B2B in BizTalk Server 2006 R2 Covast Incremental Value Proposition

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1 B2B in BizTalk Server 2006 R2 Covast Incremental Value Proposition Clarifying R2 Native Functionality And Covast s Value-add Maureen Hughes Sr. Product Manager, Microsoft Tony Bernard Sr. Program Manager, BizTalk Server 2006 R2 Interop, Microsoft Gijsbert in t Veld CTO, BizTalk Server MVP, Covast

2 Covast value add on BizTalk Server 2006 R2 - Summary Trading Partner Management B2B Operations Monitor Automotive Logistics & Distribution Energy Manufacturing Retail Healthcare Finance High Tech Manufacturing B2B Appliance (BBot) Trading Grid Connectivity Advanced B2B functionality Trading Partner A Trading Partner B Trading Partner C

3 The platform - BizTalk Server 2006 R2 BizTalk R2 provides a rich platform which now includes EDI functionality This presentation highlights the EDI capabilities native to BizTalk Server 2006 R2, and itemizes the value added capabilities available in Covast s R2 add-on solutions

4 B2B Standards supported natively by BizTalk Server 2006 R schemas out-of-the-box: X , , , EDIFACT D93A, D94A/B D04A/B (including D01A/B/C), D05A HIPAA 4010A1 EANCOM 94, 97, 02 (Syntax v3), 02 (Syntax v4) Basic schema customization using the power of Visual Studio Custom EDI-friendly view in Visual Studio displaying: Segment and elements names Element reference numbers Hierarchy and looping information Min/max length and occurs Cardinality rule participation Schema validation and ability to generate test data from schema Validate test instances from trading partners

5 B2B Transports supported natively by BizTalk Server 2006 R2 The following B2B transport protocols come in the box: AS/2 (Drummond Certified) File FTP HTTP/S WCF (HTTP, TCP, Named Pipe, MSMQ) MQ Series MSMQ SMTP/POP3 SQL SOAP

6 Out-of-the-box B2B Monitoring in BizTalk Server 2006 R2 Business Activity Monitoring (BAM) provides single mechanism to track and view A2A and B2B message flows Out-of-the-box EDI reports provide: Functional ack, technical ack and MDN correlation and tracking KPI-level interchange and transaction set aggregation Message drill-down Batch monitoring BizTalk Administration Console provides single, familiar interface to monitoring B2B and A2A applications

7 Out-of-the-box EDI Party Management in BizTalk Server 2006 R2 MMC-based TPM solution based on Party artifact Bulk import of trading partner data using either API or XML file Single tool for managing EDI, AS2 and other BizTalk party data Relaxed validation at partner and/or agreement level Envelope customization by version and transaction set Party-specific batching and batch release criteria

8 The Covast value add Advanced B2B Mature, 6 th generation B2B technology Targeted to the EDI Pro Additional standards and communication protocols supported Advanced B2B functionality

9 Covast value add Advanced B2B Formats and Standards schemas supported in R2, out-of-the-box: X , , , EDIFACT D93A, D94A/B D04A/B (including D01A/B/C), D05A HIPAA 4010A1 EANCOM 94, 97, 02 (Syntax v3), 02 (Syntax v4) Additional Formats supported by Covast: VICS (General merchandise retail) WINS (Warehousing retail) UCS (Grocery retail) EDIFACT 2.901, 2.911, 2.912, (Old EDIFACT) (Energy & Utility) EDINE (Energy & Utility) ODETTE V1-V4 (Automotive) ODETTE EDIFACT (Automotive) VDA (Automotive) TCIF (Telecom) TRADACOMS (UK) CARGO-IMP (Airfreight)

10 Covast value add Advanced B2B Meta Data Management R2 out-of-the-box: Basic schema customization using the power of Visual Studio Covast add-on solution: SQL Server repository based meta data manager Fully integrated in Visual Studio ( EDI Explorer ) Complete user interface to manage and tweak transaction sets from an EDI perspective Contains all metadata on EDI transaction sets, including: Full element and segment names Complete hierarchy information Code sets on element and/or transaction set/element level Import and Export facilities Facilities to relax validation per transaction set / party Reporting capabilities: Print EDI Implementation Guides Generates the XML/EDI schemas The XSDs contain everything needed for the EDI pipelines to execute They are added to your current BizTalk solution automatically EDI Pipelines can handle multi-interchange files (super-interchanges)

