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ebXML Technical Overview

ebXML Technical Overview. How all the pieces fit together. Duane Nickull CTO – XML Global Technologies Chair – UN/CEFACT eBusiness Architecture duane@xmlglobal.com. Agenda:. Examine some business and technical needs for ebXML. Look at the overall architecture of ebXML. Followed by:

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ebXML Technical Overview

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  1. ebXML Technical Overview How all the pieces fit together Duane Nickull CTO – XML Global Technologies Chair – UN/CEFACT eBusiness Architecture duane@xmlglobal.com

  2. Agenda: • Examine some business and technical needs for ebXML. • Look at the overall architecture of ebXML. Followed by: • ( Technical Track | Business Track )

  3. ebXML Introduction Understanding Mission and Architecture

  4. Business Needs • Link traditional data exchanges (EDI or new XML) to business applications. • Lower costs to configure new e-Business relationships. • Create “Smart” Business Processes. • Provide a reusable set of core information components. • Low cost server and client based solutions. • Protect investments in existing systems.

  5. The need for XML • It is desirable to transport data around networks (including the internet). • XML is the format of choice for marking up that data. • SGML was too complex, HTML not robust enough.

  6. What is Self Describing??? ST*323*712990413 V1*7039610*NEW ZEALAND QUEEN*D*104N*SCAC***L LS*0100 R4*D*D*JAX*JACKSONVILLE FL**** V9*EAD**920819**JACKSONVILLE FL***A26 R4*D*D*ORF*NORFOLK, VA**NORFOLK INTL TERMIN** V9*EAD**920817**NORFOLK, VA***A26 R4*L*K*MEB*MELBOURNE, AUST**** V9*EDD**920712**MELBOURNE, AUST***A40 R4*L*K*SYD*SYDNEY, AUST**** V9*EDD**920715**SYDNEY, AUST***A40 R4*L*K*WLG*WELLINGTON, NEW ZEALAND**** V9*EDD**920721**WELLINGTON, NEW ZEA***A40 LE*0100 SE*25*712990413 This is not self describing data!

  7. XML is Self Describing <?xml version=“1.0”?><Data> <Item ID=“112”> <Name>Rod</Name> <Price>12.00</Price> <Units>1</Units> </Item> <Item ID=“114”> <Name>Reel</Name> <Price>15.00</Price> <Units>1</Units> </Item> <Item ID=“120”> <Name>Bait</Name> <Price>24.00</Price> <Units>3</Units> </Item> </Data>

  8. XML is not enough. • XML is for marking up data. • XML, by itself, does not solve interoperability problems yet it is an important tool for doing so. • XML does not provide semantics. • XML does not solve business problems. • XML Schemas do not provide semantics or solve business problems.

  9. Thoughts • XML by itself is not the magic bullet. • What we really need is a dynamic cross-walk mechanism for XML based vocabularies.

  10. Thus the need for ebXML Mission: ebXML enables anyone, anywhere to do business with anyone else over the Internet

  11. ebXML Technical Architecture

  12. Architecture Concepts… 1. Business Processes and associated Core Components (in XML) 2. A mechanism for registering and storing them (Registry) 3. A mechanism for declaring a Trading Partners capabilities and they can do/support (CPP)

  13. Architecture Concepts… 5.A mechanism for describing a Trading Partners capabilities (CPP). 4. A mechanism for describing a Trading Partner Agreement (CPA). 6.A standardized messaging service (ebXML MS) 7. A standardized methodology/process for modeling the real world business and translating it into XML.

