METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CREATING AND EXPOSING ORDER STATUS WITHIN A SUPPLY CHAIN HAVING DISPARATE SYSTEMS
First Claim
1. A machine readable storage having stored thereon, a computer program having a plurality of code sections, said code sections executable by a machine for causing the machine to perform the steps of:
- receiving an order from a first trading partner system, said order initiating a transaction;
linking a status reported by a second trading partner system corresponding to said transaction, wherein said first trading partner system and said second trading partner systems are disparate systems; and
reporting said linked status corresponding to said transaction, said status formatted for a particular channel.
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Abstract
The present invention describes a method and system for creating and exposing order status within a supply chain of trading partners having disparate systems. A trading partner exchange (TPE) interfaces with each of the disparate systems and gathers information pertaining to a particular transaction. The information can be made available to an access platform through an access platform interface. Initially, a transaction is reported to the TPE where it is assigned a unique identifier. Subsequent activities pertaining to the transaction which are reported to the TPE by the trading partners can be linked to the unique identifier. By using the access platform, a customer or any trading partner can acquire the status of a particular order from the TPE.
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4 Claims
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1. A machine readable storage having stored thereon, a computer program having a plurality of code sections, said code sections executable by a machine for causing the machine to perform the steps of:
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receiving an order from a first trading partner system, said order initiating a transaction; linking a status reported by a second trading partner system corresponding to said transaction, wherein said first trading partner system and said second trading partner systems are disparate systems; and reporting said linked status corresponding to said transaction, said status formatted for a particular channel. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
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4. A machine readable storage having stored thereon, a computer program having a plurality of code sections, said code sections executable by a machine for causing the machine to perform the steps of:
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receiving at a central exchange, an initial order for a transaction from one of a plurality of trading partners having disparate systems, said central exchange assigning a unique identifier for said initial order to said transaction, said receiving step for exposing order status in a supply chain having disparate systems; linking an identifier identifying an activity status from said trading partners for said transaction to said unique identifier; and responsive to a request for information, providing said requested information to a requester based on said linked identifier and said unique identifier, said requested information formatted for a selected channel.
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