Overview
Application OverviewThe Costing Engine and Admin Tool applications work together to provide a platform for efficiently calculating and viewing Costs of Goods Sold (COGS). The Costing Engine is a generic calculation engine that is communicated with by an ASP.NET Web Service. It has no graphical user interface of its own. The assembly for the Costing Engine will consist mostly of integrating components built via component competitions. Specific tasks include:
These applications are to be used by a TopCoder client. All application documentation (including an assembly guide) will be available once registered. NOTE: Please see eligibility requirements below. Competitors must sign a non-disclosure agreement and pass a background check before being admitted into this competition. Competition Overview This assembly competition will consist of prototype conversion, component integration, and extensive unit testing to ensure correct operation. Technologies
Each team will be responsible for creating their working environment. The working environment requirement details for this application are outlined in the Application Requirements Specification located in the documentation bundle. An overview of the environment requirements are listed below:
Documentation
Documentation/Specifications are available in the application forums here.Payment
TopCoder will compensate teams with first and second place submissions. Initial payment for the winning team will be distributed in two installments. First Checkpoint: When the winning solution is submitted and review board suggestions are integrated. Second Checkpoint: Marked by the completion of the Deployment phase of the project.
Winning Team Total Payment - $15,000 Second Place Team Total Payment - $7,500 Eligibility
You must be a TopCoder member, at least 18 years of age, meeting all of the membership requirements. In addition, you must fit into one of the following categories.
If you reside in the United States, you must be either:
Timeline
All submissions are required to be submitted by the end of Competition Phase. The end of each phase is at 9:00 AM EST.
Registration
Registration is closed.
Submission
Once your team has working code you are ready to submit, you can do so by emailing your source code to AssemblySubmissions@topcoder.com before the end of the Competition Phase. Your team can submit code as many times as you wish before the submission deadline without any penalties. The last code submitted prior to the deadline will be used as your final submission.
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