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Integrating a WebSphere Commerce procurement system

Setting up multiple communication types for multiple procurement systems

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Level: Intermediate

Michael D.J. Shields (mshields@ca.ibm.com), Solution Architect, IBM

30 Jul 2008

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Learn how to integrate multiple procurement systems into a PunchOut session. This process includes establishing requirements, pinpointing available-to-market procurement systems, determining customization needs, and performing a real world procurement system integration.

In this tutorial

This tutorial describes how to integrate multiple procurement systems into a PunchOut session. You will learn what procurement systems to develop based on communication types. Finally, you will configure WebSphere Commerce to work with two procurement communication types and a simple validation process using reusable test methods.


Objectives

  • Learn different types of procurement systems.

  • Learn different types of procurement communication types.

  • Learn how to integrate WebSphere Commerce with multiple procurement systems.

  • Learn how to make testing easy with WebSphere Commerce multiple procurement integration.

  • Learn implementation planning for two-step and one-step communication modes.

  • Learn how to integrate the latest version of cXML DTD.

  • Learn how to configure a buyer organization using a sample store.

  • Learn how to update JSP files to reflect a new version of cXML DTD.

  • Learn how to discriminate a PunchOut user from regular shopping in a shopping cart.

  • Learn how to review testing options.

  • Learn how to breakdown the messaging user template to build a test HTML FORM.

  • Learn an effective testing scenario for cXML.

  • Learn open catalog interface (OCI) procurement configuration.

  • Learn how to build the OCI frontend.

  • Learn an effective testing scenario for OCI.

Prerequisites

This tutorial is written for:

  • Architects who want to understand the scope of integrating WebSphere Commerce with procurement systems.
  • Developers who integrate WebSphere Commerce with procurement systems.
  • Testers who want a simple approach to testing integrations of WebSphere Commerce with procurement systems.


System requirements

You need the following:

  • Rational® Application Developer V6.0.1.2 with WebSphere Application Server V6.0.2.25
  • WebSphere Commerce Toolkit V6.0.0.4
  • WebSphere Commerce Feature Pack 2
  • WebSphere Commerce LPAR L17387
  • WebSphere Commerce LPAR IFIZ20688


To view the demos included in this tutorial, JavaScript must be enabled in your browser and Macromedia Flash Player 6 or higher must be installed. You can download the latest Flash Player at http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer/.


Duration

16 hours


Formats

html, pdf


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