A system and method for automatically registering new articles on a database
(110).
The system automatically produces in the database a code for each article registered
in the database. The system includes the database storing data on articles; at
least one terminal unit (2) for exchanging data with the database via an
electronic communications network (3); a searching module (160) for
searching for data on articles in the database; a registering module (120)
for registering new articles on the database; a checking module (130) for
checking whether the data input on the database are valid; a coding rule setting
module (140) for setting rules of coding articles registered in the database;
and a coding module (150) for coding the new articles. The articles recorded
in the database are classified into different classes of at least one level. The
coding rules are set according to the classes of the new articles.
