Implementing EDI Solutions.

Front cover -- Contents -- Notices -- Trademarks -- Preface -- The team that wrote this redbook -- Become a published author -- Comments welcome -- Chapter 1. Introducing EDI technologies and products -- 1.1 EDI terms and concepts -- 1.2 Benefits of EDI -- 1.3 EDI components -- 1.3.1 Message standards -- 1.3.2 Communication -- 1.4 The evolution of EDI -- 1.4.1 Elements of an EDI solution -- 1.4.2 The IBM EDI solution -- 1.5 Introducing WebSphere Data Interchange -- 1.5.1 Features of WebSphere Data Interchange -- 1.5.2 Mailbox profiles -- 1.5.3 Network profiles -- 1.5.4 WebSphere MQ-related artifacts -- 1.5.5 Service profiles -- 1.5.6 Trading Partner profiles -- 1.5.7 Concepts of the mapping editor -- 1.5.8 Mapping rules -- 1.6 Usage patterns for WebSphere Data Interchange -- 1.6.1 A point-to-point solution -- 1.6.2 An integration broker solution -- 1.6.3 A B2B gateway solution -- 1.7 Introducing the iSoft Peer-to-Peer Agent -- 1.7.1 Communication features -- 1.7.2 Data integrity and security characteristics -- 1.7.3 Administration features -- 1.7.4 Load-balancing and multi-machine setup -- 1.8 Introducing Trading Partner Interchange -- 1.8.1 How the system works -- 1.8.2 Company profile -- 1.8.3 Partner profile -- 1.8.4 The relationship between the company and partner profiles -- 1.8.5 Document sizes -- 1.8.6 Transports -- 1.9 Internet references -- Chapter 2. Implementing iSoft P2PAgent -- 2.1 Business scenario -- 2.2 Basic implementation of iSoft -- 2.2.1 Installation and initial configuration -- 2.2.2 Validating the configuration -- 2.2.3 Automating the send process -- 2.2.4 Connecting to partners RETAILER2 and RETAILER3 -- 2.3 Integration with WebSphere Data Interchange -- 2.3.1 Translating received EDI documents -- 2.3.2 Preparing EDI documents -- 2.4 Integration with the Interchange Server -- 2.4.1 Creating business objects.