W408 Supply Chain Interface XML

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1 W408 Supply Chain Interface XML Pre-requisites: none The world of e-commerce connectivity is changing rapidly. Once upon a time, realtime supply chain information came at the touch of a button -- actually, at the touch of about ten buttons originating on a touch-tone phone. Today's environment is dramatically different; real-time information can be accessed more easily and readily using the Prelude Supply Chain module. This module and the required hardware and software will be discussed in this session. Steve Kraemer Product Development Wednesday, 1:15 p.m. 2 Session Objectives Increase efficiencies with SCI and XML Describe required hardware and software Explain how to use servlets Explain XML parsing and SCI Describe Prelude and SCI

2 3 Return on Investment Opportunity This session will show you how using the Activant Prelude Supply Chain Interface can improve efficiency and profitability by giving you more time to provide valuable customer service Agenda 4 What is SCI and XML Hardware and Software Servlets XML Parsing and SCI Prelude and SCI SCI Example

3 Agenda 5 What is SCI and XML Hardware and Software Servlets XML Parsing and SCI Prelude and SCI SCI Example 6 What is Supply Chain? Allows you to exchange data with your business partners in real time as opposed to batch processing Uses the internet for data transport (http)

4 7 What is Supply Chain? Cuts cost of traditional methods such as EDI transaction cost Uses XML as the data structure for data exchange True B2B data exchange with no middle man such as a VAN 8 What is XML? Short for Extensible Markup Language Similar in syntax to HTML Allows designers to create their own customized tags by enabling the definition, transmission, validation, and interpretation of data between applications and organizations

5 9 What is XML? There are multiple standards of XML documents, not just one base set OAG Open Application Group cxml Commerce XML xcbl XML Common Business Library PIDX Petroleum Industry Data Exchange Many, many more 10 Why XML? If your business partners do not require you to exchange data via XML today, they probably will in the future It is one of the fastest growing ways to exchange data in the industry Common data structure and layout is shared between computer systems and databases regardless of application environment or operating system

6 11 XML Example Tag Element Attribute Documents Currently Supported by the Supply Chain 12 Incoming PO Request for inventory availability and pricing Outgoing Order acknowledgements ASN Inventory snapshot Invoice

7 13 Agenda What is SCI and XML Hardware and Software Servlets XML Parsing and SCI Prelude and SCI SCI Example 14 Hardware Required Web Server Can use RS6000 and Uniobjects as an alternative RS6000 running Prelude

8 15 Hardware Required for Web Server Typical Small Web Server 2.67 GHz processor 1 GB MB memory Windows 2000/2003 UPS PCAnywhere or Remote Desktop Backup capability Connected to the internet and access to the Prelude database server Software Required on Web Server 16 Web Server software (typically IIS) Java JDK 1.4 or above Servlet Engine (typically Servlet Exec) Preludes Java based XML parsing library Preludes Java based Supply Chain Servlets Preludes Java based SCI document objects

9 17 Software Required On RS6000 Redback (more on this later) Apache Tomcat if running everything through RS6000 and Uniobjects Prelude connection account Moving to standard ADS accounts on new installs Prelude SCI API programs 18 Agenda What is SCI and XML Hardware and Software Servlets XML Parsing and SCI Prelude and SCI SCI Example

10 19 Servlets - What Are They? Java program running on a specified URL Servlet Engine handles HTTP request to the URL and forwards them to the servlet for processing Request and response types of transactions Request is typically XML document or java object Response is also an XML document or java Object ServletExec Servlet Example 20 Request and Response

11 Agenda 21 What is SCI and XML Hardware and Software Servlets XML Parsing and SCI Prelude and SCI SCI Example 22 XML Document Parsing XML documents are mapped into document specific configuration Purchase Order, Invoice, Sales Order, etc These XML document specific configurations are mapped back to a Prelude master configuration for standardization across different XML standards Master data layout

12 23 XML Document Parsing SAX Simple API for XML Based on two interfaces XMLReader - Parser ContentHandler Data Listener Data received by the content handler is translated according to the document specific configuration 24 XML Document Parsing Data is transformed into the appropriate Supply Chain java object according to the Prelude master configuration Generated Supply Chain java object is used to finish processing the request

13 25 Document Specific Configuration - PO Ship-to name mapped back to PSI Master Configuration PSI Master Configuration - PO 26 Ship-to name In PSI Master Configuration

14 27 Supply Chain Java Object - PO Ship-to name In SCI Java Object 28 XML Document Parsing Generated Supply Chain object is passed to the appropriate Supply Chain servlet for processing Supply Chain servlet makes call to Prelude through Redback to generate the Sales Order Success or failure of the transaction is returned to the Supply Chain Supply Chain responds with the appropriate XML response

15 29 Outgoing Documents Request generated from within ADS (round robin concept) Prelude makes a request to the web server Web server calls back to Prelude to get data Data is forwarded to the external business partner Request generated from outside business partner Business Partner request document thru SCI Web server calls back to Prelude to get data Data is forwarded to the business partner 30 Why the round robin concept? To provide one single interface regardless of the originating system so that Prelude uses the same interface as another system

16 31 Agenda What is SCI and XML Hardware and Software Servlets XML Parsing and SCI Prelude and SCI SCI Example 32 ADS Supply Chain Maintenances Via Web Policies Web User Maintenance Flat File Interface Processing Partner Maintenance Document Processor Redback

