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.
flowchart