The information in the following sections outlines the Product Information Management for Retailers solution workflow in detail. It describes at a high level how the solution handles a PUB_RELEASE_NEW_ITEM flow (in systems supporting the UCCnet DTD) or a Catalogue Item Notification NEW_ITEM flow (in systems supporting the UCCnet XSD).
Tracing can also be enabled for all collaboration objects to record logical flaws and data processed. See Tracing.
Detailed workflow: receiving, filtering, and validating a business object
The following outlines the solution workflow as an item is received from UCCnet, passes through preprocessing filtering and validating processes, and is sent to an ItemDispatcher collaboration object for optional processing of cascaded GLNs.Detailed workflow: processing a business object with cascaded GLNs
The following outlines the solution workflow as an item is accepted and processed by an ItemDispatcher collaboration object. Based on whether the item has any cascaded GLNs within it, one or more items are then sent to a WebSphere MQ Workflow process for review/approval.Detailed workflow: completing the WebSphere MQ Workflow process and merging updated information into a complete business object
The following outlines the solution workflow as a business object passes through the WebSphere MQ Workflow business review/approval process and is delivered to an ItemCollector collaboration object, where the new information is merged into a complete business object.Detailed workflow: synchronizing a business object to a back-end system
The following outlines the solution workflow as a business object passes from an ItemCollector collaboration object to a Process_Reviewed_Item collaboration object, which synchronizes the business object to the back-end system and initiates sending a response to UCCnet through a UCCnetMessageSend collaboration object.
Parent topic: Solution Development Guide