TS/MP Pathsend and Server Programming Manual (G06.24+, H06.03+)
Designing Your Application
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2-3
Analyzing Data Flow
Figure 2-1. Data Flow for a Business Task
 — Customer ID
 — Requested shipping date
 — Shipping instructions 
— Check customer ID.
— Get customer's name
 and address.
— Get order ID.
\REG
Customer 
Information
Order IDs
2.1. Accept:
— List of ordered items
— Quantity of each item 
—Check quantity available 
 for delivery of each 
 ordered item.
\WHS
Inventory 
Data
4.
3. Accept:
— Back-order information
— Calculate order cost.
— Get customer balance
 and credit limit.
— Subtract order cost from
 balance and check limit.
\REG
Customer 
Credit 
Data
5. Accept: 6.
— Confirmation
7. Accept:
— Subtract quantity ordered
 from quantity available.
\WHS
Inventory 
Data/
Shipping
Data
8.
— Update customer balance.
— Record order data.
\REG
Customer 
Credit Data/
Order Data
9, 10.
— Record order information.
\CORP
11.
— Record order information.
\WHS
12.
Accounts
Receivable
Data
Inventory 
Data/
Shipping
 Data
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