Collaboration templates

Automated machine-to-machine processing is performed by objects based on collaboration templates. Objects based on these templates manage the flow and the execution of business process and integration logic within the solution. Collaboration objects run on an integration hub, are bound to connectors or other collaboration objects, and subscribe to specific events triggered by business objects.

In the Product Information Management for Retailers solution, several objects built on collaboration templates are used to exchange data with UCCnet, manage requests for additional supplier information, validate the contents of the data, route the data through a review or approval process, temporarily store data during review/approval processing, and synchronize the validated data with other applications throughout the enterprise.

The solution is made up of two artifacts, each of which contains one or more collaboration templates at the application/information integration level:

The following sections describe the uses of the collaboration templates included in the Product Information Management for Retailers solution.

Parent topic: Components