Business Process/Web Services Integration - ebXML

Himagiri (Hima) MukkamalaWeb Services Architect,

Sybase e-Business Division

Bio

• Web Services Architect for Sybase e-Business Division

• Co-author for ebXML CPPA 2.0 specification

• Co-author for ebXML BPSS 2.0 specification

• Specification Co-lead for JSR 157 – Java APIs for ebXML CPPA

• Sybase’s representative to W3C Web Services Architecture WG

Web Services – Classification

• Two categories based on usage patterns– Simple– Collaborative Web Services

Simple Web Services

• Basic Web Services.– Stock Quote Service, etc.

• Either RPC or Document style

• Commonly implemented using SOAP, WSDL & UDDI on a J2EE™ AppServer.

• Doesn’t provide Business Process Collaboration capabilities natively.

• Lacks Trading Partner Agreement, State information

Simple Web Services

Request

Web ServicesProviderResponse

InternetWeb ServicesProvider

J2EE™AppServer .NET

SOAP Messages

Collaborative Web Services

• Complex Web Services.

• Either RPC or Document style

• Commonly layered on industry standards like ebXML, RosettaNet™, etc.

• Business Process Collaboration over the Internet.

• Enables Trading Partners to take part in complex business processes.

• Provide common services like Exceptions, Security, Non-Repudiation, Notification of Failure, etc.

• Larger infrastructure requirements.

Collaborative Web Services(Cont’d)

Request

B2BApplication

ResponseInternetB2B Application

J2EE™AppServer .NET ™Collaboration

Request

Response

BPM BPM

Trading Partner Management

Trading Partner Management

CPP/A

CollaborationBPSS

ebXML & Collaborative WS

Request

B2BApplication

ResponseInternetB2B Application

J2EE™AppServer .NET ™

Request

Response

BPM BPM MSH

Core Comp

Business Process Integration

• Integrating disparate business processes within and outside the enterprise

• Ability to describe business processes in a platform/vendor neutral format

• Web Services to integrate diverse architectures and implementations

• Different requirements based on integration boundaries.

• Business processes could be a choreography of Web Services

Business Process Integration (Cont’d)

• Within the enterprise, different systems have to be tied together.

• Performance and simplicity becomes a big factor

• Automating integration across extended value chain can be delivered using Web Services.

• Integration across enterprise can start with simple interactions.

• Eventually, for Business Process Integration spanning multiple enterprises, Web Services Integration Architectures have to possess certain functionalities.

Business Process Integration (Cont’d)

• Some of the functionality include– Choreography– Transactionality– Security– Managebility, etc.

• These features will let enterprises have flexibility in integrating business partners

• Results in automated business collaborations in a standardized format??

Business Process Integration (Cont’d)

Web Services Business Platform

Transformation/Routing

Adapters

Application Server Analysis/Monitoring

Portal Interface Data Storage

Business ProcessEngine

Public Process Integration

What does Sybase provide?

Key Elements of an ebXML Solution

• Modeling tools for BPSS

• GUI tools for CPPA creation

• Standards adherence

• Proven interoperability with solutions from other vendors

• Security enhancements like S/MIME

• Scalability and High Availability

• Integration with security infrastructure

• Business Process Management layer

Business Process Integration Solution (Beyond ebXML)

• Adapters to EIS systems like SAP to get to internal processes

• Monitoring capabilities to analyze/evaluate business processes – internal & external

• Application Server functionality like J2EE compliance.

• Portal solutions for human interaction across business processes

Sybase ebXML Solution

• Business Process Integrator (BPI) Suite– A comprehensive, modular integration solution

for the value chain– ebXML and RosettaNet support– Business process management (public &

private)– Business activity monitoring (fat or thin client)– Integration to legacy applications

• EDI (X12, EDIFACT, HL7)• SAP, Siebel, PeopleSoft, etc.• OS/390 – CICS & IMS• Many others

BPI Suite for ebXML

• Web Services Integrator– ebXML MSH and CPPA support– Tools for CPP and CPA creation and modification.– UCC (Drummond) certified for ebMS 2.0 interoperability

with 3 other vendors.– Messaging implementation has been open-sourced and

is available for public download at www.sybase.com/developer

• PowerDesigner– Design-time BPSS support– UML Modeling.

