Reporting in a supply chain
First Claim
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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Abstract
A system and a method for reporting in a supply chain involving an enterprise and at least one partner are provided. A request from a network system for access to real-time data stored in an existing partner system is received at a partner coordinator component. The real-time data relates to a transaction in which the partner is involved. The partner coordinator component is integrated with the existing partner system, and the network system maintains a context for the transaction. The data is converted at the partner coordinator component into a format usable by the network system. The converted real-time data is provided to the network system, thereby enabling the network system to generate real-time reports of the transaction for the enterprise.
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26 Claims
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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:
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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. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. An automated method for reporting in a supply chain involving an enterprise and at least one partner, the method comprising:
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sending a request for real-time data from a network system to a partner coordinator component integrated with an 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;
receiving at the network system the real-time data from the existing partner system in response to the request; and
generating a real-time report using the real-time data for updating the enterprise on the transaction in which the partner is involved, thereby providing real-time visibility into a status of the partner with respect to the transaction. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 14, 15, 16, 17, 19, 20, 21, 22, 26)
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13. A system for reporting in a supply chain involving an enterprise and at least one partner, the system comprising:
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a database operable to store real-time data relating to a transaction in which the partner is involved; and
a processor coupled to the database, the processor operable to;
receive a request from a network system for access to the real-time data, the network system maintaining a context for the transaction;
convert the data into a format usable by the network system; and
provide 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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18. A system for reporting in a supply chain involving an enterprise and at least one partner, the system comprising:
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a database operable to maintain a context for a transaction in which the partner is involved; and
a processor coupled to the database, the processor operable to;
send a request to a partner coordinator component integrated with an existing partner system for access to real-time data relating to a transaction in which the partner is involved;
receive the real-time data from the existing partner system in response to the request; and
generate a real-time report using the real-time data for updating the enterprise on the transaction in which the partner is involved, thereby providing real-time visibility into a status of the partner with respect to the transaction.
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23. A system for reporting in a supply chain involving an enterprise and at least one partner, the system comprising:
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an enterprise application component executing on an existing partner system and operable to generate real-time data for a transaction in which the partner is involved; and
a partner coordinator component in communication with the enterprise application component and operable to access the real-time data from the existing partner system, to convert the real-time data into a format usable by a network system, and to provide the converted real-time data to the network system.
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24. A partner coordinator component for reporting in a supply chain, involving an enterprise and a partner, the partner coordinator component for communicating between an existing system of the partner and an existing system of the enterprise, the partner coordinator component comprising:
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an enterprise application integration component in communication with the existing system of the partner and operable to obtain real-time data from the existing system of the partner; and
a transport component coupled to the enterprise application integration component, the transport component operable to transport a message for conveying the real-time data from the existing system of the partner to the existing system of the enterprise.
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25. A system for managing a supply chain involving an enterprise and at least one partner, the system comprising:
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an enterprise component representing the enterprise and integrating into an existing system of the enterprise, the enterprise component operable to generate real-time data relevant to one or more transactions in which the enterprise is involved in the supply chain; and
at least one partner component representing a partner and integrating into an existing system of the partner, the partner component operable to generate real-time data relevant to one or more transactions in which the partner is involved in the supply chain;
wherein the enterprise component and the at least one partner component are operable to coordinate for providing a uniform business context throughout the supply chain for the transactions.
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