B2B solutions using WebSphere business connection / [Geert Van de Putte ... et al.].

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Putte, Geert van de.

International Business Machines Corporation. International Technical Support Organization.

Series:

IBM redbooks.

IBM redbooks

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Electronic commerce--Computer programs.

Electronic commerce.

WebSphere.

Physical Description:

xviii, 598 p. : ill.

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Research Triangle Park, NC : IBM, International Technical Support Organization, 2003.

Language Note:

English

Contents:

Front cover

Contents

Notices

Trademarks

Preface

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Part 1 Overview of business-to- business

Chapter 1. Business-to-business overview

1.1 Introduction

1.2 Business drivers

1.3 Business models

1.4 Industry emphasis

1.5 Large vs. small businesses

1.6 Technological drivers

Chapter 2. Overview of WebSphere Business Connection

2.1 Areas of business integration

2.2 WebSphere Business Connection architecture and packaging

2.3 Editions of WebSphere Business Connection

2.3.1 WebSphere Business Connection Enterprise

2.3.2 WebSphere Business Connection

2.3.3 WebSphere Business Connection Express Edition

Chapter 3. Installation and setup of the infrastructure components

3.1 Overview of the installation process

3.2 Installation worksheet

3.3 Installing prerequisite software components

3.3.1 Checking versions

3.3.2 Installing and configuring DB2

3.3.3 Installing and configuring WebSphere Application Server

3.3.4 Upgrading the HTTP Server

3.3.5 Installing WebSphere MQ

3.3.6 Installing Sun's JDK

3.3.7 Installing CrossWorlds VisiBroker

3.3.8 Installing and configuring CrossWorlds InterChange Server

3.3.9 Installing CrossWorldsTPI

3.3.10 Installing IBM SecureWay Directory Version 3.2.2 for Windows

3.4 Installing and configuring WebSphere Business Connection

3.4.1 Starting the WebSphere Business Connection installation program

3.4.2 Applying updates to WebSphere Application Server

3.4.3 Configuring the Web Services Gateway

3.4.4 Web Services Gateway channels

3.5 Configuring security

3.5.1 Configuring SecureWay Directory

3.5.2 Configuring WebSphere Security

3.5.3 Securing the Web Services Gateway administration.

3.6 Configuring WebSphere Business Connection components

3.6.1 Running the Configuration wizard

3.7 Configuring Document Exchange

3.7.1 Deploying WebSphere Application Server artifacts

3.7.2 Securing Document Exchange pages

3.7.3 Starting the application server

3.7.4 Deploying CrossWorlds artifacts

3.7.5 Starting the WebSphere Application Server artifacts

3.8 Configuring the Registration and Provisioning component

3.8.1 Starting the configuration program

3.8.2 Securing Registration pages

3.8.3 Deploying the Registration and Provisioning collaboration

3.8.4 Finishing the Document Exchange configuration

3.8.5 Before using the Registration and Provisioning component

3.8.6 Verifying Registration and Provisioning configuration

3.9 Installing and configuring System Resources

3.10 WebSphere Business Connection Security

3.10.1 SSL configuration of the IBM HTTP server

3.10.2 HTTPS configuration from Document Exchange SOAP connector to HTTP Server

3.10.3 Providing security for the Document Exchange Web service

3.11 After installation

3.11.1 Running the BCTVPDCreate program

3.11.2 Starting up and shutting down

3.11.3 Removing WebSphere Business Connection

3.11.4 Where to next?

Chapter 4. Deployment and validation of infrastructure

4.1 Registration of your company

4.2 What is the result of the registration?

4.2.1 LDAP

4.2.2 Database updates

4.2.3 Business log updates

4.2.4 Creation of company profile file

4.3 Validating WebSphere Business Connection components

4.4 Partner registration

4.5 Partner registration approval

4.6 What the approval has done

4.6.1 Inspecting the business log

4.6.2 Updates to system resources

Chapter 5. Overview of the implemented scenarios

5.1 The private exchange of a retailer.

5.2 The public exchange of a service provider

Part 2 Implementation of private exchange scenario

Chapter 6. Business case

6.1 Item synchronization

6.1.1 The impact of standardization

6.1.2 Item synchronization solution

6.1.3 Item synchronization service providers

6.2 Demand forecasting

6.2.1 Retailer hosted solution

6.2.2 Service provider hosted solution

6.3 Procurement

6.3.1 Procurement solution

6.3.2 Outsourcing procurement process

6.4 Concluding remarks

Chapter 7. Design of the business-to-business solution

7.1 System overview

7.2 Design of the purchase order process

7.3 Design of the acknowledgment PO process

Chapter 8. Implementation of the solution

