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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 27, 2010
Filed:
May. 17, 2004
Vasudev Rangadass, Arlington, TX (US);
Vasudev Rangadass, Arlington, TX (US);
i2 Technologies US, Inc., Dallas, TX (US);
Abstract
In one embodiment, an enterprise solution framework is provided. A configuration segment is provided for specifying a configuration of an enterprise. The configuration segment includes a system for centrally managing core enterprise reference data, including: (1) a centralized master repository containing the reference data; (2) an internal services framework providing internal services for managing the reference data, the internal services having direct access to the reference data for management purposes; and (3) an infrastructure services layer providing bulk data transfers of reference data between the repository and external operational systems according to enterprise-level business workflows, the external operational systems being permitted indirect access to the reference data for operational purposes. A planning segment is provided for planning according to the configuration specified in the configuration segment. An execution segment is provided for execution according to output of the planning segment. A monitoring segment is provided for monitoring according to output of the execution segment. External operational systems embody the planning, execution, and monitoring segments.