Web Application Exercise
Web Application Exercise
Executive summary
This paper describes the Inventory Management System sufficiently to determine the feasibility
and usability of a finished system. The core concept is to track the sale of items from the cash
registers with additional features for interpreting the data. It uses a client-server model with a
connected database to allow multiple stores and warehouses to be connected.
1. Operational Concepts
2. System Requirements
The Inventory Management System uses a web-based interface to display inventory data to the
stock manager client. The product will use of open-source software primarily due to cost of
implementation.
The first feature of the Stock Manager Client web interface component allows the Stock
Manager Client to view the current stock of products, along with the capabilities of
searching and sorting the products.
The second feature of the Stock Manager Client web interface will allow the user to
modify application settings, such as the threshold for email notifications, frequency of
inventory scans (daily at a particular hour, weekly, monthly, etc.), and security settings.
The third feature of the Stock Manager Client web interface will allow the user to update
the inventory during the restocking process.
Since the software and hardware resources of cash registers are not available due to the variation
in software and cost, we will be developing an emulated Cash Register client to interface with
actual cash registers. The Cash Register client will emulate purchases by having a simple
graphical interface with fields for a barcode number and quantity and a button to make a
purchase
Web-style Information