Patent ID: 8266221

Claim:
A computer implemented method of reconciling sales order messages sent to a target device comprising: receiving an updated sales order message related to a product; identifying, by a processor of the computer, an existing sales order message related to the updated sales order message stored in a message database; comparing, by the processor of the computer, the updated sales order message with the existing sales order message to obtain send bits indicating change between the updated sales order message and the existing sales order message; generating, by the processor of the computer, an actual message comprising a transaction data including at least one action to be performed on the updated sales order message, and a before image of the updated sales order message including at least one other action to be performed on the existing sales order message, wherein the at least one action and the at least one other action are determined based on evaluation of the send bits; and sending the actual message to the target device for reconciling the sales order messages sent to the target device.