Method and system for manipulation of cost information in a distributed virtual enterprise
First Claim
1. A method for processing e-commerce information for a business entity, the method comprising:
- retrieving a project model that represents a project for a product or service for sale by the business entity, wherein the project model comprises dependency relationships derived from e-commerce agreements such that the dependency relationships constrain modifications of the project model with respect to specific parameters;
receiving user input to manipulate a cost dependency relationship within the project model while constraining the user input to ensure that another type of dependency relationship is not incompatible with modifications to the cost dependency relationship wherein the user input is determined to be incompatible with another type of dependency relationship; and
receiving user input to change another type of dependency relationship in order to incorporate the user input into the project model for modifications to the cost dependency relationship.
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Abstract
A method, system, apparatus, and computer program product for processing e-commerce information are presented. A business entity may transfer e-commerce agreements through an electronic marketplace. The business entity retrieves dependency information about a commercial transaction from an e-commerce agreement. The business entity incorporates the dependency information, e.g., dates, costs, deliveries, etc., as dependency relationships within a project model that represents a project for a product or service for sale by the first business entity. User input is received for manipulating a cost dependency relationship within the project model while constraining the user input to ensure that another type of dependency relationship is not incompatible with modifications to the cost dependency relationship.
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15 Claims
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1. A method for processing e-commerce information for a business entity, the method comprising:
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retrieving a project model that represents a project for a product or service for sale by the business entity, wherein the project model comprises dependency relationships derived from e-commerce agreements such that the dependency relationships constrain modifications of the project model with respect to specific parameters;
receiving user input to manipulate a cost dependency relationship within the project model while constraining the user input to ensure that another type of dependency relationship is not incompatible with modifications to the cost dependency relationship wherein the user input is determined to be incompatible with another type of dependency relationship; and
receiving user input to change another type of dependency relationship in order to incorporate the user input into the project model for modifications to the cost dependency relationship. - View Dependent Claims (3, 4, 5)
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2. (canceled)
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6. An apparatus for processing e-commerce information for a business entity, the apparatus comprising:
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means for retrieving a project model that represents a project for a product or service for sale by the business entity, wherein the project model comprises dependency relationships derived from e-commerce agreements such that the dependency relationships constrain modifications of the project model with respect to specific parameters;
means for receiving user input to manipulate a cost dependency relationship within the project model while constraining the user input to ensure that another type of dependency relationship is not incompatible with modifications to the cost dependency relationship, wherein the user input is determined to be incompatible with another type of dependency relationship; and
means for receiving user input to change another type of dependency relationship in order to incorporate the user input into the project model for modifications to the cost dependency relationship. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10)
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7. (canceled)
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11. A computer program product in a computer readable medium for use in a data processing system for processing e-commerce information for a business entity, the computer program product comprising:
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instructions for retrieving a project model that represents a project for a product or service for sale by the business entity, wherein the project model comprises dependency relationships derived from e-commerce agreements such that the dependency relationships constrain modifications of the project model with respect to specific parameters;
instructions for receiving user input to manipulate a cost dependency relationship within the project model while constraining the user input to ensure that another type of dependency relationship is not incompatible with modifications to the cost dependency relationship, wherein the user input is determined to be incompatible with another type of dependency relationship; and
instructions for receiving user input to change another type of dependency relationship in order to incorporate the user input into the project model for modifications to the cost dependency relationship. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15)
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12. (canceled)
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