Methods, systems and computer program products for integrating carrier services into an enterprise
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1. A method of integrating carrier services to facilitate an order-to-cash process of an enterprise, comprising:
- discovering carriers and services that aid in the execution of the order-to-cash process;
setting up the discovered carriers and services of the carriers, wherein setting up includes plugging the services offered by the carriers into the order-to-cash process;
testing to ensure that the services may be integrated into the order-to-cash process;
running the services; and
updating the services whenever there is a change to the carrier or services.
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Abstract
Systems, methods and computer readable media are provided for integrating carrier services. In one implementation, carrier services are integrated into an Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system utilizing an integration platform. The integration platform may include a first, second, and third components. The first, second, and third components may interact to utilize within the integration platform services offered by ERP vendors and carriers by discovering, setting up, testing, running and updating these services. As result, typical business scenarios, such as a order-to-cash process, may be enhanced.
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1. A method of integrating carrier services to facilitate an order-to-cash process of an enterprise, comprising:
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discovering carriers and services that aid in the execution of the order-to-cash process;
setting up the discovered carriers and services of the carriers, wherein setting up includes plugging the services offered by the carriers into the order-to-cash process;
testing to ensure that the services may be integrated into the order-to-cash process;
running the services; and
updating the services whenever there is a change to the carrier or services. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A computer-readable medium including program instructions for performing, when executed by a processor, a method of integrating carrier services to facilitate an order-to-cash process of an enterprise, comprising:
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discovering carriers and services that aid in the execution of the order-to-cash process;
setting up the discovered carriers and services of the carriers, wherein setting up includes plugging the services offered by the carriers into the order-to-cash process;
testing to ensure that the services may be integrated into the order-to-cash process;
running the services; and
updating the services whenever there is a change to the carrier or services. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method of integrating vendor services to facilitate an enterprise-scale business scenario of an enterprise, comprising:
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discovering vendors and services that aid in the execution of the enterprise-scale business scenario;
setting up the discovered vendors and services of the vendors, wherein setting up includes plugging the services offered by the vendors into the enterprise-scale business scenario;
testing to ensure that the services may be integrated into the enterprise-scale business scenario;
running the services; and
updating the services whenever there is a change to the vendor or services. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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