SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MANAGING MULTIPLE TRANSPORTATION AGREEMENTS
A system and method that stores a plurality of transportation agreements, associates a plurality of data objects with each of the plurality of transportation agreements, the plurality of data objects including a first rate table, receives an update instruction for the first rate table, and updates, in response to the update instruction, the first rate table and a second rate table, the second rate table incorporating the first rate table and one or more additional rate tables.
1 . A method comprising:
storing a plurality of transportation agreements;
associating a plurality of data objects with each of the plurality of transportation agreements, the plurality of data objects including a first rate table;
receiving an update instruction for the first rate table; and
updating, in response to the update instruction, the first rate table and a second rate table, the second rate table incorporating the first rate table and one or more additional rate tables.
2 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the first rate table is a local rate table and the second rate table is a global rate table that incorporates data from a plurality of local rate tables to track shipping rate costs between a plurality of source and destination points.
3 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the first and second rate tables include information relating to source, destination, payment currency, and cost.
4 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising providing a template to update entries within the first rate table.
5 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the updated second rate table is used by two or more of the plurality of transportation agreements.
6 . A server comprising:
one or more process; and
memory storing one or more programs for execution by the one or more process, the one or more programs including instructions for:
storing a plurality of transportation agreements;
associating a plurality of data objects with each of the plurality of transportation agreements, the plurality of data objects including a first rate table;
receiving an update instruction for the first rate table; and
updating, in response to the update instruction, the first rate table and a second rate table, the second rate table incorporating the first rate table and one or more additional rate tables.
7 . The server of claim 6 , wherein the first rate table is a local rate table and the second rate table is a global rate table that incorporates data from a plurality of local rate tables to track shipping rate costs between a plurality of source and destination points.
8 . The server of claim 6 , wherein the first and second rate tables include information relating to source, destination, payment currency, and cost.
9 . The server of claim 6 , further comprising providing a template to update entries within the first rate table.
10 . The server of claim 6 , wherein the updated second rate table is used by two or more of the plurality of transportation agreements.
11 . A non-transitory computer readable storage medium storing one or more programs configured to be executed by a processor, the one or more programs comprising instructions for:
storing a plurality of transportation agreements;
associating a plurality of data objects with each of the plurality of transportation agreements, the plurality of data objects including a first rate table;
receiving an update instruction for the first rate table; and
updating, in response to the update instruction, the first rate table and a second rate table, the second rate table incorporating the first rate table and one or more additional rate tables.
12 . The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 11 , wherein the first rate table is a local rate table and the second rate table is a global rate table that incorporates data from a plurality of local rate tables to track shipping rate costs between a plurality of source and destination points.
13 . The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 11 , wherein the first and second rate tables include information relating to source, destination, payment currency, and cost.
14 . The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 11 , further comprising providing a template to update entries within the first rate table..
15 . The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 11 , wherein the updated second rate table is used by two or more of the plurality of transportation agreements.
16 . A server comprising:
one or more process; and
memory storing one or more programs for execution by the one or more process, the one or more programs including instructions for:
storing a plurality of transportation agreements;
associating a plurality of data objects with each of the plurality of transportation agreements, the plurality of data objects including a local rate table;
receiving an update instruction for the local rate table;
providing a template to update entries within the local rate table; and
updating, in response to the update instruction, the local rate table and a global rate table, wherein the updated global rate table incorporates data from the local rate table and a plurality of additional local rate tables and is used by two or more of the plurality of transportation agreements.