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This IBM Redbook provides a step-by-step migration guide from previous releases of WebSphere InterChange Server to Version 4.3 for AIX and Windows. A comprehensive outline of the new features of WebSphere InterChange Server after Release 4.1.1 is provided. Planning requirements and pre-migration tasks are discussed in addition to the detailed technical steps required for a successful migration. WebSphere InterChange Server, a key component of WebSphere Business Integration Server, provides the capability to enable heterogeneous business applications to exchange data. It addresses the need for efficiency and flexibility in automating and synchronizing business activities. WebSphere InterChange Server 4.3 provides an important base level for delivering support to new operating systems, as well as reliability, availability, scalability, performance, and security enhancements, including use of open standards. This book is intended for an audience that is familiar with the WebSphere InterChange Server product and wishes to migrate an existing solution on a previous version of WebSphere InterChange Server to Version 4.3. Information is also included for those less familiar with the product or who are interested in an overview of the key new features of WebSphere InterChange Server 4.3.

This IBM redbook describes the use of the WebSphere Business Connection product to create business-to-business solutions. The first part of the redbook introduces B2B concepts and discusses in detail the installation, configuration and validation of a WebSphere Business Connection platform. This set-up involves the preparation of several B2B gateway components, such as CrossWorldsTPI for AS/2 communication, WebSphere Data Interchange for EDI data translation and the Web Services Gateway for the invocation of Web services between trading partners. The second part of the redbook describes the design, implementation and deployment of an order processing application between the suppliers of a retailer and the retailer itself. This solution demonstrates the use of WebSphere Business Connection within a private exchange. The third part of the redbook describes the design, implementation and deployment of an order processing application between trading partners that are connected via a service provider that has implemented WebSphere Business Connection . The trading partners can use different B2B communication protocols, while the service provider bridges the different protocols and takes care of routing requests between trading partners. This solution demonstrates the use of WebSphere Business Connection within a public exchange. For more up-to-date information about WebSphere B2B, please refer to the following books: B2B solutions using WebSphere Partner Gateway V6.0, http://www.redbooks.ibm.com/abstracts/sg24710

WebSphere® Business Integration is the IBM® business integration solution for process integration, workforce management, and enterprise application connectivity. WebSphere Business Integration helps you to create and deploy new business processes, synchronize business information in multiple business applications on diverse platforms, and transform message formats en-route between applications. This IBM Redbook takes you through the full life cycle of an adapter development project, from design considerations, building, and testing through deployment and implementation on multiple broker types (using both an out-of-the-box technology adapter and the custom adapter for our development project). For this redbook, we designed a scenario that mirrors many of the issues that real-life integration projects can face. The scenario starts by integrating custom enterprise applications. It then integrates those applications into the business-to-business world by extending the infrastructure. Finally, it adds a human interaction component which determines whether to take the internal route or external route (via trading partners) to application integration. Using many of the components within the WebSphere Business Integration family of products, this book includes a range of integration options that are available to implement this scenario.

This IBM Redbook discusses the planning and design of industrial strength WebSphere Application Server V6 environments. The content of this redbook is oriented to IT architects and consultants who require assistance when planning and designing from small to large and complex implementations. This redbook addresses the new packaging and features incorporated in WebSphere Application Server V6, including technology options, product architecture, and integration with other products. It also covers the most common implementation topologies and addresses in detail the planning for specific tasks and components that conform to the WebSphere Application Server environment.

The need to integrate heterogeneous environments without replacing existing IT infrastructures is growing more and more. Standard application providers offer a wide range of business applications, running on different platforms, and implemented in different languages. A sophisticated Enterprise Service Architecture is required to overcome the challenges implied by such a heterogeneous infrastructure and make the whole enterprise controllable. The WebSphere Business Integration architecture provides different Integration brokers and a multitude of application and technology adapters. It is an essential software component in IBM's e-business on demand strategy. SAP Exchange Infrastructure is SAP's strategic technology platform for process integration and connectivity of SAP components and non-SAP components. This IBM Redbook illustrates how to integrate data and processes located in SAP back-end systems using WebSphere Business Integration middleware technology. It describes two WebSphere Business Integration adapters: IBM WebSphere Business Integration Adapter for SAP V5.5.0 IBM WebSphere Business Integration Adapter for SAP Exchange Infrastructure V1.0 These adapters are utilized to demonstrate the integration capabilities they provide.

This IBM Redbook provides guidance for IT specialists and architects who are implementing enterprise application integration (EAI) projects for small and medium businesses. It provides best practices and advice for all levels of an EAI solution, including design, implementation and deployment using the WebSphere Business Integration Server Express. This redbook discusses types of application integration, such as data level (information) integration, application logic (API) integration and process integration, and considers different EAI architectures such as brokers or point-to-point integration. It provides guidance for analyzing and understanding requirements such as real time, nearly real time and delayed integration and describes how to architect a manageable solution. A sample application will be implemented which focuses on the development of a practical EAI example for developers using WebSphere Business Integration Server Express.

This IBM Redbook introduces the industry open standard for business processes: Business Process Execution Language for Web Services (BPEL4WS), focusing on the use of BPEL4WS throughout the WebSphere Business Integration product set. Part One introduces the BPEL4WS standard and presents appropriate usage scenarios. The heritage of BPEL4WS as the next generation of Web services and service-oriented architecture is discussed, along with a detailed description of BPEL4WS components. Part Two describes how WebSphere Business Integration Modeler can be used to create high level business process models suitable for business analysts, and explains how these models can be implemented as fully functional BPEL4WS processes using WebSphere Studio Application Developer Integration Edition . This creates a BPEL4WS process suitable for deployment to WebSphere Business Integration Server Foundation . A sample scenario with step-by-step instructions is provided. Part Three describes migration considerations for existing business process implementations. Migration considerations and tools for WebSphere Application Server Enterprise FDML processes are discussed. The reuse of WebSphere MQ Workflow process logic in BPEL4WS is also described. Step-by-step instructions are provided for both scenarios.

In the world of Enterprise Application Integration (EAI), there is no "one size fits all" solution. This is why the IBM WebSphere software platform contains a number of complementary technology offerings that provide EAI functionality. In this IBM Redbook we describe the use of WebSphere Business Integration. In addition to WebSphere MQ itself, which forms the foundation, we discuss four additional components: - MQSeries Workflow (MQWF) - IBM CrossWorlds Interchange Server (ICS) - WebSphere MQ Integrator Broker - WebSphere Business Integration Adapters This redbook explores the different approaches to EAI provided by these products, their pros and cons in specific situations, and how to make the best technology choice for each situation. We build a sample case where all these products are configured to work together to provide one integrated solution. We discuss why we chose each product for its specific task in the design. We also demonstrate the integration between the components in each case. This IBM Redbook will help you install, tailor and configure the new WebSphere Business Integration product bundle, and provides a broad understanding of WebSphere Business Integration, so that you can design/create a solution to integrate back-end systems and manage an end-to-end business process using WebSphere Business Integration (and specifically the InterChange Server).