Customer & Inventory Management System: CIMS by Sean O’Melia

Overview Project Description Intended Use User profiles Design Protocols Testing Deliverables Summary Demonstration

Project Description & Intended Use Mason Framing Gallery Small business needs inexpensive software solution Novice user skill level Point of Sale functions Create customer accounts Manage inventory View product and customer reports

User Profiles Primary User Managers Basic computer skills Create/modify order tickets Create/modify customer accounts Create/modify products in inventory View reports Managers Intermediate computer skills In addition to primary user functionality: Create/modify employee accounts Delete customer accounts

Design Protocols User interface Database Windows forms designed in C# MDI (Multiple Document Interface) Database Access 2000 relational database

Database Tables

Testing General Areas tested Specific User testing Order tickets user interface Customer and Inventory Management interface Customer and Inventory Reports Importing of existing databases Inventory updating in sales tickets Specific User testing Standard employee functions Manager password required functions

Deliverables Employee logins (ID only) MDI (Multiple Document Interface) Import existing databases Operation on networked workstations 3 Key areas: Point of Sale Customer Management Inventory Management Real-time inventory checking Management reports Compatible with Windows 2000 and XP

CIMS Demo

Summary Product description and intended use User profiles Design protocols Testing CIMS Demo

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