OPUS Platform FAQs

This topic answers some frequently asked questions about the OPUS Platform.

Forecast plan (IDoc)

Forecasting APIs allow companies to exchange data about anticipated product demand and supply availability with upstream supply chain Partners without giving these Partners access to their serialization system of record.

Forecast plan (X12)

Forecasting APIs allow companies to exchange data about anticipated product demand and supply availability with upstream supply chain Partners without giving these Partners access to their serialization system of record.

Forecast plan response (IDoc)

Forecasting APIs allow companies to exchange data about anticipated product demand and supply availability with downstream supply chain Partners without giving these Partners access to their serialization system of record.

Forecast plan response (X12)

Forecasting APIs allow companies to exchange data about anticipated product demand and supply availability with downstream supply chain Partners without giving these Partners access to their serialization system of record.

Geolocation APIs

Exchanging geographic coordinates asynchronously via B2B message allows suppliers, typically of agricultural goods, to communicate with their customers the exact location that their product was produced on.

Intro to asynchronous messages

Asynchronous messages allow Owners and Partners to send large amounts of data back and forth, using different file formats (e.g.

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