B2B Framework^® for Sterling Integrator

Implementation Challenges

Do any of these Sterling Integrator implementation hurdles sound familiar?

• Initial implementation taking too long
• Major investment required in business process development
• On-boarding new trading partners is time consuming
• Crucial deadlines can’t be met
• No end-to-end visibility

The Solution

B2B Framework^® for Sterling Integrator provides a set of generic business processes for all Sterling Integrator supported communication protocols, with consistent tracking and error notification for all message and document processing. By standardizing all aspects of design through implementation, B2B Framework^® reduces development and deployment by as much as 70%.

Why B2B Framework^® for Sterling Integrator?

• Minimizes development and deployment time for new projects
• Extends Sterling Integrator out-of-the-box processing and tracking for EDI messages to include all other formats (XML, binary and flat files)
• Provides common tracking and error-handling across all business processes
• Consistent visibility for all messaging with built-in re-enveloping, reprocessing and resend
• Common communications management, regardless of protocol
• Extends Sterling Integrator correlation capabilities for tracking all formats
• Provides standardized retry and recovery processing
• Allows content-based routing for all formats via rules-based engine
• Minimizes trading partner on-boarding with generic envelopes

What is the B2B Framework^®?

• Over 100 pre-built Sterling Integrator components (business processes, maps, services, etc.)
• Generic communications BPs for FTP, STP, Mailbox, HTTP, AS2, email, database, fax, SIB, JMS, Websphere MQ and file system
• Framework Management Interface (FMI) to manage framework rules
• Document Manage Interface (DMI) to view and manage processed documents which includes functions to allow reprocessing and resending messages
• Custom database tables for message/document logging and rules engine support (MySQL, Microsoft SQL Server and Oracle)

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Do you plan to use Sterling Integrator with SAP?

Are you currently utilizing or plan to utilize Sterling Integrator with SAP? Find out more about Oxford Consulting’s B2B Framework for Sterling Integrator: SAP Edition, specifically designed to provide out-of-the-box B2B processing for SAP customers. Click here to find out more.

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