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MULTI SHIPMENT ORDER v. 2.1

Problem Statement

The Multi Shipment Order provides the ability to order different quantities of trade items/services originating from multiple locations of the seller shipped to multiple locations of the buyer using one business message.
The multi-shipment order process initiated by the buyer includes the capability to:
  • Request shipment from multiple locations
  • Request shipment to multiple locations which can include ultimate consignees or inventory locations
  • Vary the quantity of the trade item/service by each ship to location
  • Vary the quantities to the ship to locations per the order line item
  • Specify dates per each ship to location
  • Specify dates per the order line item


Objective

To supply the detail design of the (specific) business transaction needed to meet the requirements of the referenced BRAD(s).

Audience

The audience for this document is the global business community, the senders and receivers of purchase orders, changes to purchase orders, and responses.

Business Context


Industry: All
Geopolitical: Global
Product: All
Process: Order
System Capabilities: All
Official Constraints: None



Business Transaction View





Business Transaction Use Case Diagram

Use Case Diagram

Figure 1 - Multi Shipment Order Items Use Case Diagram

Use Case Description

Use Case ID BTO1
Use Case Name (Multi Shipment) Purchase Order
Use Case Description This use case provides the ability to order different quantities of trade items/ services originating from multiple locations of the seller shipped to multiple locations of the buyer using one business message.
Actors (Goal) Buyer: to send the (Multi Shipment) Purchase Order
Seller: to receive the (Multi Shipment) Purchase Order
Performance Goals  
Preconditions (Multi Shipment) Purchase Order: PREPARED
  •  The Buyer and Seller have aligned Party and Item information.
  •  The Buyer and Seller have established their trading partner agreements
  • The trading partners (Buyer and Seller) must exchange and have aligned their basic business data such as trading partner names, addresses, locations (Party Information), Item information and Price information.
  • The Buyer and Seller have agreed that each can produce and process a purchase order with multiple ship-to locations with varied quantities and dates of trade items/services per ship-to location.
  • The Buyer and Seller have agreed on whether a Receipt Acknowledgement or Order Confirmation messages are required, as an option based on the pre-determined trading partner agreements.
  • Purchase conditions have been agreed upon.
Post conditions (Multi Shipment) Purchase Order: COMMUNICATED
  • The Seller has received the Multi Shipment Order sent by the Buyer
Scenario Begins when the Buyer sends the Multi Shipment Order to the seller indicating multiple ship-to locations with respective trade items/services and quantities.
Ends when the Seller receives the Multi Shipment Order for processing.
Alternative Scenario  

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Date of Publication: June 2007
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