).

  When the applicant specifies various conditions at the applicant terminal 40 and requests a product search, the application processing unit 11 of the order processing server 10 receives the search request (S06), and the product catalog storage unit 15 (product catalog) The database is searched (S07), and product information relating to the searched product is transmitted to the applicant terminal 40 (S08). A display screen of the search result as shown in the example of FIG. 8 is output to the applicant terminal 40, and the applicant selects a product to be applied for purchase, and presses a “budget selection” button to select a budget. Go to the screen. Here, a budget selection request is transmitted to the order processing server 10.

  When the application processing unit 11 of the order processing server 10 receives a budget selection request (S09), the budget balance corresponding to the budget expense that can be used by the previously read applicant is read from the budget information storage unit 16 (S10). Budget information including budget balances corresponding to the budget items that can be used by the applicant and the budget items that have been read out is used by the applicant terminal 40 to allow the applicant to specify the budget items for each product for which purchase is requested. Is transmitted to the applicant terminal 40 together with a program such as a script to be operated in (S11).

  Here, the flowchart of FIG. 6 shows the processing flow of the applicant terminal 40 that applies to the order processing server 10 for product purchase, including the flow executed by the program such as the script. When the applicant terminal 40 receives budget information including budget items and budget balances (S21), the budget information is temporarily stored in association with each budget item and budget balance, and an unselected item list screen. Is displayed as in the example shown in FIG. 9 (S22). On this screen, budget items that can be allocated for each product by the applicant can be selected from a pull-down menu.

  On this screen, the order quantity is specified as “1” by default. However, if the applicant specifies the quantity of the product to be purchased (S23), the quantity on the screen is updated to the specified quantity and displayed. (S24). Here, as shown in FIG. 9, when an applicant selects a product for which a budget item is to be specified by specifying a check box, and in that state, performs an operation of selecting a budget cost to be specified for the product from the pull-down menu, The applicant terminal 40 accepts the selected product and budget item (S25), and compares the order amount calculated from the order quantity and unit price of the product with the budget balance corresponding to the selected budget cost temporarily stored previously. Is executed (S26).

  If the order amount exceeds the budget balance, the budget selection is not accepted and an error is displayed (S27). If the order amount does not exceed the budget balance, as shown in the example of FIG. 10, the information about the product for which the budget item is selected is displayed separately from the information about the product for which the budget item is not selected (S28). ). Note that the selection of budget items is not limited to each product, but if you select budget items with multiple product check boxes assigned to the same budget item, you can select multiple budget items. It is also possible to select a budget item for the product.

  When such a process is repeated for an unselected budget product and selection of the budget item for the product to be purchased is completed, in the example shown in FIG. 11, the applicant confirms “Budget” at the bottom of the screen. Press the button. By this operation, the applicant terminal 40 receives an instruction for budget determination.

  In addition, when finalizing the budget here, while the applicant is performing the operation of selecting the product, other applicants who can use the same budget expense reserve the budget first, and the budget balance In order to avoid the budget exceeding due to fluctuations, the order processing server 10 is again inquired about the latest budget balance, recalculated on the basis of the latest budget balance, and as shown in FIG. A screen may be displayed as shown in the example. In this case, when the applicant confirms the confirmation of the budget on the screen of FIG. 12 and presses the “Yes” button, the applicant terminal 40 accepts the budget confirmation instruction by this operation.

  In order to solve the above problems, the budget balance for each budget item is not transmitted to the applicant terminal 40 in advance and temporarily stored, but the budget is stored in the order processing server 10 when the budget item is selected. The balance may be inquired, and the order processing server 10 may read and transmit the latest budget balance from the budget information storage unit 16.

  If the recalculation confirms that the budget has been exceeded, there is no particular limitation. For example, the screen indicates that the budget has been exceeded, and returns to the screen in FIG. 9 to select the budget again. You can do it.

