System and method for tracking information in a business environment
A system and method for tracking information in a business environment. The system uses a tree-view hierarchy whereby alerts and time triggers are set by the user and upon the triggering of an event, the visual attributes of the tree-view folders change to reflect the triggering event.
1. A method for tracking and displaying time critical information comprising:
establishing a parent folder;
establishing a child folder associated with the parent folder;
establishing an in-house product;
associating at least one task with the in-house product;
associating products with the at least one task;
associating labor codes with the at least one task;
associating a first alert interval with the at least one task;
assigning a time trigger associated with the in-house product;
starting a system clock and monitoring system time; and
changing the color of the child folder when system time equals or exceeds the first alert interval; and
changing the color of the parent folder when the child folder changes color.