On-board Business Partner Product Specification & Offering manages the on-boarding another Business Partner's product offering or a product specification upon which the offering is based.<br/><br/>It also manages the involvement the enterprise has with a Business Partner's product specification and offering. For example, the enterprise may accept an order for one of its offerings, but it may be fulfilled by another Business Partner.<br/> <br/>By using the on-boarded specifications, this process allows the enterprise to create new product offerings that leverage its own product offerings as well as the acquired product offerings. It may also make a Business Partner's offerings available as-is to the market.<br/><br/>The specifications for the product offering made available by another Business Partner in catalog may be from a wholesaler’s perspective, while the specification in the enterprise’s catalog may be from a retailer’s perspective, therefore this process maintains the relationship between the enterprise's product specification and product offering and those provided by another Business Partner.<br/><br/>It is also used to modify the involvement associated with a Business Partner's, including the enterprise, product specifications or offerings. For example, if the Business Partner who accept payments for a purchased product offering changes.<br/><br/>This process is initially invoked during and after the agreement for a particular product specification and/or product offering has been established and approved. It is also invoked when modifications to the product specifications or offerings are implemented by another Business Partner in accordance with the terms and conditions and the process to manage the variance of an agreement.<br/>
