Terms

The following terms are unique to this product and document processing.

Action. Also called a business action. A message with content of a business nature such as a Purchase Order Request or Request For Quote. The exchange of business actions and business signals make up the message choreography that is necessary to complete a business activity specified by a RosettaNet PIP.

Business action. See Action.

Business process. A predefined set of business transactions that represent the steps required to achieve a business objective.

Community Console. A Web-based tool used to configure Business Integration Connect and to manage the flow of business documents to and from the Community Manager and Participants.

Community Manager. The company that purchased and distributed Business Integration Connect to members in their hub community. The Community Manager has one administrative user, the Manager Admin, who is responsible for the health and maintenance of the Community Manager's portion of the community. Community Console features excluded from the Community Manager's view relate to system configuration.

Community Operator. The individual responsible for the configuration and overall health and maintenance of the system, hub-wide (Hub Admin). The Hub Admin can access all features.

Community Participant (Participant). The Participant sends business transactions to and receives business transactions from the Community Manager. Participants can access features that support their role in the community. Features excluded from the Participant's view relate to system configuration.

Document. A collection of information adhering to an organizational convention. In Business Integration Connect, multiple documents make up a process.

Document protocol. A set of rules and instructions used to format and transmit information across a computer network. Examples include RosettaNet, XML, flat file, and EDI.

Hub Community. The Business Integration Connect system, which is made up of the Community Manager, Community Operator, and Community Participants.

Package. In Business Integration Connect, a document that has been encrypted and formatted for transmission over the Internet.

Participant connection. The connection between two community member environments in which one process is executed according to the associated action.

Process. In Business Integration Connect, a series of documents or messages executed between Community Managers and Participants. Taken as a whole, the documents make up a complete business process.

RosettaNet PIP (Partner Interface Process). A model that depicts the activities, decisions, and Partner Role Interactions that fulfill a business transaction between two partners in a supply chain. (In Business Integration Connect, partners are called Participants.) Each Participant in the Partner Interface Process must fulfill the obligations specified in a PIP instance. If a party fails to perform a service as specified in the PIP implementation guide, the business transaction is null and void.

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