Package org.osid.inventory

package org.osid.inventory

The Open Service Interface Definitions for the org.osid.inventory service.

The Inventory OSID provides the service of managing inventories of things.

Items

Items are individual assets tracked with a serial number. Items may have a location and may be accounted as a part of another Item . Items belong to a Stock .

Stocks

A Stock is a collection of Items. Stocks have a stock keeping unit and may also have a location. Stocks are also hierarchical.

Model

A Model is used to normalize a product vendor and model across Stocks .

Example

A Stock may be used to represent a stockpile of dynamite of Model Acme Dynamite #7. Each Item represents a stick of dynamite.

Inventories

An Inventory is a snapshot of the quantity of Items in a Stock . Inventories may be tracked over time.

Warehouse Cataloging

Items , Stocks , Models , and Inventories may be cataloged into federateable Warehouses .

Sub Packages

The Inventory OSID includes an Inventory Shipment OSID for transferring Items to and from Stocks and an Inventory Batch OSID for managing inventory in bulk.

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Related Packages

Package	Description
org.osid	The Open Service Interface Definitions for the org.osid service.
org.osid.inventory.batch	The Open Service Interface Definitions for the org.osid.inventory.batch service.
org.osid.inventory.records
org.osid.inventory.shipment	The Open Service Interface Definitions for the org.osid.inventory.shipment service.

