Method and system of managing procurement processes by manipulating line items
First Claim
1. A method of managing a procurement process comprising manipulating at least one source document in order to transfer at least one line item from the at least one source document to at least one target document
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Abstract
A procurement system includes a procurement unit and an item allocator. The procurement system is coupled to access units which allow users to manage a procurement process by manipulating line items on one or more source documents as they are transferred to one or more target documents. The user is provided with the capability of combining or splitting items from one or more source documents as they are transferred from the target document. The system is capable of maintaining a tracking history for each of the items as it is edited.
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44 Claims
- 1. A method of managing a procurement process comprising manipulating at least one source document in order to transfer at least one line item from the at least one source document to at least one target document
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10. A method for managing a procurement process comprising
editing at least one line item on at least one source document as the at least one line item is transferred to at least one target document; - and
tracking said editing so as to retain a history of the editing of the at least one line item. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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- 18. A computer readable storage controlling a computer while editing at least one line item on at least one source document as the at least one item is transferred to at least one target document.
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26. A procurement system comprising:
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a procurement unit receiving information from a plurality of users and managing a procurement process involving source documents having line items and target documents having line items; and
an item allocator, coupled to said procurement unit, manipulating at least one line item on at least one of the source documents as the at least one line item is transferred to at least one of the target documents. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35)
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36. A procurement system comprising:
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a procurement unit receiving information from a plurality of users and managing a procurement process involving source documents having line items and target documents having line items; and
means for manipulating at least one of the line items on at least one of the source documents as the at least one line item is transferred to one of the target documents.
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37. A method of managing a procurement process, comprising:
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providing a user with a display of a plurality of source documents for selection by the user, each of the source documents including at least one line item;
in response to the selection of at least one of the source documents by the user, manipulating the at least one line item on the selected source document and transferring the manipulated line item to at least one target document. - View Dependent Claims (38, 39, 40, 41, 42)
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43. A method of managing a procurement process comprising editing at least one source document in order to transfer at least one item from the at least one source document to at least one target document.
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44. A procurement system comprising:
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a procurement unit receiving information from a plurality of users and managing a procurement process involving source documents having items and target documents having items; and
an item allocator, coupled to said procurement unit, editing at least one item on at least one source document as the at least one item is transferred to at least one of the target documents.
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Specification