17 33 Web Policy Properties Settings URL for main SCI servlet 34 Web User Maintenance

18 35 Interface Partner Maintenance Used to setup business partners you will exchange documents with Defines document types you will exchange with the business partner Defines where the documents for the business partner will be delivered 36 Interface Partner Maintenance

19 37 Interface Partner Maintenance 38 Interface Partner Maintenance

20 39 Interface Partner Maintenance 40 Document Processor

21 41 Redback Redback is the tool used to move data back and forth from the web server to ADS and from ADS to the web server On the web server, Redback uses a set of java API s called RedBeans to access Redback on the RS6000 Redback must be running at all times to allow communications between the web server and the RS Redback Maintenance startrgw Starts the redback scheduler stoprgw Stops the redback scheduler restartrgw Stops and starts the redback scheduler showrgw Shows the current status of the redback scheduler

22 43 Redback Maintenance 44 Uniobjects Provides a means to pass data from servlets to Prelude database through calls to Unidata subroutines Allows for direct file access Connects from different environments such as Visuals Basic, Java,.Net

23 45 Agenda What is SCI and XML Hardware and Software Servlets XML Parsing and SCI Prelude and SCI SCI Example 46 SCI Example Amazon.com Transactions involved Inventory Snapshot Nightly / Net Change Incoming PO Order response Advance shipment notice Consolidated invoice

24 47 Web User Maintenance 48 Interface Partner Maintenance

25 49 Interface Partner Maintenance 50 Web Policies Properties SCI Servlet

26 51 Inventory Snapshot 52 Inventory Snapshot Inventory snapshot build routine is run Routine selects all AMAZON qualified products and populates a snapshot tickler file Tickler file is selected during the execution of the scheduled document processor Tickler file is processed and data sent to the SCI servlet defined in web policies properties

27 53 Inventory Snapshot Servlet takes data from back-end and transforms it into an XML document XML document is deposited into the AS2 XML outbound directory AS2 software sends document to Amazon.com Copy of XML document is stored in the ARCHIVE folder on the web server 54 AS2 Software Uses S/MIME packaging and authentication with public key infrastructure for encryption of transmissions Uses MDN s to prove that you received a message and that a message was sent Message Disposition Notification AS2 is EDI over HTTP in real time Supports retransmission of data

28 55 Incoming PO User shops on Amazon.com and submits an order that will be filled by the distributor XML version of the order is transmitted through AS2 software at Amazon s end to the distributor s web server AS2 software on the distributor s end sends the XML document to the distributor s SCI servlet RCVAmazonProcess Copy of document is written out to the RCV folder on web server 56 Incoming PO RCVAmazonProcess parses the XML document according to the correct configuration file Document ends up as a Supply Chain Interface purchase order object after parsed Parsed purchase order object is sent to back-end database and processed thru DOE processing DOE checks to see if the customer that the created order is for is associated with an interface partner in Prelude

29 57 Order Response Document processor selects the tickler file for the order response Orders are processed and if all items are pickable then a SUCCESS response is generated If items are backordered then the entire order is deleted and FAILURE response is generated Order Response is transmitted to the SCI servlet 58 Order Response SCI servlet transforms the response to an XML document and deposits it in AS2 software XML outbound directory Copy of XML document is kept in the ARCHIVE folder on the web server

30 59 Advance Shipment Notice /RCE checks to see if the customer is associated with an interface partner in Prelude and has an IOASN type of transaction set up If so, then the release is written out to a tickler file for ASN processing Document processor selects the tickler file for the ASN ASN is processed and if all items were shipped then a SUCCESS response is generated 60 Advanced Shipment Notice If items could not be picked, then a FAILURE response is generated ASN response is transmitted to the SCI servlet SCI servlet transforms the response to an XML document and deposits it in the AS2 software outbound directory Copy of the XML document is kept in the ARCHIVE folder on the web server

31 61 Consolidated Invoice Invoice processing occurs as normal Customer maintenance is changed to use consolidated invoicing on a daily basis The SCI consolidated invoice process is run to populate the appropriate tickler file Document processor selects the tickler file for consolidated invoices 62 Consolidated Invoice Consolidated invoices are processed and passed to the SCI servlet SCI servlet transforms the response to an XML document and deposits it in a AS2 software XML outbound directory Copy of XML document is kept in the ARCHIVE folder on the web server

32 63 Other Integrations Ariba Allows for punchout sites from the Ariba Network Uses a combination of SCI module and VIA VIA is the presentation and shopping interface SCI is the user authentication and order submission interface Oracle, OCI, and Aeroxchange punchout abilities also supported 64 Other Integrations Toro Specific to TORO distributors Inventory availabilities Real time Nightly snapshot Incoming POs Order acknowledgments Rebates Warranty claims Invoices

33 65 Additional Resources Contact for further information or questions on SCI and XML Contact Jack Pilversack for licensing information 66 Suggested Action Plan Contact Jack Pilversack or VIA support to get started or to get further information on how you might be able to use the Supply Chain Interface

34 67 Summary Increase efficiencies with SCI and XML Required hardware and software Explanation of servlets Explanation of XML parsing and SCI Description of Prelude and SCI 68 Thank You for Attending W408 Supply Chain XML Steve Kraemer Please submit the Session Feedback Form To receive NASBA credits, please be sure to complete the Session Feedback Form and sign the class roster in the back of the room

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