Method and system for manipulation of cost information in a distributed virtual enterprise
First Claim
1. A computer-based method for processing e-commerce information in a distributed virtual enterprise (DVE) by a business entity and within the business entity, the method comprising:
- based on an internal user'"'"'s command, a processor interacting with a software application retrieves from memory a DVE project model that represents a project model for a product or services for sale by the business entity, wherein the DVE project model comprises one or more DVE processes linked to one or more DVE objects that specify one or more dependency relationships derived from e-commerce agreements, stored in the memory, such that the dependency relationships constrain modifications of the DVE project model with respect to specific parameters;
the software application receiving via the processor a user input to modify a cost dependency relationship within the DVE project model;
the software application manipulating, via the processor the cost dependency relationship within the DVE project model based on the received user input and the one or more DVE processes linked to one or more DVE objects, while constraining the user input to ensure that the user input is consistent with e-commerce agreements to which the business entity has committed itself to;
the software application determining via the processor that the user input to modify the cost dependency relationship is incompatible with another type of dependency relationship; and
the software application modifying via the processor a first e-commerce agreement to change dependency information within the first e-commerce agreement form which the cost dependency relationship was previously derived.
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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 computer-based method for processing e-commerce information in a distributed virtual enterprise (DVE) by a business entity and within the business entity, the method comprising:
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based on an internal user'"'"'s command, a processor interacting with a software application retrieves from memory a DVE project model that represents a project model for a product or services for sale by the business entity, wherein the DVE project model comprises one or more DVE processes linked to one or more DVE objects that specify one or more dependency relationships derived from e-commerce agreements, stored in the memory, such that the dependency relationships constrain modifications of the DVE project model with respect to specific parameters; the software application receiving via the processor a user input to modify a cost dependency relationship within the DVE project model; the software application manipulating, via the processor the cost dependency relationship within the DVE project model based on the received user input and the one or more DVE processes linked to one or more DVE objects, while constraining the user input to ensure that the user input is consistent with e-commerce agreements to which the business entity has committed itself to; the software application determining via the processor that the user input to modify the cost dependency relationship is incompatible with another type of dependency relationship; and the software application modifying via the processor a first e-commerce agreement to change dependency information within the first e-commerce agreement form which the cost dependency relationship was previously derived. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 13)
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5. An apparatus for processing e-commerce information in a distributed virtual enterprise (DVE) by a business entity and within the business entity, the apparatus comprising a processor, a data bus coupled to the processor, and a memory coupled to the processor through the data bus for storing computer readable code to be processed by the processor for:
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responsive to an internal user'"'"'s command receiving a DVE projected model from a physical computer-readable media that represents a project model for a product or service for sale by the business entity, wherein the DVE project model comprises one or more DVE processes linked to one or more DVE objects that specify one or more dependency relationships derived from e-commerce agreements, stored in the memory, such that the dependency relationships constrain modifications of the DVE project model with respect to specific parameters; receiving user input to modify a cost dependency relationship within the DVE project model; manipulating the cost dependency relationship within the DVE project model based on the received user input and the one or more DVE processes linked to one or more DVE objects while constraining the user input to ensure that the user input is consistent with e-commerce agreements to which the business entity has committed itself to; determining that the user input to modify the cost dependency relationship is incompatible with another type of dependency relationship; and modifying a first e-commerce agreement to change dependency information within the first e-commerce agreement from which the cost dependency relationship was previously derived. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8, 14)
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9. A computer program product comprising executable instructions in a tangible computer readable medium for use in a data processing system for processing e-commerce information in a distributed virtual enterprise (DVE) by a business entity and within the business entity, wherein when the instructions are executed by a processor, the processor performs a method comprising:
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responsive to an internal user'"'"'s command, retrieving from memory a DVE project model that represents a project model for a product or service for sale by the business entity, wherein the DVE project model comprises one or more DVE processes linked to one or more DVE objects that specify one or more dependency relationships derived from e-commerce agreements, stored in the memory, such that the dependency relationships constrain modifications of the DVE project model with respect to specific parameters; receiving user input to modify a cost dependency relationship within the DVE project model; manipulating the cost dependency relationship within the DVE project model based on the received user input and the one or more DVE processes linked to one or more DVE objects while constraining the user input to ensure that the user input is consistent with e-commerce agreements to which the business entity has committed itself to; determining that the user input to modify the cost dependency relationship is incompatible with another type of dependency relationship; and modifying a first e-commerce agreement to change dependency information within the first e-commerce agreement from which the cost dependency relationship was previously derived. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 15)
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