1. An automated method for reporting in a supply chain involving an enterprise and at least one partner, the method comprising: sending a request for real-time data from a network system to a partner coordinator component integrated with an existing partner system, the real-time data relating to a transaction in which the partner is involved, the network system maintaining a context for the transaction; receiving at the network system real-time data from the existing partner system in response to the request; converting the real-time data into a format usable by the network system; and generating a real-time report on a computer using the real-time data for updating the enterprise on the transaction in which the partner is involved, thereby providing real-time visibility into a status of the partner with respect to the transaction.