B2B solutions using WebSphere partner gateway V6.0 / Lee Gavin et al.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Gavin, Lee.

Contributor:

International Business Machines Corporation. International Technical Support Organization.

Dalton, Ronan.

Lishok, Matthew.

Namuduri, Vamsi Krishna.

Sankaranarayanan, Sreelatha.

Series:

IBM redbooks.

Redbooks

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Electronic commerce.

WebSphere.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (830 p.)

Place of Publication:

White Plains, N.Y. : IBM, c2005.

Language Note:

English

Contents:

Front cover

Contents

Notices

Trademarks

Preface

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Part 1 Overview of the technology and products

Chapter 1. Business-to-business concepts

1.1 Impact of the Internet on the world of business applications

1.2 E-commerce

1.2.1 Business-to-consumer

1.2.2 Business-to-business

1.2.3 Evolution of the B2B data structures

1.2.4 Evolution of B2B data communications

1.3 Enterprise application integration and B2B

1.4 B2B integration

1.4.1 Types of B2B integration

1.4.2 Summary

Chapter 2. Business-to-business technologies and standards

2.1 Requirements for a B2B solution

2.2 Some terminology

2.2.1 Messaging and queuing

2.2.2 Electronic data interchange

2.2.3 Transport protocols

2.2.4 Security

2.2.5 Java

2.2.6 Extensible Markup Language

2.2.7 Web services

Chapter 3. Introduction to WebSphere Partner Gateway

3.1 Editions of WebSphere Partner Gateway

3.2 Architecture of WebSphere Partner Gateway

3.2.1 Runtime components

3.2.2 Configuration components

3.2.3 Profile management

3.3 B2B features and standards

3.3.1 Transport options

3.3.2 Messaging protocol options

3.3.3 Business document formats

3.3.4 Security options in WebSphere Partner Gateway

3.4 Extensible architecture

3.4.1 Encryption, validation and transformation

3.4.2 Custom transports, packages and protocols

3.5 Enterprise Integration

Part 2 Building a B2B exchange

Chapter 4. Implementation scenarios

4.1 Implementing WebSphere Partner Gateway Enterprise for Windows

4.2 Implementing WebSphere Partner Gateway Advanced for AIX

4.3 Implementing a basic exchange

4.4 Securing the exchange between Company E and Company A

4.5 Implementing WebSphere Partner Gateway Express for Windows.

4.6 Using FTP with WebSphere Partner Gateway

4.7 Using FTP Scripting to enable Value Added Network (VAN) connectivity

4.8 Managing the B2B infrastructure

4.9 EDI translation

Chapter 5. WebSphere Partner Gateway Enterprise on Windows

5.1 Implementation overview

5.2 Verify software levels on the hub and data servers

5.2.1 Verifying WebSphere MQ 6.0

5.2.2 Verifying DB2

5.3 Installing the software for the data machine

5.3.1 Adding user IDs and a group

5.3.2 Configuring WebSphere MQ 6.0

5.3.3 Installing the database schema

5.3.4 Local validation

5.4 Install WebSphere Partner Gateway

5.4.1 Adding a user and group

5.4.2 Installing the product code

5.4.3 Local validation

5.5 Initial configuration of the WebSphere Partner Gateway server

Chapter 6. WebSphere Partner Gateway Advanced for AIX

6.1 Implementation Overview

6.2 Verifying software levels on the AIX machine

6.2.1 Verifying DB2

6.2.2 Verifying WebSphere MQ

6.3 Software Installation

6.3.1 Adding the user accounts

6.3.2 Configuring WebSphere MQ

6.3.3 Installing the database schema

6.3.4 Installing the Product Code

6.3.5 Local Validation

6.3.6 Starting the help system

6.4 Initial configuration of the WebSphere Partner Gateway server

Chapter 7. Creating a basic B2B exchange

7.1 Scenario overview

7.2 Role-based configuration

7.2.1 Outbound flow

7.2.2 Inbound Flow

7.3 Configuration tasks for hubadmin of Company E

7.3.1 Creating targets

7.3.2 Creating interactions

7.3.3 Creating a Community Manager

7.3.4 Creating a Community Participant

7.4 Configuration tasks for Company E administrator

7.4.1 Initial logon by the Community Manager

7.4.2 Creating a gateway

7.4.3 Providing B2B capabilities

7.5 Configuration tasks for partner Company A

7.6 Connecting Company E to Company A.

7.7 Configuration tasks for the Company A hubadmin

7.8 Validating communication

7.9 Revisiting role-based configuration

Chapter 8. Securing the B2B exchange

8.1 What is needed to perform encryption an decryption

8.2 Enabling encryption

8.2.1 Company E generates a public/private key pair

8.2.2 Company E uploads private key to its own server

8.2.3 Company E uploads public certificate to partner's server

8.2.4 What happens next?

8.2.5 Company A generates a private/public key pair

8.2.6 Company A uploads a private key to its own server

8.2.7 Company A uploads their public key to their partner's server

8.2.8 Updating the participant connections

