ebXML

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ebXML

• EDI was for large corporations
• But it was expensive
• After html and xml, ebXML was developed
• May 2001 first specifications from OASIS

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ebXML

• Not just exchanging documents
• Include business processes
• Registry and repository

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Business process

• Who are the parties involved
• What product is involved
• When do events occur
• Where is the product located
• How will it be handled, shipped, etc.
• Design time and run time parts

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Design time

• Business process specifications
• Partner profile and agreements
• Registry-repository

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Runtime

• Messaging service
• Uses a modeling methodology
• Based on UML and XML

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BPSS document

• XML representation of the use cases
• Set of collaborations
• Example create order
• Between Flute Bank and OfficeMin

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Collaboration protocol profile

• Business processes in which it participates
• Roles played (seller, shipper)
• Transport protocols (HTTP, SMTP)
• Messaging protocols (ebXML messaging)
• Security aspects
• XML document

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CPA

• Collaboration protocol agreement
• XML document
• Describes the agreement on the business
  conversation between two partners

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Registry-repository

• RIM describes the registrys static
  representation (logical design)
• Registry Services Specification describes dynamic
  structure (interfaces and API)
• Richer and more intuitive than UDDI
• http//www.oasis-open.org/committees/regrep/docume
  nts/2.0/schema/rs.xsd

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UDDI or ebXML

• Information Model - UDDI focused on publishing
  and finding service info.
• ebXML addresses broader issues of B2B
  collaboration

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Taxonomies

• UDDI uses tModel to support NAICS, UNSPSC and ISO
  3166
• ebXML supports internal and external taxonomies
  and browsing from the client

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Registry queries

• UDDI interface is simple
• ebXML supports a fixed set of queries and
  declarative queries using SQL

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Security

• UDDI supports password-based security
• ebXML uses digital certificates

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Protocol support

• UDDI uses SOAP/HTTP
• ebXML uses SOAP/HTML and ebXML messaging service
• ebXML give business partners greater flexibility