  When an instruction to confirm the budget is received by the operation as described above (S29), an application confirmation screen as shown in the example of FIG. 13 is displayed, and the applicant applies for product purchase with the displayed contents. When the user confirms and presses the “Yes” button, an application confirmation instruction is accepted at the applicant terminal 40 by this operation. When an application confirmation instruction is received (S30), the product selection information specifying the selected product, the purchase quantity, the budget item to be allocated, etc. is transmitted to the order processing server 10 (S31).

  In the description so far, the process of selecting the budget item for each product and comparing the budget balance and transmitting the confirmed product selection information to the order processing server 10 is transmitted from the order processing server 10. It is assumed that the program is executed by the applicant terminal 40 by a program such as a script, but the processing flow is executed by communicating with the order processing server 10 and the arithmetic processing such as comparison with the budget balance is performed. It may be executed in the order processing server 10. The applicant terminal 40 may be provided with a function corresponding to a program such as a script transmitted from the order processing server 10 in advance.

  In the former configuration, the budget balance of the budget cost that can be used by the applicant is temporarily stored in the order processing server 10, and information for specifying the product (or the unit price of the product) every time the applicant selects the budget cost. The designated quantity is transmitted to the order processing server 10, and the calculation result in the order processing server 10 is returned to the applicant terminal 40. With the latter configuration, when performing comparison with a budget balance or the like, a preinstalled program is read and a predetermined calculation process is executed.

  Returning to the flowchart of FIG. 5, the order processing server 10 transmits the product selection information transmitted from the applicant terminal 40 and designated by the applicant for the purchase selected by the applicant, the purchase quantity, the budget item to be allocated, and the like. (S12). From the received product selection information, order information in which the product to be purchased, its quantity, the budget item to be allocated, etc. are designated is generated and written into the order information storage unit 17 (S13).

  In the embodiment described here, it is assumed that the business flow in which the orderer places an order for the purchase of the product based on the order information that the applicant has applied for and approved by the approver. It is also possible for the applicant to place an order for the purchase of the product directly without going through an order by the user. In this case, new order information is written in the order information storage unit 17 and an ordering process for the product sales system 30 is performed based on the order information. Further, the budget information storage unit 21 (accounting database) of the accounting system 20 Information for subtracting the allocated budget from the budget balance is transmitted to the accounting system 20. Here, the order processing server 10 may perform a process of updating the budget balance in the budget information storage unit 14.

  Next, the approval process by the approver such as the applicant's boss and the order process by the purchaser such as the purchaser will be described using the example of the screen shown in FIGS. 14 and 15 on the assumption of the configuration shown in FIG. .

  When an approver such as a supervisor of an applicant who has the authority to approve an application for product purchase accesses the order processing server 10 from the approver terminal 50 and requests an approval process, the approval processing unit 12 is activated, and the user Referring to the information storage unit 14, identity authentication and authority confirmation are performed using an approver's password or the like. When the identity authentication and the authority of the approver are confirmed, the order information to be approved by the approver is read from the order information storage unit 17 and displayed on the approver terminal 50 as shown in the example of FIG. .

  Here, the method for identifying the order information to be approved by the approver is not particularly limited. For example, the approver may be specified and included in a part of the order information when applying by the applicant, The user ID of the boss of the applicant may be specified in the user information, and the order information written by the subordinate applicant may be retrieved using the user ID as a key.

  When the approver confirms the order information and performs an operation of approving the application, the approval information is written in the order information in the order information storage unit 17.

  In the present invention, it is also possible to carry out the purchase of the product at the stage where the approver approves the product purchase application without placing the order by the orderer. In that case, the approval by the approver is written in the order information in the order information storage unit 17, the ordering process for the product sales system 30 is performed based on the order information, and the budget information storage unit 21 of the accounting system 20. Information for subtracting the budget allocated in the (accounting database) from the budget balance is transmitted to the accounting system 20. Here, the order processing server 10 may perform a process of updating the budget balance in the budget information storage unit 14.

