One of the more curious aspects of the Intel Israel Nipendo implementation (tied into Intel’s RosettaNet standard deployment) for supplier connectivity is that the system realizes a greater percentage of “straight-through processing” (i.e., no human intervention from the PO creation through to supplier payment) than a traditional RosettaNet implementation. The platform provides an innovative and automated pre-validation service that uses a self-service “training” capability, allowing the trading partners themselves to establish the business validation rules and other key system behavior that ensures smooth downstream processing.