Interface for generating business partners

US7725354B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• SAP AG · DE

Inventors

• Peter Schwarze · St. Leon-Rot, DE
• Karin Brecht-Tillinger · Edingen-Neckarhausen, DE
• Torsten Reichert · Malsch, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Sep 30, 2003
• Grant date: May 25, 2010
• Expiry date: Jun 18, 2026

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G06Q30/0633
• WIPO field: IT methods for management
• WIPO sector: Electrical engineering

Abstract

An electronic procurement system may enable users, such as professional purchasers for an enterprise, to create new business partners for the enterprise using information in business partner directories hosted by external service providers. The electronic procurement system and external service providers may use a partner interface protocol to exchange partner information. The new business partner may be created during a business process using the partner information.