Designing B2B Integration Solutions

Part Number: X08-65324
Course Number: 2420A


Released: 12/2001

Delivery Guide
Designing B2B
Integration Solutions


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Course Number: 2420A
Part Number: X08-65324
Released: 12/2001
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Contents
Introduction
Course Materials ......................................................................................................2

Prerequisites.............................................................................................................3

Course Outline .........................................................................................................4

Microsoft Official Curriculum.................................................................................6

Microsoft Certified Professional Program ...............................................................7

Facilities...................................................................................................................9

Module 1: Introduction to B2B Integration
Overview..................................................................................................................1

Lesson: Introduction to B2B E-Commerce..............................................................2

Lesson: Introduction to B2B Trading Partner Integration .....................................11

Review ...................................................................................................................19

Module 2: Conducting Project Research
Overview..................................................................................................................1

Lesson: Determining Design Criteria ......................................................................2

Lesson: Creating a Design Plan .............................................................................12

Review ...................................................................................................................21

Lab A: Conducting Project Research.....................................................................22

Module 3: Organizing Product Information
Overview..................................................................................................................1

Lesson: Introduction to Master Content Sources.....................................................2

Lesson: Selecting a Master Content Source Design ................................................9

Lesson: Establishing a Data Migration Process.....................................................16

Review ...................................................................................................................25

Lab A: Organizing Product Information ................................................................27

Module 4: Designing and Publishing Catalogs
Overview..................................................................................................................1

Lesson: Introduction to Electronic Catalogs............................................................2

Lesson: Designing Electronic Catalogs .................................................................10

Lesson: Publishing Electronic Catalogs.................................................................21

Review ...................................................................................................................32

Lab A: Designing and Publishing Electronic Catalogs..........................................33

Module 5: Processing Orders
Overview..................................................................................................................1

Lesson: Introduction to Processing Orders ..............................................................2

Lesson: Designing a Solution to Receive Purchase Orders .....................................7

Lesson: Designing a Solution to Process Purchase Orders....................................20

Lesson: Implementing an Order Processing Solution Using AFS .........................32

Summary: Processing Orders.................................................................................36

Review ...................................................................................................................37

Lab A: Receiving and Processing Purchase Orders...............................................39
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Module 6: Designing a Remote Shopping Solution
Overview................................................................................................................. 1

Lesson: Introduction to Remote Shopping.............................................................. 2

Lesson: Designing a Remote Shopping Solution.................................................. 11

Summary: Designing Remote Shopping............................................................... 20

Review .................................................................................................................. 21

Lab A: Enabling Remote Shopping ...................................................................... 23
Module 7: Using UDDI
Overview................................................................................................................. 1

Lesson: Introduction to UDDI ................................................................................ 2

Lesson: Registering and Publishing Information in UDDI..................................... 9

Lesson: Locating Trading Partner Information in UDDI...................................... 16

Review .................................................................................................................. 23

Lab A: Using UDDI.............................................................................................. 24

Course Evaluation................................................................................................. 28

Module 8: Integrating XML Web Services in a B2B Solution
Overview................................................................................................................. 1

Lesson: Introduction to XML Web Services........................................................... 2

Lesson: Applying XML Web Services to Order Processing................................. 10

Lesson: Providing XML Web Services to Trading Partners................................. 16

Review .................................................................................................................. 22

Lab A: Integrating XML Web Services ................................................................ 24

Module 9: Creating a B2B Integration Design
Overview................................................................................................................. 1

Lesson: Creating a Project Vision........................................................................... 2

Lesson: Creating a Project Design .......................................................................... 8

Review .................................................................................................................. 15

Lab A: Creating a B2B Integration Design........................................................... 16

Course Evaluation................................................................................................. 24

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About This Course
This section provides you with a brief description of the course, audience,
suggested prerequisites, and course objectives.
This course provides students with the knowledge and skills necessary to
identify and analyze an organization’s business and technical requirements to
design the key elements of a business-to-business (B2B) integration solution.
This course is intended for individuals who are responsible for designing a B2B
infrastructure and managing supporting applications. The job role often
combines the responsibilities of developers, Information Technology (IT)
professionals, and solutions architects. Persons in this position typically have
three to five years of experience designing business solutions or equivalent
knowledge.
This course requires that students have the following business skills:
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Analyze common business practices
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Propose technical solutions to business problems
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Specify technologies required to solve business problems
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Communicate the problems and solutions to management and development
teams

This course requires that students have familiarity with the following technical
products and protocols:
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Microsoft
®
BizTalk
™
Server 2000, BizTalk Messaging Services and
BizTalk Orchestration Services
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XML and XML protocols
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Catalog management by using Microsoft Commerce Server 2000
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Microsoft SQL Server
™
2000 database design

After completing this course, students will be able to:
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Design a B2B integration solution directly between a supplier and its buyers
or indirectly by using online marketplaces.
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Collect and organize content into electronic catalogs.
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Design and publish product catalogs.
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Receive and process orders from trading partners.
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Design a remote shopping solution.
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Use Universal Description, Discovery and Integration (UDDI) to establish
business relationships.

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Integrate XML Web services in a B2B solution.
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Create the foundation of a B2B trading partner integration design.

Description
Audience
Student prerequisites
Course objectives