8.1 Overview of the solution components

8.2 Development of the outbound collaboration

8.2.1 Defining the generic business object

8.2.2 Defining the application-specific business objects

8.2.3 Developing the maps

8.2.4 Configuring the connectors

8.2.5 Creating a collaboration template

8.2.6 Defining collaboration object

8.3 Development of the inbound collaboration

8.3.1 Defining the generic business object

8.3.2 Updating the meta-objects

8.3.3 Developing the maps

8.3.4 Developing the collaboration template

8.3.5 Creating the inbound collaboration object

8.3.6 Develop Java proxy and WSDL using WSGenUtility

8.3.7 Building the CrossWorlds Web service

8.4 Development of the Web services

8.4.1 Development of the Web service getPO

8.4.2 Namespace changes for CrossWorlds

8.4.3 Development of the Web service client

Chapter 9. Deployment of the solution

9.1 Deployment steps

9.2 Deployment of the supplier's getPO Web service

9.2.1 Deployment on WebSphere Application Server

9.2.2 Deploy the Web service on Web Services Gateway.

9.2.3 Validation of the deployment on the Web Services Gateway

9.2.4 Deployment of the WSDL on the gateway of the Retailer

9.3 Deployment of the collaboration as a Web service

9.3.1 Deploying the EAR file

9.3.2 Deploying the service in Web Services Gateway

9.3.3 Deployment of the Web service client

9.4 Runtime view of the solution

9.4.1 Invoking the PurchaseOrder Service

9.4.2 Invoking the Acknowledgment service

Chapter 10. Extending the initial solution

10.1 Adding additional trading partners

10.2 Extending and verifying the infrastructure

10.2.1 Configuration of TPI

10.2.2 Installation and configuration of WebSphere Data Interchange

10.3 Overview of the data flow and solution components

10.4 Development of the sending collaboration

10.4.1 Defining business objects and maps

10.4.2 Configuring the MQSeries connector

10.4.3 Extending the collaboration template

10.4.4 Defining the collaboration object

10.4.5 EDI translation in WebSphere Data Interchange

10.5 Development of the receiving collaboration

10.5.1 Defining the business-object definitions

10.5.2 Developing the map

10.5.3 Configuring the connectors

10.5.4 Developing the collaboration template

10.5.5 Defining the collaboration object

10.6 Runtime view of the extended solution

10.7 Adding the .NET partner

10.7.1 Building the PurchaseOrder Web service on .NET

10.7.2 Extending the solution to invoke the .NET Web service

Part 3 Implementation of public exchange scenario

Chapter 11. Business case

11.1 Supply-chain challenges in manufacturing

11.1.1 Overview

11.1.2 Industry trends

11.1.3 Industry challenges

11.2 Supply-chain integration as a solution

11.2.1 Supply-chain integration

11.2.2 Data integration

11.2.3 Application integration

11.2.4 Process integration.

11.3 Supply-chain integration topologies

11.3.1 Point-to-point integration topology

11.3.2 Hub-and-spoke integration topology

11.4 Supply-chain integration scenario

11.4.1 Scenario overview

11.4.2 Design collaboration flow

11.4.3 Procurement flow

Chapter 12. Design of the business-to-business solution

12.1 General considerations

12.1.1 Scenario requirements

12.1.2 Design guidelines

12.2 Procurement integration

12.2.1 Process integration issues

12.2.2 The xSP as a message broker

12.2.3 Message flows

12.3 Design collaboration integration

12.3.1 The large file transfer problem

12.3.2 The xSP as a design collaboration hub

12.3.3 Document and message flows

Chapter 13. Implementation of the solution

13.1 Overview of the compoments to be created

13.2 Development of the outbound and inbound collaboration on the buyer

13.2.1 JDBC connector overview

13.2.2 Outbound collaboration

13.2.3 Using CWGenUtility to generate artifacts

13.2.4 Defining the generic business object

13.2.5 Importing the business-object definitions file

13.2.6 Updating SOAP ASBO

13.2.7 Updating the system meta-objects

13.2.8 Developing the maps

13.2.9 Developing collaboration templates

13.2.10 Defining collaboration objects

13.2.11 Creating the outbound collaboration object

13.2.12 Creating the inbound collaboration object

13.2.13 Developing Java proxy and WSDL using WSGenUtility

13.2.14 Deploying the CrossWorlds Web service

13.2.15 Importing the EAR file into WebSphere Studio

13.2.16 Configuring WebSphere

13.3 Development of the collaborations on hub

13.3.1 Outbound collaboration on the hub to Supplier1

13.3.2 Outbound collaboration on the hub to Supplier2

13.3.3 Outbound collaboration on the hub for the acknowledgment to the buyer.

13.4 Development of the Web service on the Supplier.

Notes:

"July 2003."

"SG24-6197-00."

Includes bibliographical references (p. 587-588) and index.

OCLC:

137342132