Overview of configuring the hub
After you have analyzed your business needs, as described
in Information needed to set up the hub, you set up the hub
and create your participant profiles. This section provides a high-level
overview of the tasks involved.
Note: As you are configuring the hub, refer to the Administrator Guide for information
on event codes and for troubleshooting tips.
Setting up the hub
As the Hub Administrator, you perform the following tasks
to set up the hub:
- Perform any preliminary setup (if required) for the transports
you are using. The preliminary setup is described in Preparing to configure the hub.
- Optionally, customize the console and change the default password
and permissions policy. These tasks are described in Configuring the Community Console.
- Create targets for the types of transports that will be used
to receive documents at the hub (from the Community Manager and
from participants). Creating targets is described in Defining targets.
Note: If you will be configuring the target with user-defined
handlers, you must upload the handlers before creating the target.
Uploading handlers is described in Uploading
user-defined handlers.
- Configure any inbound workflow steps or actions. This is an optional step
and is needed only by those who have specific requirements for document
processing not provided by WebSphere Partner Gateway. If you do
not need to change the system-supplied behavior of workflows or
actions, skip this step. Configuring workflow steps and actions
is described in Configuring fixed workflow steps and actions.
Note: You must upload the user-defined handlers before
configuring workflows or actions. Uploading user-defined handlers
is described in Uploading
handlers.
- Create document flow definitions (or verify that the ones you
need are already available) to define the types of documents you
can send or receive at the hub.
- Create interactions to indicate the valid combination of two
document flow definitions.
Creating document flow definitions and creating interactions
are described in Configuring document flows and Configuring EDI document flows.
- Create a profile for the Community Manager, providing information
about the Community Manager and establishing the types of documents
that the Community Manager can send and receive (the B2B capabilities
of the Community Manager). Creating the profile is described in Creating the Community Manager profile and B2B capabilities.
Creating participants
After you set up the hub, you create a profile for each
participant that will be exchanging documents with the Community
Manager. Only the Hub Admin can create participants.
As the Hub Admin, you can also set up the B2B capabilities of
participants, establish the gateways for participants, and set up
security profiles for participants. These steps can alternatively
be performed by the participants themselves.
Creating participants is described in Creating participants and their B2B capabilities. Creating gateways is described in Creating gateways. Setting up security profiles is described in Setting up security for inbound and outbound exchanges.
Establishing document connections
After you configure the hub and create participant profiles,
you are ready to set up connections. Connections indicate the valid
combinations of senders and receivers and the documents they can
exchange. Managing connections is described in Managing connections.
