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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 05, 2014
Filed:
Sep. 11, 2009
Rohit Lobo, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Suman Guha, Fremont, CA (US);
Rohit Lobo, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Suman Guha, Fremont, CA (US);
Oracle International Corporation, Redwood Shores, CA (US);
Abstract
In one embodiment, controls for an agreement from a supplier are set up. The agreement includes a plurality of items for purchase. The controls may be used to determine a degree of touchlessness in the buying of the items. The controls may be configured at the agreement level. A requisition from a requester for a target item is received. In one embodiment, sourcing rules and ASLs may be searched to determine if a sourcing rule and ASL applies to the item. If so, then the sourcing rule and ASL may be used to determine an agreement. If a sourcing rule and ASL do not apply, agreements can be searched to determine an agreement for the target item. Once the agreement is determined, controls are determined from the agreement, where the controls govern the plurality of items of the agreement.