Configuring a computer system based on a purchase order

1. A system comprising:

processing hardware of a server; and

a memory storing instructions which, when executed by the processing hardware, cause the processing hardware to perform operations comprising:

causing display of a presentation of an order form at a client computing device, the order form comprising a plurality of fields that include one or more of a type of item, an item identifier, a supplier identifier, a price, a payment method, or a delivery location;

receiving a notification that an order for a new item is being placed via the order form displayed at the client computing device, the notification comprising at least an indication of the type of item being ordered;

accessing a bid data repository in response to the receiving the notification that the order for the new item is being placed via the order form, the bid data repository comprising a plurality of supplier bids that comprise one or more of the item identifier, the supplier identifier, the price, or an expiration date;

selecting, based on the indication of the type of item being ordered, a first supplier bid from among the plurality of supplier bids stored in the bid data repository;

populating one or more fields of the presentation of the order form displayed at the client computing device based on the first supplier bid from among the plurality of supplier bids stored in the bid data repository;

submitting the order based on the order form;

updating, upon determining that a delivery for the order has been completed, an inventory management data repository based on at least the delivery location and the item identifier;

receiving, via a graphical user interface presented at the client computing device, input representing that a first item residing at the delivery location is to be combined with a second item residing at the delivery location, the graphical user interface comprising a first region for specifying the first item and the second item, the first region overlaying a second region displaying a catalog of items;

removing, from the inventory management data repository, the first item and the second item in response to the input; and

creating, in the inventory management data repository, a combined item that comprises both the first item and the second item, wherein a data structure for the combined item comprises a data substructure for the first item and a data substructure for the second item.

2. The system of claim 1 , the operations further comprising:

receiving the plurality of supplier bids; and

storing, in the bid data repository, the plurality of supplier bids.

3. The system of claim 1 , the operations further comprising:

receiving, at the processing hardware, a search request for a given item type from the inventory management data repository, wherein the given item type is associated with the first item, and wherein the given item type is not associated with the combined item; and

providing neither the first item nor the combined item as a search result to the search request based on the first item having been combined with the second item into the combined item.

4. The system of claim 1 , the operations further comprising:

determining that an expiration date for a given bid has passed; and

removing, from the bid data repository, the given bid.

5. The system of claim 1 , wherein prepopulating, based on the first supplier bid, the one or more fields of the order form at the client computing device comprises prepopulating at least one of the item identifier, the supplier identifier, and the price, the operations further comprising:

receiving, from the client computing device, an indication of approval of the prepopulated fields; and

receiving, from the client computing device, a value input for at least one field that was not prepopulated.

6. The system of claim 5 , wherein the at least one field that was not prepopulated comprises the payment method or the delivery location.

7. The system of claim 1 , wherein the server is directly connected to the bid data repository via a first data connection, wherein the server is directly connected to the inventory management data repository via a second data connection, wherein the server is connected to the client computing device via an external network, and wherein the first data connection and the second data connection do not pass through the external network.

8. A non-transitory machine-readable medium storing instructions which, when executed by a machine, cause the machine to perform operations comprising:

causing display of a presentation of an order form at a client computing device, the order form comprising a plurality of fields that include one or more of a type of item, an item identifier, a supplier identifier, a price, a payment method, or a delivery location;

receiving a notification that an order for a new item is being placed via the order form displayed at the client computing device, the notification comprising at least an indication of the type of item being ordered;

accessing a bid data repository in response to the receiving the notification that the order for the new item is being placed via the order form, the bid data repository comprising a plurality of supplier bids that comprise one or more of the item identifier, the supplier identifier, the price, or an expiration date;

selecting, based on the indication of the type of item being ordered, a first supplier bid from among the plurality of supplier bids stored in the bid data repository;

populating one or more fields of the presentation of the order form displayed at the client computing device based on the first supplier bid from among the plurality of supplier bids stored in the bid data repository;

submitting the order based on the order form;

