We claim:
1. A method for dynamically setting up a configurable subset of a customer’s catalog and saving the subset as an item in the customer’s catalog, wherein the customer’s catalog was derived from one or more ancestor catalogs and a customer is able to set up and save the subset without intervention by administrators of the one or more ancestor catalogs, the method comprising the steps of:
creating a base catalog;
deriving the customer’s catalog at least from the base catalog;
setting up, by the customer, a configurable subset of the customer’s catalog;
saving the subset as an item in the customer’s catalog; and, accounting for products ordered from the subset in a same manner that is used for the customer’s catalog, wherein products include goods, services and capabilities.
2. The method of claim 1, further comprising the step of:
identifying the configurable subset of the customer’s catalog as an offering released by the customer.
3. The method of claim 1, wherein the step of deriving further comprises:
using a rules based management system to derive the customer’s catalog.
4. The method of claim 1, wherein the step of saving comprises:
saving the subset as a sub-catalog to the customer’s catalog.
5. The method of claim 1, wherein the step of setting up further comprises:
setting up the configurable subset in real-time or near real-time.
6. The method of claim 1, wherein the step of accounting further comprises:
determining a price for products in the subset based on a roll up of component prices, wherein each product comprises one or more components.
7. The method of claim 1, wherein the steps of setting up and saving further comprise:
setting up and saving more than one subset of the customer’s catalog.
8. In a rules based management system, a method for allowing a customer to create and save a subset of a customer’s catalog without intervention by an administrator of the management system, wherein everything ordered from the subset is accounted for as if it had been ordered from the customer’s catalog, the method comprising the steps of:
selecting products from the customer’s catalog to be included in the subset, wherein the products may include services and capabilities;
saving the subset as an item in a list of items associated with the customer’s catalog;
adding an explicit rule to a filter associated with the customer’s catalog, wherein the explicit rule excludes all items from the customer’s catalog except the subset;
accessing the customer’s catalog by the customer or an employee of the customer, so that the explicit rule is applied to the list of items; and,
generating a new catalog for the customer, wherein the new catalog consists of the subset.
9. The method of claim 8, further comprising the step of:
identifying the subset as an offering released by the customer.
10. The method of claim 8, wherein each of the steps are accomplished in real-time or near real-time.
11. The method of claim 8, further comprising the step of:
accounting for products ordered from the subset in a same manner that is used for the customer’s catalog, wherein products include goods, services and capabilities.
12. The method of claim 11, wherein the step of accounting further comprises:
determining a price for products in the subset based on a roll up of component prices, wherein each product comprises one or more components.
13. In a rules based management system, a method for allowing a customer to create and save a sub-catalog consisting of a subset of a customer’s catalog, without intervention by an administrator of the management system, wherein everything ordered from the sub-catalog is accounted for as if it had been ordered from the customer’s catalog, the method comprising the steps of:
selecting products from the customer’s catalog to be included in the subset, wherein the products may include services and capabilities;
saving the subset as an item in a list of items associated with the customer’s catalog;
creating a filter to be used to generate the sub-catalog, wherein the filter includes an explicit rule that excludes all items from the sub-catalog except the subset;
accessing the sub-catalog by the customer, or an employee of the customer, so that the filter is applied to the list of items; and, generating the sub-catalog for the customer, wherein the sub-catalog consists of the subset.
14. The method of claim 13, further comprising the step of:
identifying the sub-catalog as an offering released by the customer.
15. The method of claim 13, wherein each step is accomplished in real-time or near real-time.
16. The method of claim 13, further comprising the step of:
accounting for products ordered from the sub-catalog in a same manner that is used for the customer’s catalog, wherein products include goods, services and capabilities.
17. The method of claim 16, wherein the step of accounting further comprises:
determining a price for products in the sub-catalog based on a roll up of component prices, wherein each product comprises one or more components.
The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.