  When an orderer such as a purchaser who has the authority to place an order to purchase a product accesses the order processing server 10 from the orderer terminal 60 and requests an ordering process, the ordering processing unit 13 is activated, and a user information storage unit Referring to FIG. 14, identity authentication and authority confirmation are performed by the orderer's password or the like. When the user authentication and the authority of the orderer are confirmed, the order information that has been approved by the approver and not yet ordered is read from the order information storage unit 17 and is sent to the orderer terminal 60 as shown in the example of FIG. Is displayed.

  Here, a method for identifying unordered order information is not particularly limited. For example, by configuring that order information is written in the order information after the order processing described below, Unordered order information can be specified based on the presence or absence of written orders.

  When the orderer selects an order to be processed from the unordered order information displayed and performs an operation for placing an order for the purchase of the product, an order is placed with respect to the product sales system 30 based on the order information of the selected order. Processing is performed, and further, information for subtracting the budget allocated in the budget information storage unit 21 (accounting database) of the accounting system 20 from the budget balance is transmitted to the accounting system 20. Here, the order processing server 10 may perform a process of updating the budget balance in the budget information storage unit 14. At the same time, the fact that the order has been placed is written in the order information in the order information storage unit 17.

10 Order Processing Server 11 Application Processing Unit 12 Approval Processing Unit 13 Order Processing Unit 14 User Information Storage Unit 15 Product Catalog Storage Unit 16 Budget Information Storage Unit 17 Order Information Storage Unit 20 Accounting System 21 Budget Information Storage Unit 30 Product Sales System 40 Application Terminal 50 approver terminal 60 orderer terminal

Claims (9)

