Re: Question about tpaML OBI example

[Martin W Sachs/Watson/IBM <mwsachs@us.ibm.com>]

Zvi,

Please ask all questions about the tpaML proposal by posting to the
ebxml-TP list so all members of the team can participate.

My understanding of OBI is that an unsolicited purchase order (i.e. without
previously shopping) is a permitted request.  It might be used by the
procurement department of the purchasing organization to, for example,
re-supply a stockroom.  It is a direct request from the purchasing
organization's OBI server to the supplying organization's OBI server.

Regards,
Marty

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Zvi Bruckner <zvi.b@sapiens.com> on 09/03/2000 07:06:32 AM

To:   Martin W Sachs/Watson/IBM@IBMUS
cc:
Subject:  Question about tpaML OBI example



I read the OBI example in the tpaML 1.0.6 draft and have a question that
hopefully you can answer:

According to the Actions defined for the Buying and Selling parties it
seems possible for the seller to send unsolicitaed  POR (Purchace Order
Request) to the buyer (without receiveing a ShopMeassge).
Is it really the buisness flow in OBI ?

Thanks,

Zvi Bruckner