Randall
Wouldn't there have to be some middleware processing - another teir in the model? This would remove the need for someone physically opening the db table to see if the had been an order and then inviting the possiblility of touching the data eg the request going to an
EJB or a COM object(s) These could provide checks on the data, update the 'orders' table, inform the customer / vendor through the web, fire an email to the customer / vendor as to confirmation of an order etc etc etc