Abstract: A short-term authorized pass is disclosed. The method receives a request for a short-term authorized pass to be generated from a credit account of a first party and provided to a second party, the request includes an amount allocated to the short-term authorized pass. A sub-account is generated from the credit account by allocating a part of the credit account to form the sub-account. The credit limit on the sub-account is set to the amount identified by the first party, a virtual account number (VAN) is assigned to the sub-account, and the VAN of the sub-account is linked to the credit account. The short-term authorized pass is generated, using the VAN of the sub-account, and is provided to the second party. However, no funds are taken from the credit account of the first party until the short-term authorized pass is used.

Abstract: A configuration architecture automatically links the output of a business process modeler to a business system configuration tool. The output of the business process modeler is translated into a representation of a source business process that is used by the business system configuration tool to automatically generate configuration templates. A user can provide configuration information through the configuration templates. The configuration inputs are applied to an implementation of a business system to obtain a configured, working business system instance with the same functionality as the source business process.

Abstract: A configuration architecture automatically links the output of a business process modeler to a business system configuration tool. The output of the business process modeler is translated into a representation of a source business process that is used by the business system configuration tool to automatically generate configuration templates. A user can provide configuration information through the configuration templates. The configuration inputs are applied to an implementation of a business system to obtain a configured, working business system instance with the same functionality as the source business process.

Abstract: A source document framework for accounting systems is described. An apparatus may comprise an accounting application arranged for execution by the processor circuit, the ERP application comprising a source document framework component arranged to create a new source document type to add to heterogeneous source document types, and a source document process component arranged to process source documents of the heterogeneous source document types, with at least one of the heterogeneous source document types including a previous source document type arranged for use with process logic specific to the previous source document type, and process one or more source documents of the new source document type with the process logic specific to the previous source document type. Other embodiments are described and claimed.

Abstract: A configuration architecture automatically links the output of a business process modeler to a business system configuration tool. The output of the business process modeler is translated into a representation of a source business process that is used by the business system configuration tool to automatically generate configuration templates. A user can provide configuration information through the configuration templates. The configuration inputs are applied to an implementation of a business system to obtain a configured, working business system instance with the same functionality as the source business process.

Abstract: A configuration architecture automatically links the output of a business process modeler to a business system configuration tool. The output of the business process modeler is translated into a representation of a source business process that is used by the business system configuration tool to automatically generate configuration templates. A user can provide configuration information through the configuration templates. The configuration inputs are applied to an implementation of a business system to obtain a configured, working business system instance with the same functionality as the source business process.

Abstract: Technologies are generally described for accounting for contract formation and fulfillment activities by combination event chaining and multidimensional measurement chaining, with event and measurement matching rules that apply variance and tolerance policies during evaluation. Building on chaining basis and derived measurements that participate in an equality relationship, chaining measurements may participate in a matching rule that applies tolerance policies. Furthermore, measurement chaining may be updated when the documented consequence of events are corrected or changed.

Abstract: Technologies are generally described for a consistent process, task, and state application architecture pattern from an initial documentation process through the resource accounting, subledger accounting processes, and the general ledger accounting process. Data driven policy and rules may be leveraged for the processing to determine input, results, and state transitioning, where processes may represent operations performed by the accounting system. The application process pattern may be an abstraction of key domain processes and their generic tasks and states. The framework tasks may leverage explicit policy and rule types and/or procedures to determine a result and to validate the state transition.

Abstract: Techniques to provide a multi-measurement basis for accounting systems are described. A technique may include receiving data from a source document, documenting the received data as base multidimensional measurements that characterize an event, calculating derived multidimensional measurements that quantify the social, operational, and financial consequences of the event from the base multidimensional measurements. Derived measurements are linked to base measurements in measurement chains. Events that are related causally may be linked together in event chains. The measurement chains and event chains may be used to generate subledger journal entries, which may in turn be used to generate general ledger journal entries. An event may capture information about an event beyond what may be reflected in the source document. Other embodiments are described and claimed.

Abstract: A configuration application utilizes an application configuration framework to create a configuration questionnaire to dynamically manage an enterprise resource planning (ERP) application installation process. The configuration application imports an ERP system's metadata to configure the ERP application installation through the application configuration framework. The configuration application requests question parameters from a configuring user to configure the ERP application installation according to the metadata. Subsequently, the configuration application creates a configuration questionnaire for the ERP application installation based on the question parameters.