Patent ID: 6609128
Filing Date: 2003-08-19
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
A method for maintaining application consistency, comprising:(a) providing at least one table comprising a plurality of codes and an associated plurality of text phrases, wherein the table is stored on a local storage medium within an e-commerce computer architecture; (b) accessing the table on the local storage medium within the e-commerce computer architecture; (c) retrieving one of the text phrases by selecting a corresponding one of the codes of the table; (d) allowing modification of the text phrases associated with each of the codes of the table; and (e) executing a plurality of services including retrieving a single one of the text phrases, retrieving all of the text phrases in response to a single command, updating a single code and text phrase combination, updating all of the code and text phrase combinations, naming the table, adding a new code and text phrase combination, removing one of the code and text phrase combinations, and adding another table.