The webMethods Ariba Supplier OnRamp is a
marketplace connector add-on to webMethods Integration Server and webMethods
Trading Networks. The combined solution allows suppliers to create seamless,
real-time integrations with the Ariba Supplier Network. The features supplied
with the OnRamp enable you to quickly create typical Ariba supplier-side
integrations without the need for time-consuming configuration tasks,
significantly reducing implementation time and maintenance costs.
Specifically, the Ariba Supplier OnRamp
facilitates "punchout" integration that enables buyers from the Ariba
Supplier Network to be re-routed to suppliers' Internet catalogs. This way, the
suppliers can provide a customized and content-rich buying experience to the
buyers. Furthermore, the Ariba Supplier OnRamp facilitates seamless transaction
integration (for example, order request transactions) between buyers and
suppliers.
Version 7.1 of the
webMethods Ariba Supplier OnRamp enhances the existing Ariba Supplier OnRamp by
adding support for the webMethods 7.1 platform and
installation through webMethods Installer.
For the most up to date information about
the software and operating systems support, see the webMethods Ariba Supplier OnRamp Installation and User's Guide
Version 7.1 available on the Software AG Documentation Web site (http://documentation.softwareag.com/default.htm).
For information about previous releases of
the webMethods Ariba Supplier OnRamp, see the release notes for those releases,
below.
The goal of this release was to enhance the existing
Ariba Supplier OnRamp by providing support for cXML 1.2.
The webMethods Ariba Supplier OnRamp now
supports the following two additional document types:
These new document types are also included
in the test module of Ariba Supplier OnRamp. The Ariba Supplier OnRamp
generates corresponding logging information and generates messaging when it
processes MasterAgreementRequest and InvoiceDetailRequest documents. You can
use the MasterAgreementRequest and InvoiceDetailRequest transactions with or
without Trading Networks.
The webMethods Ariba Supplier OnRamp now
supports the use of digital signatures for transaction authentication support.
Digital signature support is similar to SharedSecret support. See the cXML 1.2
User’s Guide for details.
Earlier versions of the Ariba Supplier
OnRamp provided their own content handler to process documents with
attachments. Ariba Supplier OnRamp 2.0 now processes OrderRequest documents
with attachments using the content handler provided in the webMethods
Integration Server.
webMethods Ariba Supplier OnRamp 2.0 supports cXML version 1.2.
For detailed software requirements and
platform support, see the webMethods Ariba Supplier OnRamp Installation
Guide Version 2.0.
The goal of this release was to provide more
features and to enhance those features that further reduce the implementation
time and effort.
Intuitive user screens enable users to
effectively administer and manage Ariba Supplier OnRamp. For example, you can
configure default parameters, create necessary services at specific locations,
test those services, and view error logs.
The OnRamp provides cXML 1.1 supplier-side
support out-of-the-box. Two new cXML transactions have
been added:
Using the built-in testing facility,
you can create and send cXML 1.1 requests to the OnRamp document processing
service to test your PunchOut and order processing implementation without
having a live connection to the Ariba CSN.
The built-in logging
mechanism can store informational and error messages about cXML processing. The
OnRamp package uses this mechanism to store information when cXML requests are
received and responses are sent. If you want to log additional entries, you can
use the public APIs of Ariba Supplier OnRamp. Logs can be easily viewed, and
are rolled over every night for maintenance purposes.
In addition, the built-in document storage
facility can be configured to automatically store important documents,
including OrderRequest messages.
webMethods Trading Networks provides sophisticated
routing/processing mechanisms that are much more powerful than the basic
routing mechanism built into Ariba Supplier OnRamp. Now the OnRamp can be used
in conjunction with Trading Networks. The OnRamp can be easily configured so
that the cXML documents are sent to and processed by Trading Networks.
The cXML document receiver
is the entry point for all cXML documents sent to the suppliers. The document
receiver validates the format of the documents and invokes the necessary
handlers. The supported handlers are as follows:
Error messages are automatically generated
for invalid cXML messages.
You can store all configuration information
in one place. This eliminates redundant programming activities. The values can
be overridden if necessary.
This feature enables buyers of an Ariba Buyer
system to shop directly from your Internet catalog, thus providing a customized
and content-rich buying experience. Specifically, using the built-in utilities
and instructions, you can easily extract a buyer's (session) information for
authentication and perform other customer-specific processing. You can then
return a valid cXML PunchOutSetupResponse message containing the appropriate
URL to the buyer. Using this URL, the buyer can start shopping from the
catalog. When the buyer goes to checkout, the contents of the shopping cart
must be sent back to the buyer's Ariba Buyer system. The OnRamp provides a
utility to create a PunchOutOrderMessage mapping service that maps shopping
cart data to the PunchOutOrderMessage and returns the PunchOutOrderMessage to
the Ariba Buyer system.
This feature facilitates integration of the
cXML transaction with your back-end systems. When an order request comes in,
the OrderRequest handler is automatically invoked. Using the built-in utilities
and instructions, you can programmatically process the order to your back-end
order management system. You can then send the valid cXML acknowledgement
message, OrderRequestResponse, back to the buyer.
Note: You can use webMethods adapters to
seamlessly integrate with your back-end systems.
The marketplace connector provides a
notification framework. The notification framework automatically generates
notification events when the marketplace connector receives and sends cXML messages.
You can add custom processing routines to these generated events. For example,
when an OrderRequest fails, you can send an email alert to the appropriate
person.
The following notification messages are
generated automatically:
Ariba Supplier OnRamp includes an additional
package which can be optionally installed. This package provides an example punchout
site for a supplier named Snowboard Supplier.
The example demonstrates the key features of
Ariba Supplier OnRamp. You can duplicate and modify the example for your own
use.
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