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Reporting in a supply chain

  • US 20020188513A1
  • Filed: 12/19/2001
  • Published: 12/12/2002
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/08/2001
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An automated method for reporting in a supply chain involving an enterprise and at least one partner, the method comprising:

  • receiving at a partner coordinator component a request from a network system for access to real-time data stored in an existing partner system, the partner coordinator component integrated with the existing partner system, the real-time data relating to a transaction in which the partner is involved, the network system maintaining a context for the transaction;

    converting the data at a partner coordinator component into a format usable by the network system; and

    providing the converted real-time data to the network system, thereby enabling the network system to generate real-time reports of the transaction for the enterprise.

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