11 EDI Explorer & Editor in Visual Studio Repository Management

12 EDI Explorer & Editor in Visual Studio Document Management

13 EDI Explorer & Editor in Visual Studio Generated schemas

14 Covast value add Advanced B2B Transports R2 B2B transport protocols in the box: AS/2 (Drummond Certified) File FTP HTTP/S WCF (HTTP, TCP, Named Pipe, MSMQ) MQ Series MSMQ SMTP/POP3 SQL SOAP Covast added transport functionality: File Adapter with folder and file locking features HTTP(/s) Adapter with features to send and receive messages URL encoded and as single-part or multi-part bodies FTP Adapter with file locking and flexible filename mask capabilities POP3/SMTP Adapter with in & outbound attachment capabilities Covast added transports: OFTP (Odette FTP) Adapter for ISDN, X.25 & TCP/IP Generic Scriptable Transport Adapter Customized VAN Adapters for: Sterling Commerce ICC GXS EDI*Express, GXS TradaNet and GXS (IBM) IE Kleinschmidt Inovis X.400 P7 Adapter (SITA, Atlas400, BusinessMail, 400Net)

15 Covast value add GXS Trading Grid connectivity Automated on-boarding Real-time network Complete Supply Chain Visibility GXS Trading Grid Connectivity Advanced B2B functionality

16 Covast value add GXS Trading Grid connectivity GXS Trading Grid connectivity TPM GUI with web services interface to GXS Trading Grid: Lookup Trading Partner profiles Setup Trading Partner relationships Mass import of already configured Trading Partners and relationships on the Grid Deploy Trading Partners and Relationships in test and production environments automatically Real-time AS2+ connection with pro-active status update handling for delivery and receipt notifications Meta data sharing capabilities for Implementation Guides Turn-key solution to integrate with GXS Trading Grid: Reach into > 40,000 companies world-wide Provide full supply chain visibility

17 Covast value add BBot (The B2B Appliance) Plug-n-Play Automatic download of configuration Integrates with Microsoft Office Outlook and Excel B2B Appliance (BBot) Trading Grid Connectivity Advanced B2B functionality Trading Partner A Trading Partner B Trading Partner C

18 Launching a completely new B2B concept An exciting new B2B solution! BBot gets lots of initial attention already from both analysts and large companies, including completely new prospects It provides an opportunity to enter an extra market segment with a low threshold solution: Sell it into the trading partner community via your large BizTalk customers It helps your large customers (the Hubs) to onboard all of their trading partners (the Spokes) automatically It does not cannabalize other BizTalk sales Huge sales opportunities around new and existing customers Provides a good new supply chain message for Microsoft It is our most important new go-to-market strategy with R2

19 Covast value add BBot (The B2B Appliance) Pre-configured B2B Integration solution for connecting spokes (trading partners) to 1 Hub Configures itself from the BBot Registry Hub owner uses BBot Developer (running on BizTalk Developer Edition) to create and test solutions Solution configuration (MSI) published on the BBot Registry BBots in the field configure themselves via the BBot Registry Also handles certificate renewal for HTTP/s, AS2 and S/MIME Talks EDI, XML, RosettaNet and other B2B standards with the Hub using any of the available transports like HTTP/s and AS2 Integrates with the trading partners Microsoft Office environment, using Outlook, SharePoint, Excel and Infopath technologies Only Internet Explorer needed to monitor

20 High level architecture overview Hub 1. Create and publish configuration B2B EDI XML AS2 HTTP/s etc. 3. Start trading Spoke Registry 2. Get configuration XLS XML FF Outlook SharePoint Excel Infopath

21 Covast value add BBot BBot is pro-actively monitored and sends alerts Stays up-to-date with the latest (validated) patches and QFE s It has built-in backup and restore facilities Leased to large amounts (100s or 1000s) of small to medium trading partners of larger hubs (Manufacturers, Retailers, etc.) All inclusive monthly fee: maintenance, monitoring and support Does not require Covast B2B Suite on the Hub Contains the following stack of Microsoft software: Windows Server 2003 R2, SQL Server 2005 STD, SharePoint Services 3.0, BizTalk Server 2006 (R2) and optionally: BizTalk Accelerators for RosettaNet, HIPAA, HL7 and SWIFT Per BBot this amounts to about $2,000 - $2,500 worth of Microsoft software

22 Win 3 Advantages for Hub, Spoke and Microsoft Hub Fully leverage existing BizTalk infrastructure True supply chain visibility by reaching into all trading partners Fixed monthly fee, no transaction based fees Validation, transformation, exception handling and alerting done at spoke level Easy supplier and regulatory compliance Decreased time-to-market Lower IT costs Spoke True black-box; no integration knowledge needed and no way to change system settings Offline access; BBot stages everything and assures delivery Local tracking & tracing and BAM facilities for the masses Integrated with Microsoft Office Local archive of messages Fixed monthly fee, no transaction fees Automatically stays up-to-date with latest configuration and patches Pro-actively monitored Microsoft Higher BizTalk market penetration and more license $$

