DOCUMENTS FOR COMMERCE IN TRADING PARTNER NETWORKS AND INTERFACE DEFINTION BASED ON THE DOUMENTS

摘要

DOCUMENTS FOR COMMERCE IN TRADING PARTNER NETWORKS AND INTERFACE DEFINTION BASED ON THE DOUMENTSMachine readable docfuments connect businesses with customers, suppliers and trading partners.The self defining electronic documents such as XML based documents, can be easily understood amongst the partners.Definitions, are posted on the internet, otherwise communicated to membrs of the network.The business interface definitions tell potential trading partners the services the company offers and the documents to use whencommunicating with such services.Thus, a typical business interface definition allows a customer to place an orde3r by submitting a purchase order or a supplier checks availability by downloading and inventory status report.Also, composition of the input and output documents, coupled with interpretation information in a common business library, programs the transaction in a way which closely parallels the way in which paper based businesses operate.