Interfaces

Class	Description
Inventory	An Inventory is count of the stock at a point in time.
InventoryAdminSession	This session creates, updates, and deletes Inventories .
InventoryForm	This is the form for creating and updating Inventories .
InventoryList	Like all OsidLists , InventoryList provides a means for accessing Inventory elements sequentially either one at a time or many at a time.
InventoryLookupSession	This session provides methods for retrieving Inventories .
InventoryManager	The inventory manager provides access to inventory sessions and provides interoperability tests for various aspects of this service.
InventoryNotificationSession	This session defines methods to receive notifications on adds/changes to Inventories in this Warehouse .
InventoryProfile	The inventory profile describes the interoperability of inventory services.
InventoryProxyManager	The inventory manager provides access to inventory sessions and provides interoperability tests for various aspects of this service.
InventoryQuery	This is the query for searching inventories.
InventoryQueryInspector	The query inspectors provide a means of accessing the match terms of a query.
InventoryQuerySession	This session provides methods for searching among Inventories .
InventoryReceiver	The inventory receiver is the consumer supplied interface for receiving notifications pertaining to new, updated or deleted Inventory objects.
InventorySearch	The search interface for governing inventory searches.
InventorySearchOrder	An interface for specifying the ordering of search results.
InventorySearchResults	This interface provides a means to capture results of a search.
InventorySearchSession	This session provides methods for searching among Inventories .
InventorySmartWarehouseSession	This session manages queries and sequencing to create "smart" dynamic catalogs.
InventoryWarehouseAssignmentSession	This session provides methods to re-assign Inventories to Warehouses .
InventoryWarehouseSession	This session provides methods to retrieve Inventory to Warehouse mappings.
Item	An Item represents a specific managed item in a warehouse.
ItemAdminSession	This session creates, updates, and deletes Items .
ItemForm	This is the form for creating and updating Items .
ItemList	Like all OsidLists , ItemList provides a means for accessing Item elements sequentially either one at a time or many at a time.
ItemLookupSession	This session defines methods for retrieving items.
ItemNotificationSession	This session defines methods to receive notifications on adds/changes to Items in this Warehouse .
ItemQuery	This is the query for searching items.
ItemQueryInspector	The query inspectors provide a means of accessing the match terms of a query.
ItemQuerySession	This session provides methods for searching among Items .
ItemReceiver	The item receiver is the consumer supplied interface for receiving notifications pertaining to new, updated or deleted Item objects.
ItemSearch	The search interface for governing item searches.
ItemSearchOrder	An interface for specifying the ordering of search results.
ItemSearchResults	This interface provides a means to capture results of a search.
ItemSearchSession	This session provides methods for searching among Items .
ItemSmartWarehouseSession	This session manages queries and sequencing to create "smart" dynamic catalogs.
ItemWarehouseAssignmentSession	This session provides methods to re-assign Items to Warehouses .
ItemWarehouseSession	This session provides methods to retrieve Item to Warehouse mappings.
Model	A Model represents a specific make of a product that is used to build a vocabulary of managed products.
ModelAdminSession	This session creates, updates, and deletes Models .
ModelForm	This is the form for creating and updating Models .
ModelList	Like all OsidLists , ModelList provides a means for accessing Model elements sequentially either one at a time or many at a time.
ModelLookupSession	This session defines methods for retrieving models.
ModelNotificationSession	This session defines methods to receive notifications on adds/changes to Models in this Warehouse .
ModelQuery	This is the query for searching models.
ModelQueryInspector	The query inspectors provide a means of accessing the match terms of a query.
ModelQuerySession	This session provides methods for searching among Models .
ModelReceiver	The model receiver is the consumer supplied interface for receiving notifications pertaining to new, updated or deleted model objects.
ModelSearch	The search interface for governing model searches.
ModelSearchOrder	An interface for specifying the ordering of search results.
ModelSearchResults	This interface provides a means to capture results of a search.
ModelSearchSession	This session provides methods for searching among Models .
ModelSmartWarehouseSession	This session manages queries and sequencing to create "smart" dynamic catalogs.
ModelWarehouseAssignmentSession	This session provides methods to re-assign Models to Warehouses .A Model may appear in multiple Warehouse objects and removing the last reference to a Model is the equivalent of deleting it.
ModelWarehouseSession	This session provides methods to retrieve Model to Warehouse mappings.
Stock	A Stock represents a class of items in a warehouse.
StockAdminSession	This session creates, updates, and deletes Stocks .
StockForm	This is the form for creating and updating Stocks .
StockHierarchyDesignSession	This session defines methods for managing a hierarchy of Stocks .
StockHierarchySession	This session defines methods for traversing a hierarchy of Stocks .
StockList	Like all OsidLists , StockList provides a means for accessing Stock elements sequentially either one at a time or many at a time.
StockLookupSession	This session defines methods for retrieving stocks.
StockNode	This interface is a container for a partial hierarchy retrieval.
StockNodeList	Like all OsidLists , StockNodeList provides a means for accessing StockNode elements sequentially either one at a time or many at a time.
StockNotificationSession	This session defines methods to receive notifications on adds/changes to Stocks in this Warehouse .
StockQuery	This is the query for searching stocks.
StockQueryInspector	The query inspectors provide a means of accessing the match terms of a query.
StockQuerySession	This session provides methods for searching among Stocks .
StockReceiver	The stock receiver is the consumer supplied interface for receiving notifications pertaining to new, updated or deleted stock objects.
StockSearch	The search interface for governing stock searches.
StockSearchOrder	An interface for specifying the ordering of search results.
StockSearchResults	This interface provides a means to capture results of a search.
StockSearchSession	This session provides methods for searching among Stocks .
StockSmartWarehouseSession	This session manages queries and sequencing to create "smart" dynamic catalogs.
StockWarehouseAssignmentSession	This session provides methods to re-assign Stocks to Warehouses .
StockWarehouseSession	This session provides methods to retrieve Stock to Warehouse mappings.
Warehouse	A Warehouse represents a collection of inventories.
WarehouseAdminSession	This session creates, updates, and deletes Warehouses .
WarehouseForm	This is the form for creating and updating warehouses.
WarehouseHierarchyDesignSession	This session defines methods for managing a hierarchy of Warehouses .
WarehouseHierarchySession	This session defines methods for traversing a hierarchy of Warehouses .
WarehouseList	Like all OsidLists , WarehouseList provides a means for accessing Warehouse elements sequentially either one at a time or many at a time.
WarehouseLookupSession	This session provides methods for retrieving Warehouses .
WarehouseNode	This interface is a container for a partial hierarchy retrieval.
WarehouseNodeList	Like all OsidLists , WarehouseNodeList provides a means for accessing WarehouseNode elements sequentially either one at a time or many at a time.
WarehouseNotificationSession	This session defines methods to receive notifications on adds/changes to Warehouses .
WarehouseQuery	This is the query for searching warehouses.
WarehouseQueryInspector	The query inspectors provide a means of accessing the match terms of a query.
WarehouseQuerySession	This session provides methods for searching among Warehouses .
WarehouseReceiver	The warehouse receiver is the consumer supplied interface for receiving notifications pertaining to new, updated or deleted Warehouse objects.
WarehouseSearch	The search interface for governing warehouse searches.
WarehouseSearchOrder	An interface for specifying the ordering of search results.
WarehouseSearchResults	This interface provides a means to capture results of a search.
WarehouseSearchSession	This session provides methods for searching among Warehouses .