An order processing server that processes product purchase orders that specify budget items.
An identification information receiving means for receiving the identification information of the applicant from the applicant terminal operated by the applicant who applies for purchase of the product;
Applicant information storage means for storing information relating to budget items that can be used by the applicant in association with the identification information;
Budget information storage means for storing information relating to the budget balance for each budget item allocated to purchase of the product;
Budget item reading means for reading one or more budget costs usable by the applicant corresponding to the identification information received by the identification receiving unit from the applicant information storage unit;
Budget balance reading means for reading information on the budget balance of each budget expense read by the budget expense item reading means from the budget information storage means;
The budget item read by the budget item reading unit, the budget balance read by the budget balance reading unit corresponding to the budget item, and the program for designating the budget item for each product for which the applicant applies for purchase Budget information sending means to send to the applicant terminal;
Product selection information receiving means for receiving information related to a product for which purchase is designated by the budget item selected by the applicant from the applicant terminal;
Order information storage means for storing information on the product received by the product selection information receiving means as order information in association with a designated budget item;
With
The program is stored in the applicant terminal.
A budget item selection step for accepting selection of a product for which purchase is specified and a budget item allocated for the purchase of the product;
A budget balance comparison step for comparing the purchase price calculated from the quantity with the budget balance of the budget item;
A product selection information transmission step of designating a budget item and transmitting to the order processing server information relating to a product for which purchase is selected by the applicant from products whose purchase price does not exceed the budget balance in the budget balance comparison step; ,
An order processing server characterized in that is executed. The information related to the product received by the product selection information receiving means includes the purchase price of the product to be applied for purchase,
When new order information including the purchase price is stored in the order information storage means, the budget balance of the budget expense included in the order information stored in the budget information storage means is updated to reflect the purchase price The order processing server according to claim 1, further comprising a budget balance update means for performing the operation. The information related to the product received by the product selection information receiving means includes the purchase price of the product for which an order is applied,
Approval information receiving means for receiving approval information specifying the order information stored in the order information storage means from an approver terminal that approves the purchase of the product;
Application order recording means for recording approval information by the approver in the order information storage means for order information specified in the approval information received by the approval information receiving means;
For the order information in which the approval by the approver is recorded in the order information storage unit, the budget item included in the order information stored in the budget information storage unit reflecting the purchase price included in the order information. 2. The order processing server according to claim 1, further comprising budget balance update means for updating the budget balance. The information related to the product received by the product selection information receiving means includes the purchase price of the product for which an order is applied,
An order request receiving means for receiving an order request specifying the order information stored in the order information storage means, from an orderer terminal requesting an order for the product;
Order processing means for executing order processing to a product sales system that accepts an order related to product purchase based on the order information specified in the order request received by the order request receiving means;
When the order processing means executes the order processing based on the order information, the budget balance of the budget cost included in the order information stored in the budget information storage means is updated to reflect the purchase price included in the order information. The order processing server according to claim 1, further comprising a budget balance update means for performing the operation. An order processing server that processes product purchase orders that specify budget items.
An identification information receiving means for receiving the identification information of the applicant from the applicant terminal operated by the applicant who applies for purchase of the product;
Applicant information storage means for storing information relating to budget items that can be used by the applicant in association with the identification information;
Budget information storage means for storing information relating to the budget balance for each budget item allocated to purchase of the product;
Budget item reading means for reading one or more budget costs usable by the applicant corresponding to the identification information received by the identification receiving unit from the applicant information storage unit;
Budget balance reading means for reading information on the budget balance of each budget expense read by the budget expense item reading means from the budget information storage means;
Budget information transmitting means for transmitting the budget cost read by the budget cost item reading means to the applicant terminal;
Product selection information receiving means for receiving information related to a product for which purchase is designated with a budget item and a quantity allocated to the purchase selected by the applicant from the applicant terminal;
Budget balance that compares the purchase price calculated from the quantity specified in the information related to the product received by the product selection information receiving means with the budget balance read out by the budget balance reading means for the budget item specified in the information related to the product Contrast means;
Order information storage means for storing information relating to products whose purchase price does not exceed the budget balance in the budget balance comparison means, as order information in association with the budget item;
An order processing server comprising: An order processing system comprising an order processing server connected to an applicant terminal operated by an applicant who applies for the purchase of a product, and an order processing server connected to the applicant terminal, which processes an order for purchasing a product specifying a budget item.
In the order processing server,
Identification information receiving means for receiving the identification information of the applicant from the applicant terminal;
Applicant information storage means for storing information relating to budget items that can be used by the applicant in association with the identification information;
Budget information storage means for storing information relating to the budget balance for each budget item allocated to purchase of the product;
Budget item reading means for reading one or more budget costs usable by the applicant corresponding to the identification information received by the identification receiving unit from the applicant information storage unit;
Budget balance reading means for reading information on the budget balance of each budget expense read by the budget expense item reading means from the budget information storage means;
Budget information transmitting means for transmitting the budget item read by the budget item reading means and the budget balance read by the budget balance reading means corresponding to the budget expense to the applicant terminal;
Product selection information receiving means for receiving information related to a product for which purchase is designated by the budget item selected by the applicant from the applicant terminal;
