OligoOrder GFDB - flowchart diagram of order process
OligoOrderGFDB is a local "e-commerce" system which is specialized for ordering oligonucleotides (see picture below):
- identification of the user on the basis of username and password (handeled by "UserGFDB")
- collection of the information relevant for the user identified (responsible group leader, Kostenstelle, phone number, Email address, etc.)
- collection of the data on the oligo(s) to be ordered (designation, length, sequence, systhesis scale, purification grade, modification, etc.)
- database check to determine which suppier offers the oligo requested
- calculation of the price offered by the suppliers in the system (currently two)
- user decides on the supplier
- database entry of the completed order, generation of a log file entry, mail to responsible group leader with condensed info on the order placed
- approval of the order by the responsible people
- generation of the order Email in the computer-readable format of the selected supplier.