The disclosure provides for creating a finalized document relating to a
transaction. A buyer selects documents associated with a proposed
transaction and indicates trade terms of an agreement relating to the
documents selected. The trade terms are presented to a seller on an
electronic form via an electronic document platform. The electronic form
includes a combined purchase order proforma invoice, a transportation
document, and a shipping document. The seller can amend the trade terms
on the form, and each amendment creates a new version of the form.
Negotiations of the trade terms between the buyer and the seller are
conducted electronically and the negotiated fonn detailing the
negotiation of the trade terms is generated and displayed electronically,
also. A compliance check is performed and is triggered in response to a
digital signature of the form. Payment is initiated to the seller after a
verification of credit of the buyer.