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14 Geac System21 commerce.connect: Implementation on the iSeries Server
2.2.2 vendor.connect
vendor.connect uses messaging in conjunction with process.connect. The main requirement
is to synchronize and respond to changes in System21 data such as purchase order updates.
Figure 2-4 shows how this is achieved.
Figure 2-4 vendor.connect messaging usage
MQSeries is used as the underlying message transport facility by process.connect.
Figure 2-5 shows the relationship between the .connect applications, the commerce.connect
platform, System21, and the IBM middleware-WebSphere and MQSeries application server.
Trigger
Handler
Trigger
Program
process.connect
inter.connect
System21 Export
Connector
Export
Queue
@ctive Modular
Triggers
fired
Properties
Map Event Image
to XML BOD
inter.connect
Channel
Manager
WebSphere Application
Server
Purchase Order
EJB
vendor.connect
database
Update
DB update
via SQL
Key
Key
System21
commerce.connect
System21
Application
Application
Update
Event
Queue
Export
Queue
Message
Reader
System21
database
Upload
Triggers
BOD/Java
Method
Mappings
Events
Rules
Mapping
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Flow of Information to vendor.connect after System21 Update
vendor.connect
Trigger
Queue
Flow starts here