Release Notes

These Release notes cover release information for the IBM® WebSphere® Business Integration Collaboration for Consumer Products Item Synchronization, version 4.4.0, the main component of the Item Synchronization for Suppliers solution.

Compatibility

Systems supporting the UCCnet Document Type Definition (DTD) only (such as those using IBM WebSphere Business Integration Collaborations V4.2.x), are not upward-compatible with systems supporting both the UCCnet Document Type Definition (DTD) and UCCnet XML Schema Definition (XSD) (such as those based on IBM WebSphere Business Integration Collaborations V4.2.1.1 and later).

The IBM WebSphere Business Integration Collaboration for Consumer Products Item Synchronization, version 4.4.0 is not backward compatible with any prior versions.

Features

The IBM WebSphere Business Integration Collaborations for Consumer Products Item Synchronization are made up of several collaboration templates designed to synchronize item information in compliance with UCCnet standards. The collaboration templates maintain the consistency of the supplier's item information in UCCnet and ensure that the information is kept current with the most recent data in the supplier's application.

The repository files for the WebSphere InterChange Server have been updated to the WebSphere InterChange Server 4.2 format.

For instructions on obtaining and installing the software, see the Installation guide in HTML format or PDF format.

What's new

The products have been enhanced to improve synchronization of item information between retailers and suppliers using third party registries such as UCCnet Services, Transora, or WorldWide Retail Exchange (WWRE). Item information includes full descriptions such as price, color, size, and capacity of products.
Enchancements include the following:
  • WebSphere Business Integration Connect V4.2.2 support
    • Enterprise Edition
    • Advanced Edition
    • Express
  • Compliance with UCCnet Services V2.3 (including Pricing and Price Bracket)
  • Support for new UCCnet Services XSD attributes in Consumer Products Item Sync collaborations
  • Support for UCCnet Services commands:
    • Initial Item Load (XSD)
    • Correction (XSD)
    • CIP Withdrawal (XSD)
  • Business Object that now supports WWRE and Transora, in addition to UCCnet Services-specific extensions
  • Improved logging function
  • Support for dynamically specifying data recipients for publications

Parent topic: Item Synchronization for Suppliers