(Business processes) Bid on future Open Cry auctions

Process: Bid on future Open Cry auctions

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Objective

To submit bids for a future Open Cry auction.

Description

Open Cry auctions, all bids are available for public viewing; each participant knows the other bids submitted.

Every auction is governed by a set of rules that the bidder must read before participating. If auction rules change during an auction, bidders must reread the rules before submitting or updating bids. Bids submitted prior to a rule change are not affected and may still win the bidding. Customers can submit autobids on future Open Cry auctions.

Autobids (automatic bids) submit bids for Open Cry auctions on behalf of customers. Customers supply the following information for each autobid:

The initial bid price.
The maximum bid limit.
The desired quantity.
Their willingness to accept a partial quantity.
The payment information.
The bill to / ship to information.

Autobids are server-side agents that periodically update bids to maintain a winning status until the maximum bid limit is reached.

Autobids can be modified and withdrawn similar to normal bids.

Features

Manage autobids. Includes creating, modifying, and withdrawing autobids.

Customization

Quick bidding with default values. Give a default value for payment information and shipping and billing information, let the bidder input only bid quantity and value.

Edition

Professional, Enterprise, Express

Tasks

Task Description Role

Check for bid override
Check if the bid is overridden. When a customer's bid is overridden, an auction notification message is produced to inform the customer that a higher bid has been placed.
System

Create autobid
Create the autobid with the specified information such as the initial bid price, the maximum bid limit, the desired quantity, their willingness to accept a partial quantity and billing, shipping information for the order. The bid activity is monitored for autobids and bids are periodically updated to maintain a winning status until the maximum bid limit is reached.
Registered Customer

Create bid for autobid
Create the bid from autobid. The bid activity is monitored for autobids and bids are periodically updated to maintain a winning status until the maximum bid limit is reached.
System

Modify bid information
Modify the information on the bid to maintain a winning status until the maximum bid limit is reached.
System

Time to activate future auction
It is time to activate the future auction.
System

Business artifacts

Active autobid
Active bid
Auction started notification
Bid override notification
Current auction
Future auction

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Task	Description	Role
Check for bid override	Check if the bid is overridden. When a customer's bid is overridden, an auction notification message is produced to inform the customer that a higher bid has been placed.	System
Create autobid	Create the autobid with the specified information such as the initial bid price, the maximum bid limit, the desired quantity, their willingness to accept a partial quantity and billing, shipping information for the order. The bid activity is monitored for autobids and bids are periodically updated to maintain a winning status until the maximum bid limit is reached.	Registered Customer
Create bid for autobid	Create the bid from autobid. The bid activity is monitored for autobids and bids are periodically updated to maintain a winning status until the maximum bid limit is reached.	System
Modify bid information	Modify the information on the bid to maintain a winning status until the maximum bid limit is reached.	System
Time to activate future auction	It is time to activate the future auction.	System