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. 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 and contains all of the rules, common codes, and settings necessary for Sterling Order Management System to work in a real-world business setting.

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

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