Methods and systems for mass data handling in a preference processing context
First Claim
1. A method of generating vendor declaration requests in a trade preference processing context, comprising:
- providing access to an electronic database containing at least one of purchase order data sets and goods receipt data sets, the data sets including information about vendors and about goods obtained from the vendors;
assembling a worklist from the information included in the data sets, the worklist defining a plurality of processing packages, each processing package being associated with an individual vendor and indicating one or more goods obtained from the vendor; and
processing the plurality of processing packages of the worklist in a batch process, wherein during the batch process each processing package is processed to generate a vendor declaration request for a particular vendor, the vendor declaration request listing the one or more goods obtained from the vendor and prompting the vendor to issue a vendor declaration for the one or more listed goods.
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Abstract
Methods and systems are provided for generating vendor declaration requests in a trade preference processing context. In one implementation, an electronic database is utilized that contains at least one of purchase order data sets and goods receipt data sets that include information about vendors and about goods purchased from the vendors. The electronic database may be accessed to assemble a worklist from the information included in the data sets. The worklist may define a plurality of processing packages associated with individual vendors and indicate the goods purchased from the vendors. The processing packages on the worklist may then be processed in a batch process to generate the vendor declaration requests.
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27 Claims
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1. A method of generating vendor declaration requests in a trade preference processing context, comprising:
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providing access to an electronic database containing at least one of purchase order data sets and goods receipt data sets, the data sets including information about vendors and about goods obtained from the vendors;
assembling a worklist from the information included in the data sets, the worklist defining a plurality of processing packages, each processing package being associated with an individual vendor and indicating one or more goods obtained from the vendor; and
processing the plurality of processing packages of the worklist in a batch process, wherein during the batch process each processing package is processed to generate a vendor declaration request for a particular vendor, the vendor declaration request listing the one or more goods obtained from the vendor and prompting the vendor to issue a vendor declaration for the one or more listed goods. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method for automatically selecting data sets for batch processing in a trade preference processing context, comprising:
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continuously updating an electronic database of an online transaction processing (OLTP) feeder system with data sets including information about vendors and about goods obtained from the vendors;
selecting individual data sets in the electronic database to assemble a plurality of processing packages from the information included in the selected data sets, each processing package being indicative of an individual vendor and one or more goods obtained from the vendor; and
processing the plurality of processing packages in a batch process, wherein during the batch process each processing package is processed to generate a vendor declaration request for a particular vendor, the vendor declaration request listing the one or more goods obtained from the vendor and prompting the vendor to issue a vendor declaration for the one or more listed goods. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A computer program product comprising
a first program code portion for accessing an electronic database containing at least one of purchase order data sets and goods receipt data sets, the data sets including information about vendors and about goods obtained from the vendors; -
a second program code portion for assembling a worklist from the information included in the data sets, the worklist defining a plurality of processing packages, each processing package being associated with an individual vendor and indicating one or more goods obtained from the vendor; and
a third program code portion for processing the plurality of processing packages on the worklist in a batch process, wherein during the batch process each processing package is processed to generate a vendor declaration request for a particular vendor, the vendor declaration request listing the one or more goods obtained from the vendor and prompting the vendor to issue a vendor declaration for the one or more listed goods. - View Dependent Claims (24)
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25. A system for generating vendor declaration requests in a trade preference processing context, comprising:
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a feeder sub-system including an electronic database containing at least one of purchase order data sets and goods receipt data sets, the data sets including information about vendors and about goods obtained from the vendors; and
a processing sub-system coupled to the feeder sub-system, the processing sub-system including a database for storing a worklist derived from the information included in the data sets, the worklist defining a plurality of processing packages, each processing package being associated with an individual vendor and indicating one or more goods obtained from the vendor, and including a processor for processing the plurality of processing packages on the worklist in a batch process, wherein during the batch process each processing package is processed to generate a vendor declaration request for a particular vendor, the vendor declaration request listing the one or more goods obtained from the vendor and prompting the vendor to issue a vendor declaration for the one or more listed goods. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27)
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