Registers – Systems controlled by data bearing records – Operations analysis
Reexamination Certificate
2008-04-01
2008-04-01
Rudy, Andrew Joseph (Department: 3627)
Registers
Systems controlled by data bearing records
Operations analysis
C235S383000, C235S385000, C705S026640, C705S028000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07350698
ABSTRACT:
In an electronic purchasing system, a line item approval processing method and system. The line item approval system includes logic for approving a purchase requisition having a plurality of itemized goods and service and requiring approval by a plurality of authorized approvers on a line item by line item basis. In one embodiment of the present invention, an approval matrix defining identified authorized approver and conditions under which the authorized approvers must approve specified line items in a particular purchase requisition is generated by the line item approval system to enable approvers of the purchase requisition to monitor the status of the particular purchase requisition. The line item approval system allows a purchase order to be generated corresponding to a purchase requisition based on a partial approval of line items specified in a purchase requisition while some items are not approved.
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Panda Samaresh
Ruyak Robert J.
Viswanath Sridatta
Kowert Robert C.
Meyertons Hood Kivlin Kowert & Goetzel P.C.
Rudy Andrew Joseph
Sun Microsystems Inc.
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