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8.5 Create and configure the collaboration objects

We will now create and configure the collaboration objects from the templates.

The objects and the templates they are based on are shown in Table 8-2:

Table 8-2 Collaboration templates and objects created

We will not be creating the email collaborations. Where these collaborations

would normally be used, we will bind with a Port connector. See Figure 8-15.

Figure 8-15 Flow of collaborations

Collaboration Template Collaboration Object

UCCnet_ItemSync UCCnet_ItemSyncObject

ItemCommandRouter ItemCommandRouterObject

UCCnetXSD_CIN_Dispatcher UCCnetXSD_CIN_DispatcherObject

UCCnetXSD_CIN_DISPATCHER UCCnetXSD_CIN_Dispatcher_forRWLObject

UCCnet_requestWorklist UCCnet_requestWorklistObject

UCCnet_processWorklist UCCnet_processWorklistObject

ItemSync

ItemCommandRouter

Item.Verb

UCCnet_XSD_CIN_Dispatcher_forIRC

Item,

delist and withdraw

connector

Item,

add, update

connector

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The figure above shows the basic flow from a back-end application to UCCnet as

it works through a series of collaborations. As can be seen, the first of the

collaborations that must be processed as part of the item synchronization

process is the ItemSync itself. This is where we will commence building the

collaboration objects.

8.5.1 UCCnet_ItemSync collaboration object

See Figure 8-16 for illustration of the UCCNet_ItemSync collaboration flow.

Figure 8-16 Flow of UCCnet_ItemSync collaboration

1. From the System Manager, right-click on the Collaboration Objects folder in

the ItemSyncLibrary ICL

2. Select Create New Collaboration Object. See Figure 8-17 on page 113.

Validate fields, send

e-mail if validation fails

Update table

Add entry to audit table

Hand off to

ItemCommandRouter

From

PROCESSED_GTIN

Audit log table

To

ItemBasic.Create

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Figure 8-17 Select template

3. Select the UCCnet_ItemSync template.

4. Enter a Collaboration Object name of UCCnet_ItemSyncObject.

5. Click Next. See Figure 8-18 on page 114.

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Figure 8-18 Select binding type

6. On this screen, we select the binding type for the ports.

7. Set the binding types as shown in Table 8-3:

Table 8-3 Port binding types

8. Click Next. See Figure 8-19 on page 115.

Port Binding Type

DestinationAppRetrieve Connector

From Connector

To Collaboration

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Figure 8-19 Set the trace properties

9. Set the trace levels to their maximum values.

10.Click Next. See Figure 8-20 on page 116.