Computer - Assisted Document Acquisition System

This paper outlines an operational online acquisition system and describes, in brief, various activities involved in the automated environment. Software development characteristic, and factors influencing the portability with respect to hardware/system software requirements are discussed. The system operates on hierarchical menu-driven commands. Its features include duplication checking for orders as well as for payments, generation of different types of claims at stipulated intervals, online enquiries from users and variety of reports/forms generation.