Patent ID: 7386475

Claim:
A computer-implemented system for generating a request for quote (RFQ), comprising: one or more computer systems comprising: an RFQ engine comprising one or more components, wherein the one or more components are organized logically into one or more applications, the RFQ engine comprising: a data and metrics application, the data and metrics application receives input from a user and generates a data and metrics model for an RFQ template using a data and metrics meta-model; a state transition application, the state transition application receives input from the user and generates a state transition model for the RFQ template using a state transition meta-model; a workflow application, the workflow application receives input from the user and generates a user interface workflow for the RFQ template using a workflow meta-model; and an execution engine operable to execute the RFQ template comprising the data and metrics model generated by the data and metrics application, the state transition model generated by the state transition application, and the user interface workflow generated by the workflow application, the RFQ template being executed to generate an RFQ.