8.2.9 Validating that encryption is enabled

8.3 What is needed to digitally sign and verify the signature?

8.4 Enabling digital signatures

8.4.1 Changes to be performed on the server of Company A

8.4.2 Changes to perform on the server of Company E

8.4.3 Validating that digital signatures are enabled

Chapter 9. WebSphere Partner Gateway Express on Windows

9.1 Overview of the Express edition

9.2 Software installation and configuration

9.3 Initial configuration of the Express server

Chapter 10. Extending the B2B exchange

10.1 Scenario overview

10.2 Implementation steps

10.3 Configuration of Company X

10.3.1 Customizing My Profile

10.3.2 Customizing the profile of Participant Company E

10.4 Additional configuration of Company E

10.4.1 Creating a new Community Participant

10.4.2 Creating a new document flow definition

10.4.3 Creating a new XML format

10.4.4 Create an interaction

10.4.5 Updating Company X's profile on Company E's server

10.4.6 Updating Company E's profile on the Company E server

10.5 Validating Communication

10.5.1 Sending XML documents from Company E to Company X.

10.5.2 Sending XML documents from Company X to Company E

Chapter 11. Managing the B2B exchange

11.1 Tools available to manage the exchange

11.2 System log files

11.3 Event Viewer

11.4 Document Viewer

11.5 AS1/AS2 Viewer

11.6 Gateway queue

11.7 Using the tools for problem determination

11.7.1 MDN HTTP URL not defined

11.7.2 Problems with encryption

11.7.3 Problems with digital signatures

Part 3 FTP support

Chapter 12. Integrating FTP servers

12.1 Overview of FTP and FTP Scripting scenarios

12.1.1 FTP method one: FTP servers

12.1.2 FTP method two: FTP Scripting

12.2 Configuration of Company A for FTP outbound

12.2.1 Outbound implementation steps

12.2.2 Creating the directory structure

12.2.3 Updating the hubadmin profile

12.2.4 Updating the profile for Company F

12.2.5 Updating the profile for Company A

12.2.6 Creating a participant connection

12.2.7 Validating outbound communication

12.3 Configuration of Company A for FTP Inbound

12.3.1 Integrating with the AIX FTP server

12.3.2 Updating the configuration of WebSphere Partner Gateway

12.3.3 Validating Inbound communication

12.4 Implementing FTPS

12.4.1 FTPS outbound

12.4.2 FTPS client authentication

12.4.3 FTPS inbound

12.5 Configuration of FTP Scripting outbound

12.5.1 Outbound FTP Scripting overview

12.5.2 Updating the B2B Capabilities of Company F

12.5.3 Creating the new interaction

12.5.4 Create an FTP Scripting Gateway for Company F

12.5.5 Update the participant connection

12.5.6 Validating the connection

12.6 Configuration of FTP Scripting inbound

12.6.1 FTP Scripting inbound overview

12.6.2 Creating the FTP Scripting Target

12.6.3 Updating the participant connection

12.6.4 Validating inbound communication with FTP Scripting target.

12.7 FTPS for FTP Scripting Gateways and Targets

12.7.1 FTPS for the FTP Scripting Gateway

12.7.2 FTPS for the FTP Scripting Target

12.8 Comparing FTP and FTP Scripting

Chapter 13. Enabling VAN connectivity using FTP Scripting

13.1 Scenario overview

13.2 Configuration of Company E for outbound

13.2.1 Implementation steps

13.2.2 Updating the profile of hubadmin

13.2.3 Updating the profile of Company V

13.2.4 Updating the profile of Company E

13.2.5 Creating a participant connection

13.2.6 Validating communication

13.3 Configuration of Company E for inbound

13.3.1 Creating a FTP Scripting Target for Company E

13.3.2 Updating the WebSphere Partner Gateway configuration

13.3.3 Validating communication

13.4 Securing VAN connectivity

13.4.1 Uploading certificates to Company E's WebSphere Partner Gateway

13.4.2 Updating the FTP Scripting gateway to use secure mode

13.4.3 Validating outbound communication

13.4.4 Using secure mode for inbound communication

13.4.5 Validating inbound communication

13.5 Summary

Part 4 Native mapping support for non-EDI standards

Chapter 14. Native mapping support in WebSphere Partner Gateway

14.1 Install the Data Interchange Services client

14.2 The system view of Data Interchange Services

14.3 Development environment

14.3.1 Configure a development environment using DB2

14.4 Component view of the development environment

14.5 Connect the Data Interchange Services client to a development database

14.6 Functional areas

14.6.1 XML functional area

14.6.2 EDI functional area

14.6.3 Record Oriented Data (ROD) functional area

14.6.4 Mapping functional area

14.7 Runtime environment

Chapter 15. Mapping

15.1 Scenario overview

15.2 Create a ROD document definition

15.2.1 Create a new ROD dictionary.

15.2.2 Create a new Record ID.

Notes:

"November 2005."

Includes bibliographical references and index.

OCLC:

614891929