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XML Standardization for Business Applications

In this workshop led by Dr. Vasudev Kamath at IIT Bombay, various XML-based standards critical for business integration were explored. The talk provided a comprehensive overview of standards such as RosettaNet, ebXML from OASIS, CommerceNet, and BizTalk, highlighting their roles in B2B communication and data sharing. Key topics included comparative evaluations, the architecture of these standards, and their application in real-world scenarios. The session emphasized the importance of these standards in facilitating interoperability and efficient communication across global supply chains.

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XML Standardization for Business Applications

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  1. XML Standardization for Business Applications Dr. Vasudev Kamath Persistent Systems XML Workshop Talk, IIT Bombay

  2. Outline of Talk • Various XML-based standards relating to business integration • An overview of the standards • Comparative evaluation and positioning in the information chain • Some of the standards covered are: • RosettaNet • CommerceNet • ebXML from OASIS • CommerceOne • BizTalk • PeBS XML Workshop Talk, IIT Bombay

  3. RosettaNet • Independent, self-funded consortium of global members of IT Supply Chain, • HP, Compaq, Fedex, GE Information Services, Oracle, SAP AG, Toshiba Information Systems, Cisco, etc • Defines B2B process standards as well as B2B data standards • RosettaNet standards • Business and Technical Dictionaries • RosettaNet Implementation Framework • RosettaNet Partner Interface Processes XML Workshop Talk, IIT Bombay

  4. RosettaNet (Contd.) • RosettaNet Business Dictionaries • Definitions of Business Properties and Business Data Entities • RosettaNet Implementation Framework • Open, common network-application integration framework for easy adoption of processes • Application message formats • Message exchange sequences • RosettaNet Partner Interface Process • an XML specification designed to provide common business/data models and documents enabling system developers to implement RosettaNet eBusiness interfaces XML Workshop Talk, IIT Bombay

  5. RosettaNet (Contd.) • XML DTDs arranged in clusters relating to • Partner, Product and Service Review • Maintain account • Product Management • Query product information • Order Management • Manage purchase order • Marketing Information Management • Distribute product list XML Workshop Talk, IIT Bombay

  6. CommerceNet • Open, internet-based infrastructure for e- commerce, whose members include leading banks, telcos, vans, ISPs, software services companies, major end-users worldwide • Works on top of existing standards • Aims to function as a market maker, generating communities of buyers & sellers • Defines a conceptual framework for inter-operability between different entities in supply chain XML Workshop Talk, IIT Bombay

  7. CommerceNet (Contd.) • 7-layer architecture • NETWORKS contain MARKETS where BUSINESSES provide and use SERVICES which conduct INTERACTIONS which exchange DOCUMENTS containing INFORMATION ITEMS • Registries at various levels • Market registry • Business registry • Service registry • Registry schemas are built on XML-based data elements XML Workshop Talk, IIT Bombay

  8. CommerceNet (Contd.) • Published interface to each layer and registry • Query to each published interface answered in the form of an XML document pre-formatted according to pre-defined DTD XML Workshop Talk, IIT Bombay

  9. ebXML From OASIS • ebXML, initiative of the UN CEFACT and OASIS, will provide technical infrastructure for Global Commerce Internet Protocol, • (set of recommendations governing management of data for Internet communication and other B2B interactions) • A project with consumer products industry involved creation of business models, global data dictionaries, and XML schemas • Nearly ready for launch (Nov 2000) XML Workshop Talk, IIT Bombay

  10. ebXML Technical Architecture • Layered architecture • Repository items contain info about Data elements • Next layer recognizes business processes • Discovery of partner requirement • System of registries and distributed repositories • Repositories can contain • Core components, or • Syntax describing business processes • XML elements in document instances contain pointers to repository items, which are metadata XML Workshop Talk, IIT Bombay

  11. CommerceOne • Leader in e-commerce solutions • Provides XML-based standardization at business document exchange level • Defined standards for documents such as • Purchase order • Invoice • Price Catalog • Availability Check Request XML Workshop Talk, IIT Bombay

  12. CommerceOne CBL • Commerce One CBL 2.0 • set of XML building blocks • a document framework that allows the creation of robust, reusable, XML documents for electronic commerce • businesses everywhere can conduct e-commerce by seamlessly exchanging business documents of different types • CBL 2.0 provides transition path from EDI to XML-based commerce capability XML Workshop Talk, IIT Bombay

  13. CommerceOne CBL (Contd.) • CBL 2.0: first XML specification for electronic commerce designed to take advantage of the expressive power of XML schemas • Commerce One has released CBL in 3 different schema languages • Microsoft's XML Data Reduced (XDR) • the World Wide Web Consortium's (W3C) XML Schema Definition Language (XSDL), and • Commerce One's Schema for Object-oriented XML (SOX) XML Workshop Talk, IIT Bombay

  14. BizTalk • Goal of driving rapid, consistent adoption of XML to enable e-commerce and application integration • BizTalk Framework: • Specs for design and development of XML-based messaging solutions for communication between applications • Builds upon standards such as HTTP, MIME, XML and SOAP • BizTalk does not address all aspects of B2B e-commerce XML Workshop Talk, IIT Bombay

  15. BizTalk (Contd.) • BizTalk Framework 2 influenced by following standards • SOAP 1.1 (is actually extension of it) • XML schema (part1: structures) • XML schema (part 2: data types) • XML-signature syntax and processing • A BizTalk document contains • An application-specific business document • BizTalk-specific <delivery> and <properties> SOAP header entries,using BizTags • BizTags defined in standard BizTag namespaces XML Workshop Talk, IIT Bombay

  16. PeBS • Creating XML-based standards for business documents for PeBS solution • Pushing to enhance these as Indian standards for business documents taking into account Indian business practices XML Workshop Talk, IIT Bombay

  17. Issues • XML-based standardization for documents in businesses is catching on • Standardization occurring at various levels in the supply chain • Standardization is using XML at various levels, not just the business document exchange • XML-based standardization works well in heterogeneous environments of channel partners • Need to popularize XML in user community in India, not just CS people XML Workshop Talk, IIT Bombay

  18. For further information…. • RosettaNet • http://www.oasis-open.org/cover/rosettaNet.html • CommerceNet • http://eco.commerce.net/what/index.cfm • CommerceOne • http://www.commerceone.com • BizTalk • http://www.biztalk.org • PeBS • http://e2econnect.net XML Workshop Talk, IIT Bombay

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