Flexible cost and revenue allocation for service orders
First Claim
1. A method of handling cost and revenue allocation for service orders, the method comprising:
- allowing the creation of, for a service order, planned rules for allocation of costs to one or more service providers and for allocation of expected revenues to be received from one or more service receivers, and forwarding in electronic form the planned allocation rules, if created, to a cost accounting system;
after receipt of a confirmation that the service order has been executed wherein the confirmation includes information about costs actually incurred in executing the service order, allowing the creation of revised or newly created rules for allocation of the incurred costs to the one or more service providers and for the allocation of the revenues to be received from the one or more service receivers, and forwarding in electronic form the revised or newly created allocation rules, if created, to the cost accounting system; and
after a determination has been received in a billing computing system of the revenue amount to be invoiced and its allocation among the one or more service receivers, forwarding in electronic form the invoiced revenue amount and its allocation to the cost accounting system.
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Abstract
A method and system handles cost and revenue allocation for service orders. For a service order, there is allowed to be created planned rules for allocation of costs to one or more service providers and for allocation of expected revenues to be received from one or more service receivers, which are forwarded in electronic form, if created, to a cost accounting system. After receipt of a confirmation that the service order has been executed wherein the confirmation includes information about costs actually incurred in executing the service order, there is allowed the creation of revised or newly created rules for allocation of the incurred costs to the one or more service providers and for the allocation of the revenues to be received from the one or more service receivers, which are forwarded in electronic form, if created or revised, to the cost accounting system.
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20 Claims
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1. A method of handling cost and revenue allocation for service orders, the method comprising:
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allowing the creation of, for a service order, planned rules for allocation of costs to one or more service providers and for allocation of expected revenues to be received from one or more service receivers, and forwarding in electronic form the planned allocation rules, if created, to a cost accounting system;
after receipt of a confirmation that the service order has been executed wherein the confirmation includes information about costs actually incurred in executing the service order, allowing the creation of revised or newly created rules for allocation of the incurred costs to the one or more service providers and for the allocation of the revenues to be received from the one or more service receivers, and forwarding in electronic form the revised or newly created allocation rules, if created, to the cost accounting system; and
after a determination has been received in a billing computing system of the revenue amount to be invoiced and its allocation among the one or more service receivers, forwarding in electronic form the invoiced revenue amount and its allocation to the cost accounting system. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A computing system for processing service orders, the computing system comprising:
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a service order application component that allows the creation of, for a service order, planned rules for allocation of costs to one or more service providers and for allocation of expected revenues to be received from one or more service receivers, and that forwards in electronic form the planned allocation rules, if created, to a cost accounting system;
a service execution application component that, as part of a process of creating a confirmation that the service order has been executed wherein the confirmation includes information about costs actually incurred in executing the service order, allows the creation of revised or newly created rules for allocation of the incurred costs to the one or more service providers and for the allocation of the revenues to be received from the one or more service receivers, and forwarding in electronic form the revised or newly created allocation rules, if created, to the cost accounting system; and
a billing computing system that, after a determination has been received of the revenue amount to be invoiced and its allocation among the one or more service receivers, forwards in electronic form the invoiced revenue amount and its allocation to the cost accounting system. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18)
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19. A computing system for processing service orders, the computing system comprising:
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a service order application component that allows the creation of, for a service order, planned rules for allocation of costs to one or more service providers and for allocation of expected revenues to be received from one or more service receivers, and that forwards in electronic form the planned allocation rules, if created, to a cost accounting system;
wherein the service order application component, after receipt of a confirmation that the service order has been executed wherein the confirmation includes information about costs actually incurred in executing the service order, allows the creation of revised or newly created rules for allocation of the incurred costs to the one or more service providers and for the allocation of the revenues to be received from the one or more service receivers, and forwarding in electronic form the revised or newly created allocation rules, if created, to the cost accounting system; and
a billing computing component that, after a determination has been received in a billing computing system of the revenue amount to be invoiced and its allocation among the one or more service receivers, forwards in electronic form the invoiced revenue amount and its allocation to the cost accounting system. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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