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Ensuring the entry of certain data in a matter management system by leveraging another process

  • US 9,767,435 B1
  • Filed: 05/01/2006
  • Issued: 09/19/2017
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/09/2003
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method in a computing system for collecting information relating to an engagement between a first organization and a second organization, comprising:

  • recurringly, at intervals of a fixed length, for each of a plurality of information fields relating to the engagement;

    with the computing system, accessing an indication comprising a time-based condition under which receiving contents for the information field becomes required to perform a first process, wherein the computing system is configured to perform the first process for users other than at least one user responsible for entering the contents in the required information field independently of whether the contents for the information field are received,wherein when the condition is presently satisfied, the computing system requires receiving contents for the information field prior to performing the first process for at least one user of a plurality of users who is responsible for the contents for the information field, andwherein when the condition is presently not satisfied, the computing system does not require receiving contents for the information field to perform the first process for the plurality of users, so that the first process can be performed irrespective of whether contents for the information field have been provided;

    with the computing system, determining whether the time-based condition under which the information field becomes required is presently satisfied;

    when it is determined that the condition under which the information field becomes required is presently satisfied, with the computing system, identifying receiving contents for the information field as presently required;

    when it is determined that the condition under which the information field becomes required is presently not satisfied, with the computing system, identifying receiving contents for the information field as presently not required; and

    when receiving contents for the information field is presently required to perform the first process and contents for the information field have not been received, preventing performance of the first process by the at least one user responsible for the contents for the information field.

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