Data management system and method for integrating non-homogenous systems
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1. A method for facilitating an exchange of data, the method comprising:
- electronically receiving a purchase order;
applying a first translation map to the purchase order to generate a neutral format of the purchase order;
identifying a destination party for the purchase order;
applying a second translation map to the generated neutral format of the purchase order to generate a destination-party-native format of the purchase order, wherein the second translation map is associated with the identified destination party; and
providing the destination-party-native format of the purchase order to the identified destination party.
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Abstract
A system and method for exchanging data between a supplier and a buyer through the incorporation of both parties'"'"' backend systems is disclosed. When a buyer submits an order, it is sent to a data manager. The data manager extracts the relevant data from the incoming purchase order and translates it from the buyer-native format to a neutral format. The data manager can next translate the purchase order from the neutral format to the supplier-native format and send the translated purchase order to the supplier where it generally can be directly used by the supplier'"'"'s backend system.
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1. A method for facilitating an exchange of data, the method comprising:
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electronically receiving a purchase order;
applying a first translation map to the purchase order to generate a neutral format of the purchase order;
identifying a destination party for the purchase order;
applying a second translation map to the generated neutral format of the purchase order to generate a destination-party-native format of the purchase order, wherein the second translation map is associated with the identified destination party; and
providing the destination-party-native format of the purchase order to the identified destination party. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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16. A method for facilitating an exchange of data, the method comprising:
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electronically receiving a data item, wherein the data item is in a first format;
converting the data item from the first format to a second format;
identifying a destination party for the data item;
converting the data item from the second format to a third format, wherein the third format is associated with the identified destination party; and
providing the third format of the data item to the identified destination party.
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26. A system for facilitating an exchange of data, the system comprising:
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at least a first processor;
at least a first storage device connected to the at least a first processor; and
a plurality of instructions stored on the at least a first storage device, the plurality of instructions configured to cause the at least a first processor to;
translate a received data item to a neutral format of the data item;
identify a destination party for the data item;
translate the generated neutral format of the data item to a destination-party-native format of the data item; and
provide the destination-party-native format of the data item to the identified destination party.
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33. A system for facilitating an exchange of data, the system comprising:
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a format map storage device configured to store a plurality of translation format maps;
a translation module in communication with the format map storage device, the translation module configured to receive a data item, translate the data item to a neutral format according to a first of the plurality of translation format maps, and translate the neutral format of the data item to a destination-party-specific format according to a second of the plurality of translation format maps; and
a document data base in communication with the translation module, the document database configured to store the neutral format of the data item. - View Dependent Claims (34, 35, 36, 37, 38)
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