ItemDispatcher collaboration template

Controls how approval requests generated by an ItemValidation collaboration object are sent to a WebSphere® MQ Workflow process.

If a Retail_Item business object that requires approval contains a cascaded GLN, the ItemDispatcher collaboration object breaks up the request for approval into multiple smaller messages, each containing one or more of the individual GLNs.

For example, assume that you are working with a single object that has a cascaded GLN containing six individual GLNs. GLNs 1, 2, and 3 are the responsibility of approver A. GLNs 4 and 5 are the responsibility of approver B. GLN 6 can be ignored.

You can use the ItemDispatcher collaboration to create one copy of the Retail_Item business object that contains only GLNs 1, 2, and 3, and a second copy that contains only GLNs 4 and 5. GLN 6 is disregarded. These two copies can then be directed to the correct approvers through WebSphere® MQ Workflow.

How the collaboration object handles any particular GLN is determined by a user-defined configuration file. Items without a cascaded GLN are passed through the collaboration object without processing.

Note: You can implement the Product Information Management for Retailers solution without using an ItemDispatcher collaboration object. However, you must use the ItemDispatcher collaboration object if cascaded GLNs are received.

Related collaboration templates and business objects

See the following related collaboration templates for more information: See the following related business object for more information:

Parent topic: Collaboration templates