  14. Business Operational View Comply with Business aspects of business transactions BOV related standards* Covered by Viewed as Functional Service View Information technology aspects of business transactions Comply with FSV related standards Covered by B U S I N E S S T R A N S A C T I O N S * UML Models

  15. Modeling ….

  16. BDV BRV BTV BSV And more modelling…. Designers Business Experts Analysts Facilitors & Modelers

  17. And yet more modelling…. Business Process And Information Models

  18. FSV Architecture CPP CPP CPA Interface Interface

  19. At the heart of ebXML is a powerful system of Registries and Distributed Repositories. The Registry provides the interfaces. Registries contain pointers and meta information in the Registry Information Model (RIM). ebXML v 1.0 Registries have two main interfaces – ObjectManager() and ObjectQueryManager(). The methods exposed by the interfaces have set metadata for expressing queries and returns. Repository Synchronization Registry RIM I / O API

  20. Passed by URI Reference Applications GUI’s Referenced By URI ObjectManager() ObjectQuery Manager() ebXML MSH Transport Layer Transport Layer ebXML Registry Architecture Managed Objects RIM API RSS Messaging RSS Messaging Registry Side Client Side

  21. Registry Item Examples • Registry systems can give you information about many types of ebXML and even non-ebXML documents. - CPP and CPA templates - Business Process Documents - Core Components and CC Aggregates • DTD’s and Schemas (Assembly documents) • Programming artifacts

  22. XML Elements • XML elements can reference items from a Registry. • Examples: • <LastName> • <NomDeFamille> • <Name> • <姓> All are the same item!!!

  23. Registry Item Examples • XML elements in business messages can reference items in a registry. • Examples: • <LastName UID=“myrep:1236”> • <NomDeFamille UID=“myrep:1236”> • <Name UID=“myrep:1236”> • <姓 UID=“myrep:1236”> All are the same item!!!

  24. XML Elements in document instances contain pointers to Repository Item’s. Most Registry Items are metadata – not instances of data. <?xml version=“1.0”> <UID>12345</UID> <Element> 姓 </Element> <Also org=“yourOrg”> LastName </Also> Repository Item <?xml version=“1.0”> < 姓UID=“FooRep:12345”> Duane </ 姓 > Document Instance Registry API API Managed object Managed object Managed object

  25. ebXML Messaging Service

  26. ebXML – CPP and CPA • Trading Partner Profiles and Agreements. • Tells you Business Service Interfaces, bindings etc. • Provide a list of Business Processes or Web Services. • NOT designed to be a legal agreement. example

  27. ebXML Business Process Specification Schema BPSS are Runtime and Design Time artifacts. • Captures particulars of BP in an XML schema controlled instance. • References Business Information used in each step of process. • Should Identify Assembly Docs at Design time. example

  28. Core Components: • A Core Component captures information about a real world (business) concept. • A Core Component can be atomic or aggregate. • It is ‘Core’ because it occurs in many different areas of industry/business information exchange.

  29. Core Component Realization

  30. ebXML Business information Collaboration Protocol Profile (CPP) Supported Business Process 1.. <<References>> Bridge to Legacy Data 1.. <<Constructed From>> DTD’s Schemas? DTD’s Schemas? DTD’s Schemas? <<Constructed From>> XML Representations Business Information Entities <<Constructed From>> Core Comp. Core Comp. Core Comp. Core Comp. Core Comp. Core Comp. Core Comp

  31. BOTTOM UPAPPROACH TOP DOWNAPPROACH Methodologies UMMModeling Core Components Payload Metadata Final BusinessPayload PayloadMetadata Information Components LegacyData

  32. Information Harmonization UN/CEFACT Core Components 2005 2004 2003 UBL 2002 Existing eBusiness Standards EDI HL7 OAG RosettaNet xCBL OTA SAP XBRL

  33. Runtime Stack (first look). CPP/A BP Rules BPEE BPSS URL Port Security ebXML MHS I/O App Server O/S

  34. ebXML Use Case Management PR / IR CRM Production Sales and Marketing Shipping Procurement

  35. ebXML Business Service Interfaces Management PR / IR CRM Production Sales and Marketing OUTSOURCE Shipping Procurement

  36. Some Final Thoughts.. • ebXML ideal foundation for Web Services. • Build an open architecture, not a “Standard” • Truly interoperable and Extensible (Global) • Includes everyone from SME’s to Fortune 1000. • Facilitates global eBusiness. Q & A Duane Nickull

  37. Q & A

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