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Providing accounting software application as enterprise services

  • US 20070233541A1
  • Filed: 03/30/2006
  • Published: 10/04/2007
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/30/2006
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A system comprising:

  • a computer system comprising one or more hardware platforms for executing computer software;

    computer software deployed on the computer system, the computer software implementing a plurality of service operations, the service operations comprising;

    a change project based on purchase request confirmation operation operable to send a confirmation to a requester of the extent to which a requisition has been fulfilled;

    a change project based on purchase order operation operable to notify the project about the creation of a purchase order for an external resource;

    a change project based on employee time calendar operation operable to send a confirmation of working time for a project task;

    a check task availability for accounting operation operable to notify of task availability;

    a request service operation operable to request a buyer to procure external resources or services;

    a notify of project operation operable to inform accounting about a creation or change of project elements;

    a request project cost estimate operation operable to inform accounting about a creation or change of project elements that are costing relevant;

    a request project cost estimate simulation operation operable to request to perform a synchronous project costing simulation;

    a query project cost estimate operation operable to query costing for the last costing result for project elements;

    a create accounting entry operation operable to receive an accounting document from another instance of accounting;

    a maintain subledger account operation operable to receive a project accounting notification from project processing;

    a create accounting document operation operable to receive an expense accounting notification from expense and reimbursement processing;

    a synchronous valuate product and resource operation operable to synchronize access to price information for products;

    a maintain project cost estimate operation operable to inform costing document processing about the creation or change of project elements that are costing relevant;

    a cancel accounting document operation operable to receive an expense accounting notification from expense and reimbursement processing; and

    a simulate project cost estimate operation operable to request performance of a synchronous project costing simulation and response.

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