Patent ID: 8134936
Filing Date: 2012-03-13
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. A method for dynamically recognizing and processing service order types in a network management system, comprising: registering service type data for a new service order type in a database table; receiving a service order in the network management system; parsing a service order to determine if the service order corresponds with the new service order type based on the service type data registered in the database table; if the service order corresponds with the new service order type, then processing the service order according to a priority value associated with the service order; and storing the service type data in a plurality of variables in the database table, wherein the service type data comprises a data field indicating the location of a service order identification in the service order, the service order identification, the priority value associated with each identification in the service order, a name associated with the service order, a set of attributes for processing the service order, and description text for the service order.