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Procurment Services

The Parts and Material Procurement and Repair Order Services are messages used for procurement of parts and materials and for exchanging repair order information.

Use Case

Overview Pre-Conditions, Triggers, Outcome, Industry Benefits of using Procurement Service.

Workflows

Detailed flowcharts that represent the Assignment workflows in the Collision Industry.

Data Dictionary

Definitions of all related data elements and a comprehensive description of the standards usage.

(Reference Section 8)

Code List

Comprehensive list of all industry standard codes for use in collision industry API and webservices

Schemas

BMSCommonGlobalTypes.xsd

BMSProcurementCommonTypes.xsd

BMSProcurementMessages.xsd

BMSProcurementService.xsd

CIECA BMS Messages

Procurement Add

This method is used to submit a procurement request in the form of a Quote or a Purchase Order. The information contained in this service will provide a context to create a meaningful document in order to procure or quote parts or materials. Additional information related to the request is also included.

Procurement Inquiry

This method is used to query for the Supplier’s response to the submitted procurement request. There are options to get information on the entire set of transactions in a file folder, or just a specific document(s) (Purchase Order / RFQ)

Procurement Notification Status

This method is an outbound push of information to a willing recipient. This could be an automated update service that is triggered by an event. Such an event could include a Supplier providing a response to the request.  This is a request for one procurement folder.

Procurement Status Inquiry

This method is used to query the latest status of outstanding Procurement documents. There are several search parameters including a create date range, modify date range, folder UUIDs, or procurement UUIDs. Information about one or more procurement inquiries will be returned.

Procurement Invoice Inquiry/Procurement Credit Memo Inquiry/Procurement Return Invoice Inquiry

This method is used to query the invoice, credit memo, or return (only one may be queried per message) information for Procurement documents. There are several search parameters including a create date range, modify date range, folder UUIDs, or procurement UUIDs. Information about one or more procurement invoice inquiries or credit memo inquiries will be returned. The Procurement Number List aggregate can also be used to inquire using return authorization numbers, credit memo numbers, or partner to partner reference numbers.  This can be repeating, if necessary. 

Procurement Invoice Status/ Procurement Credit Memo Status

This is in response to the request for invoice or credit memo information for one or more invoices or credit memos as part of procurement documents.  This same structure can be used for either a synchronous or asynchronous message.  Either invoice or credit memo information may be requested, but not both. 

Procurement Return Authorization Inquiry

This method is used to query the information for Return Authorization Procurement documents. There are several search parameters including a create date range, modify date range, folder UUIDs, or procurement UUIDs. Information about one or more procurement invoice inquiries or credit memo inquiries will be returned. The Procurement Number List aggregate can also be used to inquire using return authorization numbers, credit memo numbers, or partner to partner reference numbers.  This can be repeating, if necessary. 

Procurement Return Authorization Status

This message structure is used for both an inquiry (from a repair facility) or a status ‘push’ (from a supplier).  This will return the Return Authorization information for one or more Return Authorizations inquiries (or push) as part of procurement documents.

Repair Order Folder Add

This message is used to send repair orders to Repair Service Providers.

Repair Order Folders Add

This message is used to send repair orders to Repair Service Providers.

Inventory Record Add

This is the Inventory Record format for both storing and sending inventory information. The information contained in this service will provide a context on how to store inventory record information and what information can be stored in this record.

Procurement Response(s)

These messages inform the requestor that the request was received and if they were successful or in error.

Some Responses will provide additional information for the request.