Description

IBM WebSphere Business Integration Express for Item Synchronization 4.3.1.3 Fix Pack.

Prerequisites

• For Windows, Linux & OS/400 – one of the following depending on your installation:
1. IBM WebSphere Business Integration Express for Item Synchronization 4.3.1 (or)
2. IBM WebSphere Business Integration Express Plus for Item Synchronization 4.3.1
• For OS/400 – Integration Assistant for iSeries V5.2.0, LPP 5722IA1 with one of the following depending on your installation:
1. Option 11 – WebSphere Business Integration Express for Item Sync
2. Option 12 – WebSphere Business Integration Express Plus for Item Sync

APARs Included

APAR JR20402

APAR SE17259, SE18085 (for OS/400)

Enhancements

The IBM WebSphere Business Integration Express for Item Synchronization 4.3.1.3 Fix Pack has been enhanced to include the following:

Compliance with UCCnet Services V2.3 (including Pricing and Price Bracket)

Compliance with UCCnet Services V2.3.1 (office supplies extension)

Support for UCCnet Services commands:

Initial Item Load (XSD)

Correction (XSD)

CIP Withdrawal (XSD)

Triggering Business Object that now supports WWRE and Transora, in addition to UCCnet Services-specific extensions

Improved logging function

Support for dynamically specifying data recipients for publications

Validation errors returned to user

Update to licensing to allow 5 adapters, including the eMail adapter

Files included in this Fix Pack:

• BIA_Retail_BO_ItemSync.jar – contains a complete set of Business Objects
• BIA_Retail_BO_ItemSyncSamples.jar – contains a sample Retail_Item_ASBO
• BIA_Retail_CT_ItemSync.jar – contains collaboration templates
• BIA_Retail_NM_ItemSync.jar – contains maps
• BIA_Retail_NM_ItemSyncSamples.jar – contains sample maps for Retail_Item_ASBO
• CatalogueItemUtility.jar - new utility to populate data recipient in a CIN message
• Create_ItemSync_Database.sql – sample script for DB2 database creation
• Create_ItemSync_Tables.sql – sample script for DB2 table creation
• ITMSNKDB – SQL source to create the QITEMSYNC database on OS/400
• ITMSNKTBL – SQL source to create the tables in the QITEMSYNC database on OS/400
• QWEBBIIAL – CL source and program to submit jobs which create the database and associated tables on OS/400
• wbilicense.lic – License which will allow solutions to deploy 5 adapters as compared 4 (OS/400 only)

Business Object changes

Changed business objects are:

• UCCnetGBO_envelope
• UCCnetJMSXSD_envelope
• UCCnetTPIXSD_envelope
• UCCnetXSD_envelope

New business objects are:

• Retail_Item
• Retail_Item_ASBO
• Retail_Price
• Retail_Price_ASBO

Map changes

New top level maps:

• Retail_Item_to_UCCnetGBO_envelope_notifyCommand_catalogueItem
• Retail_Item_to_UCCnetGBO_envelope_publicationCommand_CIP
• Retail_Item_to_UCCnetJMSXSD_envelope_publicationCommand_catalogueItem
• Retail_Item_to_UCCnetTPIXSD_envelope_publicationCommand_catalogueItem
• Retail_Item_to_UCCnetXSD_envelope_publicationCommand_catalogueItem
• Retail_Item_to_UCCnetJMSXSD_envelope_registerCommand_itemAddChange
• Retail_Item_to_UCCnetTPIXSD_envelope_registerCommand_ itemAddChange
• Retail_Item_to_UCCnetXSD_envelope_registerCommand_ itemAddChange
• Retail_Price_to_UCCnetJMSXSD_envelope
• Retail_Price_to_UCCnetTPIXSD_envelope
• Retail_Price_to_UCCnetXSD_envelope

Collaboration changes

Changed collaborations:

• UCCnet_ItemSync
• UCCnet_ProcessWorklist
• UCCnet_RequestWorklist
• CIN_CIP_Dispatcher
• Notify_by_Email

New collaborations:

• CI_Sync
• UCCnet_Price
• CommandRouter

Installation Instructions

Before installing this Fix Pack, backup all affected business objects and maps. It is also necessary to remove several items from your current configuration before installing the Fix Pack. Please follow the instructions below to remove these items and then proceed to the detailed instructions for ‘Installing and configuring the Fix Pack’:

1. If necessary, restart the target ICS server in design mode. (The ICS server must be running in design mode in order to delete the maps)
2. Stop and delete all the maps running in the target ICS server
3. Stop and delete all the collaboration objects in the target ICS server
4. Stop all the connectors in the target ICS server
5. Follow the detailed instructions in the ‘Installing and configuring the Fix Pack’ guide included with this fixpack.

Uninstall Instructions

To uninstall this Fix Pack, follow these steps:

1. Issue a repos_copy –d to the target ICS server.
2. Restart the server
3. If desired, delete the ICL from the System Manager containing the fix pack components.
4. Deploy the backup System Manager ICL containing the previous, full version of the Item Synchronization product to the target ICS server