Working with RosettaNet Trading Partners
To effectively set up trading partners that implement RosettaNet, you must configure the Sterling B2B Integrator with specific RosettaNet message data settings. This section provides an overview of the steps to set up trading partner information, including the different types of contracts necessary, along with the specific configuration settings that enable you to meet your RosettaNet data exchange requirements. After setting up your trading partner information, you can then create and implement business processes that comply with RosettaNet standards.
The Sterling B2B Integrator provides you with attachment support, which enables you to specify files (of any format) to be attached, by using the attach file element, and specifying a path to the file.
To configure trading partner information to implement RosettaNet, you must:
- Create a trading profile for your organization
and each of your trading partners. The trading profile enables you
to define how you want to:
- Build and parse RosettaNet message data.
- Define message security and transport protocols.
- Determine whether you want to attach files.
- Depending on contractual requirements agreed upon
by you and your trading partner, you then create contracts for the
following:
- At least one Partner Interface Process (PIP). A PIP is a RosettaNet-defined business process designed to be a framework for business flows between RosettaNet trading partners. For each RosettaNet PIP you plan to exchange, you must create a contract. For example, if the company is initiating and responding to PIP 3A4, you must create a contract to initiate PIP 3A4 and one to respond to PIP 3A4.
- RosettaNet-specific services to build and parse messages, promote security, and send outbound RosettaNet messages to the appropriate URLs.
For more information about:
- RosettaNet solution for Sterling B2B Integrator, see the IBM® Customer Support Web site..
The Web site provides access to Support on Demand.
- RosettaNet concepts and development, see the RosettaNet Standards website.
Before You Begin
Before you set up a RosettaNet trading profile and to simplify the tasks you must perform, collect and prepare the following information about your organization and trading partners:
- Trading partner name and address information, including:
- DUNS numbers
- Contact information, such as addresses, telephone numbers, e-mail addresses
- PIP information, including:
- PIP code and PIP version to exchange
- RNIF (RosettaNet Implementation Framework) version (either v1.1 or v02.00)
- Roles of trading partners using each PIP (that is, the trading partners who is initiating and the trading partner who is responding)
- RNIF version information
- Transport information, including:
- HTTP URLs
- CA certificates for trading partner if using SSL
- Security information, digital signatures, and encryption and certificates (for example, certificates used for encryption and decryption)
- If you are using digital certificates, check in the appropriate certificate