The applications manager layout

The Applications Manager is a graphical user interface that can be used to configure different aspects of Sterling Order Management System Software. The different configurations are defined by logical groupings called applications that can be accessed from the Applications Manager menu bar.

Application Menu — Figure 1. Applications menu

Each application focuses on a particular aspect of Sterling Order Management System Software and contains all of the rules, common codes, and settings necessary for Sterling Order Management System Software to work in a real-world business setting.

The following applications can be configured in this version of Sterling Order Management System Software:

Distributed Order Management
Global Inventory Visibility
Catalog Management
Logistics Management
Supply Collaboration
Reverse Logistics
Application Platform

When you select the application that you want to configure, the Applications Manager displays a side panel containing all of the available configuration rules for the selected application and a work area in which these rules can be configured.

Conguration UI — Figure 2. The standard applications manager interface