Consistent Interface for Outbound Delivery

A distributed system operating in a landscape of computer systems providing message-based services defined in a service registry, the system comprising:

• a graphical user interface comprising computer readable instructions, embedded on tangible media, for a confirmation by a warehouse provider of goods delivered, the instructions using a request;
• a first memory storing a user interface controller for processing the request and involving a message including a message package hierarchically organized as:
• an outbound delivery execution confirmation message entity;
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• an outbound delivery execution package including an outbound delivery execution entity, wherein the outbound delivery execution entity includes an identifier, a type code and a sender last change date time, wherein the outbound delivery execution entity further includes a vendor party entity from a party package, a shipping date time period entity from a shipping period package, and at least one item entity from an item package, and wherein each item entity includes an identifier, a product, a delivery quantity and a delivery quantity type code;
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• a second memory, remote from the graphical user interface, storing a plurality of service interfaces, wherein one of the service interfaces is operable to process the message via the service interface.

A computer readable medium including program code for providing a message-based interface for exchanging information about outbound deliveries, the medium comprising:

• program code for receiving via a message-based interface exposing at least one service as defined in a service registry and from a heterogeneous application executing in an environment of computer systems providing message-based services, a first message for a synchronous query to find outbound deliveries by their elements, the first message including a message package hierarchically organized as:
• an outbound delivery find by elements query sync message entity;
• an outbound delivery find by elements query package including an outbound delivery find by elements request message body entity, wherein the outbound delivery find by elements request message body entity includes at least one of the following:
• a selection by identifier (ID), at least one a selection by item ID, at least one a selection by processing type code, and at least one selection by creation person given name;
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• a processing conditions package including a processing conditions entity;
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• program code for sending a second message to the heterogeneous application responsive to the first message.

A distributed system operating in a landscape of computer systems providing message-based services defined in a service registry, the system comprising:

• a graphical user interface comprising computer readable instructions, embedded on tangible media, for a synchronous query to find outbound deliveries by their elements, the instructions using a request;
• a first memory storing a user interface controller for processing the request and involving a message including a message package hierarchically organized as:
• an outbound delivery find by elements query sync message entity;
• an outbound delivery find by elements query package including an outbound delivery find by elements request message body entity, wherein the outbound delivery find by elements request message body entity includes at least one of the following:
• a selection by identifier (ID), at least one a selection by item ID, at least one a selection by processing type code, and at least one selection by creation person given name;
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• a processing conditions package including a processing conditions entity;
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• a second memory, remote from the graphical user interface, storing a plurality of service interfaces, wherein one of the service interfaces is operable to process the message via the service interface.