Abstract: A server apparatus provides groupware functions by storing data to be attached to an image object in correspondence with a window on which image object is to be displayed at a client terminal so that all data attached to the image object are storable regardless of any one of a plurality of windows on which the image object is displayed. The server apparatus inherits and stores data attached to an image object moved or copied at the client terminal, in correspondence with the user data attached to a seat image to which the image object is moved or copied and a second window that is specified by the user data attached to the seat image and displayed at the client terminal, in response to an update request from the client terminal.

Abstract: The present invention provides a purchase management system which comprises an AS specific dividing controller 19 for performing control of dividing the purchase request per administrative standard when the AS specifying unit determines that the administrative standards of the respective items to which the purchase request was made differ; an administration controller 21 for receiving the purchase request divided per administrative standard and administratively controlling the purchase request; a divided ordering controller 22 for performing control of dividing and ordering the purchase request per item specific dealer when the administration controller allows the purchase request; and an order totaling controller 23 for totaling the order data ordered by the divided ordering controller according to the attribute of the expense item of the order.

Abstract: A system that executes and manages the purchase of items at low cost is disclosed. This system, based on merchandising of one or more dealers, uses a merchandise assortment (MD) of each dealer specified by a customer's purchase control department for example as a customer specific electronic catalog. Then, this MD/electronic catalog stores for each item the information necessary for specifying its dealer and supplier. A server 10 is equipped with an item specific ordering controller 14 that, when it has received an order issuing request for ordering one ore plural number of items from a terminal of a user who belongs to the customer's purchasing unit, specifies a dealer who offers each item based on the MD information of each said purchasing unit. By this, it becomes possible for each user of the customer to make purchases based on the purchasing standard determined by the purchase control department by only specifying necessary items even without knowing the dealer names.

Abstract: By supporting distribution related to an overall business dealing among customers CMR, plural distributors including dealers SHP, and suppliers SPR with use of a computer system CS through communication network, the merchandise supplier side including the distributors SHP or WS and suppliers SPR can simplify its own merchandise distribution process and save labor required for tasks due for the merchandise distribution process, while the customer CMR side can simplify the ordering management, ordering operations and the like.

Abstract: A system for executing and managing purchases of items at low cost is disclosed. This system comprises a database 9 which stores various kinds of masters and a server 10 connected to prescribed terminals 1 via a network such as the Internet. When items stored in a merchandise master are to be replaced with items that are replaceable and not contained in a customer specific electronic catalog (MD related information), the server controls the replacement of items provided from the dealers to the customers according to predefined automatic replace levels. Thus changes are made in items according to predetermined contract, and manufacturing suspensions and introduction of new products and the like can be coped with.

Abstract: The present invention provides a purchase management system which comprises an AS specific dividing controller 19 for performing control of dividing the purchase request per administrative standard when the AS specifying unit determines that the administrative standards of the respective items to which the purchase request was made differ; an administration controller 21 for receiving the purchase request divided per administrative standard and administratively controlling the purchase request; a divided ordering controller 22 for performing control of dividing and ordering the purchase request per item specific dealer when the administration controller allows the purchase request; and an order totaling controller 23 for totaling the order data ordered by the divided ordering controller according to the attribute of the expense item of the order.

Abstract: A system that executes and manages the purchase of items at low cost is disclosed. This system, based on merchandising of one or more dealers, uses a merchandise assortment (MD) of each dealer specified by a customer's purchase control department for example as a customer specific electronic catalog. Then, this MD/electronic catalog stores for each item the information necessary for specifying its dealer and supplier. A server 10 is equipped with an item specific ordering controller 14 that, when it has received an order issuing request for ordering one ore plural number of items from a terminal of a user who belongs to the customer's purchasing unit, specifies a dealer who offers each item based on the MD information of each said purchasing unit. By this, it becomes possible for each user of the customer to make purchases based on the purchasing standard determined by the purchase control department by only specifying necessary items even without knowing the dealer names.