1. Aircraft nacelle that comprises a pipe (32), a peripheral wall (34), a lip (36), and a front frame (38) connecting the peripheral wall (34) and the pipe (32) and forming with the lip (36) a space (50) in which the hot air that is provided for the frost treatment can circulate, with the pipe (32) comprising a coating (44) for the composite material acoustic treatment, characterized in that the nacelle comprises at least one element (52) made of a heat-conducting material inserted between the lip (36) and the pipe (32) ensuring the continuity of the aerodynamic surfaces of the lip (36) and the pipe (32) and the propagation of heat from the space (50) toward the rear of the nacelle, whereby said element (52) comprises a coating (54) for acoustic treatment that is made of a heat-resistant material.
2. Aircraft nacelle according to claim 1, wherein the element (52) comprises a first part (82) that ensures the mechanical function and that connects the lip (36), the front frame (38), and the pipe (32), and a second part that can be dissociated from the first part that ensures the function of the acoustic treatment.
3. Aircraft nacelle according to claim 2, wherein the first part (82) comprises a cylindrical portion (86) whose diameter is greater than that of the pipe (32) in such a way as to form a cavity (84) that is open in the direction of the pipe of the nacelle and able to house a coating (54) for acoustic treatment whose acoustically resistive layer closes said cavity (84) and ensures the continuity between the lip (36) and the wall of the pipe (32).
4. Aircraft nacelle according to claim 3, wherein the first part (82) comprises a junction part (92) that ensures the junction between the lip (36), the front frame (38), and the cylindrical portion (86).
5. Aircraft nacelle according to claim 3, wherein the coating (54) for acoustic treatment comprises a reflective layer (102) that is distant from the cylindrical portion (86).
6. Aircraft nacelle according to claim 5, wherein the coating (54) for acoustic treatment comprises an extension (112) toward the rear for making it integral with the composite material coating (44).
7. Aircraft nacelle according to claim 5, wherein the coating (54) for acoustic treatment comprises an extension (110) toward the front that comes into the extension of the lip (36).
8. Aircraft nacelle according to claim 7, wherein the junction part (92) comprises an extension toward the rear (116) that is distant from the extension (110) of the coating (54) for making it possible for the hot air to circulate from the space (50) in the direction of the pipe (32) via at least one outlet opening (120) at the extension (110).
9. Aircraft nacelle according to claim 8, wherein the projections or wedges (122) are provided between the extensions (116, 110) of the junction part (92) and the coating (54) for keeping them spaced.
10. Aircraft nacelle according to claim 8, wherein the sealing means are inserted between the extension (116) of the junction part and the front edge of the coating (54) for acoustic treatment.
11. Aircraft nacelle according to claim 4, wherein the coating (54) for acoustic treatment comprises a reflective layer (102) that is distant from the cylindrical portion (86).
12. Aircraft nacelle according to claim 11, wherein the coating (54) for acoustic treatment comprises an extension (112) toward the rear for making it integral with the composite material coating (44).
13. Aircraft nacelle according to claim 6, wherein the coating (54) for acoustic treatment comprises an extension (110) toward the front that comes into the extension of the lip (36).
14. Aircraft nacelle according to claim 13, wherein the junction part (92) comprises an extension toward the rear (116) that is distant from the extension (110) of the coating (54) for making it possible for the hot air to circulate from the space (50) in the direction of the pipe (32) via at least one outlet opening (120) at the extension (110).
15. Aircraft nacelle according to claim 14, wherein the projections or wedges (122) are provided between the extensions (116, 110) of the junction part (92) and the coating (54) for keeping them spaced.
16. Aircraft nacelle according to claim 9, wherein the sealing means are inserted between the extension (116) of the junction part and the front edge of the coating (54) for acoustic treatment.
17. Aircraft nacelle according to claim 16, wherein the sealing means are inserted between the extension (116) of the junction part and the front edge of the coating (54) for acoustic treatment.