Order information storage means for storing information on the product received by the product selection information receiving means as order information in association with a designated budget item;
With
In the applicant terminal,
A budget item selection means for accepting selection of a product for which purchase is specified and a budget item allocated for the purchase of the product;
Budget balance comparison means for comparing the purchase price calculated from the quantity with the budget balance of the budget item;
Product selection information transmission means for designating a budget item and transmitting to the order processing server information relating to a product for which purchase is selected by an applicant from products whose purchase price does not exceed the budget balance in the budget balance comparison means; ,
An order processing system comprising: An order processing method that is executed by an order processing server that processes product purchase orders that specify budget items, and an applicant terminal operated by an applicant who applies for purchase of products,
An identification information receiving step in which the order processing server receives the identification information of the applicant from the applicant terminal;
The order processing server associates information related to budget items that can be used by the applicant with one or more budget items that can be used by the applicant corresponding to the identification information received in the identification receiving step. A budget item reading step for reading from the applicant information storage means for storing;
Budget balance that the order processing server reads from the budget information storage means for storing information relating to the budget balance of each budget expense item read in the budget expense item readout step, information relating to the budget balance for each budget expense item allocated to purchase of the product A reading step;
The order processing server reads the budget item read in the budget item read step, the budget balance read in the budget balance read step corresponding to the budget item, and the budget item for each product for which the applicant applies for purchase. A budget information transmission step for transmitting a program for designating to the applicant terminal;
Budget applicant item selection step for accepting selection of the item for which the applicant terminal starts the program and applies for purchase with a specified quantity and the budget item allocated for the purchase of the product;
A budget balance comparison step in which the applicant terminal compares the purchase price calculated from the quantity with the budget balance of the budget item;
The applicant terminal transmits information to the order processing server specifying the budget item for the product for which purchase is selected by the applicant from the products whose purchase price does not exceed the budget balance in the budget balance comparison step. A product selection information transmission step;
A product selection information receiving step in which the order processing server receives information related to a product for which a purchase for which a budget item selected by the applicant has been designated is designated from the applicant terminal;
An order information storage step in which the order processing server stores the information related to the received product selection information in the order information storage means as order information in association with the specified budget item;
An order processing method characterized by comprising: An order processing method executed by an order processing server that processes an order for purchasing a product specifying a budget item,
An identification information receiving step in which the order processing server receives the identification information of the applicant from an applicant terminal operated by an applicant who applies for the purchase of the product;
The order processing server associates information related to budget items that can be used by the applicant with one or more budget items that can be used by the applicant corresponding to the identification information received in the identification receiving step. A budget item reading step for reading from the applicant information storage means for storing;
Budget balance that the order processing server reads from the budget information storage means for storing information relating to the budget balance of each budget expense item read in the budget expense item readout step, information relating to the budget balance for each budget expense item allocated to purchase of the product A reading step;
The order processing server transmits budget information read in the budget item reading step to the applicant terminal for budget information transmission step;
A product selection information receiving step in which the order processing server receives information related to a product for which purchase is designated with a budget item and a quantity to be allocated for the purchase selected by the applicant from the applicant terminal;
The budget that the order processing server reads the purchase price calculated from the quantity specified in the information related to the product received in the product selection information receiving step in the budget balance reading step for the budget expense item specified in the information related to the product A budget balance comparison step to compare with the balance;
An order information storage step in which the order processing server stores information relating to a product whose purchase price does not exceed the budget balance in the budget balance comparison step in an order information storage means in association with the budget expense item as order information;
An order processing method characterized by comprising: An order processing server for processing an order related to product purchase specifying a budget cost allocated for purchase of the product, and an order processing method executed by an applicant terminal operated by an applicant who applies for purchase of the product,
An identification information receiving step in which the order processing server receives the identification information of the applicant from the applicant terminal;
The order processing server associates information related to budget items that can be used by the applicant with one or more budget items that can be used by the applicant corresponding to the identification information received in the identification receiving step. A budget item reading step for reading from the applicant information storage means for storing;
Budget balance that the order processing server reads from the budget information storage means for storing information relating to the budget balance of each budget expense item read in the budget expense item readout step, information relating to the budget balance for each budget expense item allocated to purchase of the product A reading step;
A budget information transmission step in which the order processing server transmits the budget item read in the budget item reading step and the budget balance read in the budget balance reading step corresponding to the budget item to the applicant terminal;
A budget item selection step for accepting selection of a product for which the applicant terminal applies for purchase with a specified quantity and a budget item allocated for the purchase of the product;
A budget balance comparison step in which the applicant terminal compares the purchase price calculated from the quantity with the budget balance of the budget item;
The applicant terminal transmits information to the order processing server specifying the budget item for the product for which purchase is selected by the applicant from the products whose purchase price does not exceed the budget balance in the budget balance comparison step. A product selection information transmission step;
A product selection information receiving step in which the order processing server receives information related to a product for which a purchase for which a budget item selected by the applicant has been designated is designated from the applicant terminal;
An order information storage step in which the order processing server stores the information related to the received product selection information in the order information storage means as order information in association with the specified budget item;
An order processing method characterized by comprising: