The buyer platform is likely to be used in conjunction with supply chain management and ERP software, so it should interoperate with those systems. The Buyer Platform must be able to send and receive data for these systems. For example, the Buyer Platform should be able to query SAP Ariba to get a list of Suppliers and Basic details (enough detail to create Estimated Ratings), and the Buyer Platform should also be able to send Sustainalytics ratings, and Tags applied within the Portfolio module/feature to the supply chain software.