B2B Request/Response System Service
The B2B Request/Response System service requests messages from and responds to messages from trading partners by using trading profile information in the contract.
The following table provides an overview of the B2B Request/Response System service:
| System name | B2B_REQUEST_RESPONSE_SERVICE |
|---|---|
| Graphical Process Modeler (GPM) category | All Services |
| Description | Requests a response to messages from trading partners using trading profile information in the contract. A contract has two trading profiles: a production profile and a consumption profile. For example, there is a contract with trading partner A as production profile and trading partner B as consumption profile. Including this service in a business process will send a message to trading partner A. |
| Business usage | Use this service in a business process when you want to send a message to the production profile of the contract. |
| Usage example | This service can be used to respond to messages from trading partners referenced within the production profile of the contract. |
| Preconfigured? | Yes |
| Requires third party files? | No |
| Platform availability | All supported platforms |
| Related services | B2B Send service, B2B Respond service, B2B Lookup service |
| Application requirements | Uses trading profile information; in particular, it uses the parameters specified in the contract production profile transport to send messages. |
| Initiates business processes? | It is statically preconfigured to start the B2B Lookup business process. |
| Invocation | This service may not be the first in the business process. It may be just before the end of the participant list. |
| Business process context considerations | No |
| Returned status values | InvokeBusinessProcess(Spawn) successfully invoked instance xxx of B2B_LOOKUP:1 |
| Restrictions | The trading profile information and contract must be configured before using this service. There is no limit to the number of configurations, but it is strongly suggested that you use the preconfigured service. |
| Persistence level | None |
| Testing considerations | None |
| Notes | None |