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Introduction

| 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 in-ventory 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 |
| 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 Description |
Use Case Name | (Multi Shipment) Purchase Order
Use Case Description | This use case provides the ability to order different quantities of trade items/ ser-vices originating from multiple locations of the seller shipped to multiple locations of the buyer using one business message.
Actors | Buyer: to send the (Multi Shipment) Purchase Order, Seller: to receive the (Multi Shipment) Purchase Order
Performance Goals: | None
Preconditions: | 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.
Postconditions: | (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.
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| Date Of Publication: 01.04.2012 |  |  |  |  |  |  |

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