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Invoice adjustment data object for a common data object format

  • US 8,392,298 B2
  • Filed: 10/16/2003
  • Issued: 03/05/2013
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/04/2003
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method comprising:

  • receiving invoice adjustment information in a first application-specific data object format from a first processing system of a plurality of processing systems, whereineach processing system of the plurality of processing systems comprises an application,the invoice adjustment information is received at a communications transport layer, andthe invoice adjustment information comprisesan identification data element,an invoice adjustment base data element,a billing data element,a status data element, anda list of invoice adjustment line item details data element;

    receiving, at the communications transport layer, configuration information relating to the processing systems, whereinthe configuration information is received via a communications protocol adapter; and

    translating the invoice adjustment information into a common invoice adjustment data object format, whereinthe translating is performed by a processor, andthe translating comprises;

    accessing a first storing unit configured to store transformation information, wherein the first storing unit is coupled to the processor,accessing a second storing unit, wherein the second storing unit stores at least one business process, and the second storing unit is coupled to the processor,executing the at least one business process in response to a predefined event, andthe common invoice adjustment data object format comprisesat least one relationship data element, whereinthe relationship data element specifies at least one relationship between a plurality of entities,the relationship data element comprises a plurality of elements,a first element of the plurality of elements corresponds to a first entity of the plurality of entities,a second element of the plurality of elements corresponds to a second entity of the plurality of entities, andat least one custom data element, whereinthe custom data element facilitates customization of the common invoice adjustment data object format.

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