updating, upon determining that a delivery for the order has been completed, an inventory management data repository based on at least the delivery location and the item identifier;

receiving, via a graphical user interface presented at the client computing device, input representing that a first item residing at the delivery location is to be combined with a second item residing at the delivery location, the graphical user interface comprising a first region for specifying the first item and the second item, the first region overlaying a second region displaying a catalog of items;

removing, from the inventory management data repository, the first item and the second item in response to the input; and

creating, in the inventory management data repository, a combined item that comprises both the first item and the second item, wherein a data structure for the combined item comprises a data substructure for the first item and a data substructure for the second item.

9. The machine-readable medium of claim 8 , the operations further comprising:

receiving the plurality of supplier bids; and

storing, in the bid data repository, the plurality of supplier bids.

10. The machine-readable medium of claim 8 , the operations further comprising:

receiving a search request for a given item type from the inventory management data repository, wherein the given item type is associated with the first item, and wherein the given item type is not associated with the combined item; and

providing neither the first item nor the combined item as a search result to the search request based on the first item having been combined with the second item into the combined item.

11. The machine-readable medium of claim 8 , the operations further comprising:

determining that an expiration date for a given bid has passed; and

removing, from the bid data repository, the given bid.

12. The machine-readable medium of claim 8 , wherein prepopulating, based on the first supplier bid, the one or more fields of the order form at the client computing device comprises prepopulating at least one of the item identifier, the supplier identifier, and the price, the operations further comprising:

receiving, from the client computing device, an indication of approval of the prepopulated fields; and

receiving, from the client computing device, a value input for at least one field that was not prepopulated.

13. The machine-readable medium of claim 12 , wherein the at least one field that was not prepopulated comprises the payment method or the delivery location.

14. The machine-readable medium of claim 8 , wherein the server is directly connected to the bid data repository via a first data connection, wherein the server is directly connected to the inventory management data repository via a second data connection, wherein the server is connected to the client computing device via an external network, and wherein the first data connection and the second data connection do not pass through the external network.

15. A method comprising:

causing display of a presentation of an order form at a client computing device, the order form comprising a plurality of fields that include one or more of a type of item, an item identifier, a supplier identifier, a price, a payment method, or a delivery location;

receiving a notification that an order for a new item is being placed via the order form displayed at the client computing device, the notification comprising at least an indication of the type of item being ordered;

accessing a bid data repository in response to the receiving the notification that the order for the new item is being placed via the order form, the bid data repository comprising a plurality of supplier bids that comprise one or more of the item identifier, the supplier identifier, the price, or an expiration date;

selecting, based on the indication of the type of item being ordered, a first supplier bid from among the plurality of supplier bids stored in the bid data repository;

populating one or more fields of the presentation of the order form displayed at the client computing device based on the first supplier bid from among the plurality of supplier bids stored in the bid data repository;

submitting the order based on the order form;

updating, upon determining that a delivery for the order has been completed, an inventory management data repository based on at least the delivery location and the item identifier;

receiving, via a graphical user interface presented at the client computing device, input representing that a first item residing at the delivery location is to be combined with a second item residing at the delivery location, the graphical user interface comprising a first region for specifying the first item and the second item, the first region overlaying a second region displaying a catalog of items;

removing, from the inventory management data repository, the first item and the second item in response to the input; and

creating, in the inventory management data repository, a combined item that comprises both the first item and the second item, wherein a data structure for the combined item comprises a data substructure for the first item and a data substructure for the second item.

16. The method of claim 15 , further comprising:

receiving the plurality of supplier bids; and

storing, in the bid data repository, the plurality of supplier bids.

17. The method of claim 15 , further comprising:

receiving a search request for a given item type from the inventory management data repository, wherein the given item type is associated with the first item, and wherein the given item type is not associated with the combined item; and

providing neither the first item nor the combined item as a search result to the search request based on the first item having been combined with the second item into the combined item.