Abstract: An apparatus, method, and computer readable storage medium for dynamically maintaining data structures and executing business rules in an electronic procurement system. The method includes (a) dynamically maintaining a plurality of organizational profiles containing data structures, a plurality of users each being associated with a particular organizational profile; and (b) implementing a user requested transaction on a hosted e-procurement system with an application system by using information from the data structures stored in an organizational profile associated with the user.

Abstract: A procurement system includes a procurement unit and an item allocator. The procurement system is coupled to access units which allow users to manage a procurement process by manipulating line items on one or more source documents as they are transferred to one or more target documents. The user is provided with the capability of combining or splitting items from one or more source documents as they are transferred from the target document. The system is capable of maintaining a tracking history for each of the items as it is edited.

Abstract: A multi-channel management system and method includes a financial management system and a web-based portal. A grants management system receives a grant initiative from a granting agency and receives a grant initiative application from an applicant via one of a web-portal, fax, in-person, and telephone. The grants management system and the financial management system are integrally connected facilitating transmission and messaging between the grants management system and the financial management system, and allowing the grants management system to dynamically manage grant initiative transactions and financial transactions associated with a life-cycle of a grant initiative from the granting agency by automatically triggering events.