• Process Server– Run-time ebXML BPSS support– Additional support for private business processes

BPI Suite for ebXML(Cont’d)

• BizTracker– Monitor status of private or public business

processes– Real-time transformation of raw data into

meaningful business metrics (real-time BI)

• e-Biz Integrator– Message routing– Data transformation

• Enterprise Application Server– J2EE1.3 compliant– Execute CORBA/COM/Java components

ebXML Specifications

• ebMS 2.0 & MSH 1.0

• BPSS 1.01

• CPPA 1.0 & CPPA 2.0

• REGREP using JAXR

Car Parts International

• Car Parts International uses the Sybase Business Process Integrator (BPI) Suite to:– Integrate all key touch points in the extended

value chain: customers, employees, and business partners in value chain.

– Provide valuable services to their customers streamlines integration with existing systems

– Automate business processes in an extended enterprise.

– Streamline integration with existing systems– Bring news systems on-line

Car Parts International Business Problem

• Competitive market place

• New channels of delivery needed for customers

• Operation systems can’t connect to web applications

• Paper intensive manual process

• Difficulty bringing new systems on-line quickly

Car PartsInternational

Internet

Call Center

Orders

Car PartsManufacturer

Business Process

ExternalCustomer

VerificationService

ExistsY

Start

Validate Client Account

N

Business Process Engine

Y N

Check Credit

Good

Open Account

SendDenial

Submit Order

End

Submit Order

Car Parts International

Public ProcessInterface

Sybase Adapter forSAP R/3Internet

Car Parts Manufacturer

Public Collaboration

OrderReservationResponse

OrderReservationRequest

OrderRequest

OrderConfirmation

The Systems

Car PartsInternational

SAP R/3 System

Siebel Systeme-BizIntegrator

Sybase Adapter for SAP R/3

Sybase Adapter for Siebel

EAServerJ2EE 1.3 Compliant

BizTracker

Credit Approval System

Process Server

Web ServicesIntegrator

Extended Business Process using ebXML

Public Business Process – Submit Order

• “Submit Order” is business process integration across enterprise

• This is a two business transaction collaboration

• “Car Parts International” will send a “Order Reservation Request” for a particular part ordered by a customer

• “Car Parts Manufacturer” will send a “Order Reservation Response”

• “Car Parts International” will send a “Order Request”

• “Car Parts Manufacturer” will send a “Order Confirmation”

• SAP System on the “Car Parts Manufacturer” side will register the order, once PO is received and PO Response is sent.

Description of B2B Collaboration using ebXML

• Roles – Seller, Buyer

• Transactions – Order Reservation Request, Purchase Order

• Business Documents– Order Reservation Request, Order Reservation Response– PO Request, PO Confirmation

• Protocol – HTTP

• XMLDSIG for Non-Repudiation

• SSL for Authentication

• Documents and Capabilities published for Trading Partner access

Scenario Mapped to ebXML

• Business Documents – Order Reservation Request, Order Reservation Response, PO, PO Confirmation – Set of Core Components

• Collaboration Description for Purchasing Service Business Process - BPSS

• Definition of transport, enveloping, security characteristics, etc. - CPA

• Publishing of Document definitions and capabilities - REGREP

• Runtime exchange of messages over HTTP – MSH

Sequence of Operations

1. Model the Business Collaboration.

2. Create a BPSS instance document for the collaboration.

3. Choose the Business Documents to take part in the collaboration.

4. Decide on message exchange characteristics

5. Create a CPP for the business process capturing the characteristics decided.

6. Publish the BPSS instance, CPP and the Business Documents to registry under particular category

Sequence of Operations (Cont’d)

7. Trading Partner would query the registry for a particular category.

8. A particular matching partners’ BPSS, CPP and other necessary information are retrieved from the registry.

9. Would create a CPP to match up with their characteristics.

10. Negotiate with the partner chosen to come up with a CPA.

11. Initiate the collaboration by invoking the Business Service Interface provided.

Collaboration Design and Runtime

Business ProcessModel

Business Document

Core Components

BPSS

CPP

Trading Partner Trading Partner

CPP

Transport &Packaging

Registry/Repository

CPA

Infrastructure

App Server

MSH API

CPPA API

BSI

REGREP API

RuntimeDesign

BP ModelingTool

CPPDesigner

CPANegotiation

Document Repository

CPAMerge Tool

Registry Browser

Summary

• Things to look for in a Vendors’ offering– Tools, Tools, Tools………– GUI tools for CPP/A creation– Modeling tools for BPSS– Standards adherence– Security enhancements like S/MIME– Scalability and High Availability– Integration capabilities.– Business Process Management within and

across enterprise.

Information

• www.sybase.com/products – Information about Sybase’s BPI Suite

• www.sybase.com/developer - Information about Sybase’s opensource ebXML Messaging implementation.