23 Covast value add B2B Operations Monitor B2B Operations Monitor Single view of B2B environments Role based viewing Message monitoring & management Browser based B2B Appliance (BBot) Trading Grid Connectivity Advanced B2B functionality Trading Partner A Trading Partner B Trading Partner C

24 Covast value add B2B Operations Monitor R2 Business Activity Monitoring (BAM) provides single mechanism to track and view A2A and B2B message flows. Out-of-the-box EDI reports provide: Functional ack, technical ack and MDN correlation and tracking KPI-level interchange and transaction set aggregation Message drill-down Batch monitoring BizTalk Administration Console provides single, familiar interface to monitoring B2B and A2A applications. Covast provides a single, merged view of both A2A and B2B message flows: Can drill down into all the B2B/EDI details from BizTalk standard views Covast transport adapters tracking information also included in these views Role-based viewing Not everyone can see and do everything Cannot see messages and contents from other departments Visualizing validation errors in B2B messages Full end-to-end tracking in one total view, including MDN, FA (functional ack) and TA (technical ack) Extensive tracing facilities for EDI pipelines and transport adapters Automatic archiving (for legal purposes) and restore features

25 B2B Operations Monitor Reporting and Visualizing Errors

26 B2B Operations Monitor Transports Monitoring with Retry History

27 B2B Operations Monitor Tracing & Archiving Features

28 The Covast value add Trading Partner Management Trading Partner Management B2B Operations Monitor B2B Appliance (BBot) Trading Grid Connectivity Browser based Rapid partner on-boarding Bulk import/export trading partner data Single Trading Partner Management interface Shared partner data across applications Partner self-provisioning & self-testing Management of large number of trading partners Advanced B2B functionality Trading Partner A Trading Partner B Trading Partner C

29 Covast value add Trading Partner Management R2 MMC-based EDI Party Management Solution based on Party artifact Bulk import of trading partner data using either API or XML file Single tool for managing EDI, AS2 and other BizTalk party data Relaxed validation at partner and/or agreement level Envelope customization by version and transaction set Party-specific batching and batch release criteria Covast provides a browser based TPM solution: Extensible: 3 rd party adapters and accelerators can be integrated without coding using XML descriptor files Fully leverages the BizTalk Adapter Framework Bulk import of trading partner data using either API or XML file Single tool for managing all trading partners integrated with BizTalk Server R2 and 3 rd party adapters and accelerators Enables partner self-provisioning and self-testing Manages large numbers of trading partners through an easy to use and unified user interface Can be used for SLA (Service Level Agreement) performance monitoring & reporting Does not need Covast B2B Suite as a platform it can run on vanilla R2

30 Trading Partner Management General Contacts Aliases Security Schemas SLA AS2 CARGO-IMP HTTP/s RosettaNet X12 X.400 General Contacts Aliases Security Schemas SLA AS2 CARGO-IMP HTTP/s RosettaNet X12 X.400 Trading partner ID: AS2 Identifier: NorthwindAS2ID123 Status: Test URL: Search key: NORTHWIND Name: Northwind Traders, Inc. Proxy IP address: Proxy port: 8085 Address: 1, Bel Red Road MDN method: Asynchronous signed Encryption method: Triple DES ZIP or Postal code: City: Redmond General Contacts Aliases Security Schemas SLA Signing method: AS2 CARGO-IMP HTTP/s SHA-1 RosettaNet Compression: Country: State: United States of America Washington Max. time to delivery ack.: Max. time to functional ack.: Minutes Minutes Max. % validation errors: 2 % Max. % send retries: 20 % Statistics SLA Report Trading partner name: Northwind Traders, Inc. From / Through timestamp: :00:00 AM :00:00 AM Report Statistics SLA Report Max. % send failures: 2 % Avg. time to delivery ack.: 6 Minutes Trading partner name: Northwind Traders, Inc. Report Schema: X12_4010_850_DEFAULT_X (Purchase Order) From / Through timestamp: :00:00 AM :00:00 AM Schema Sent or Received Total Average size (bytes) X12_4010_850_DEFAULT_X (Purchase Order) Received ,516 Max. time exceeded: 0 Times Avg. time to functional ack.: 17 Minutes Max. time exceeded: 2 Times Validation errors: 1.15 % Send retries: 4 % Send failures: 4 %

31 Covast value add Vertical Solutions Trading Partner Management B2B Operations Monitor B2B Appliance (BBot) Automotive Logistics & Distribution Energy Manufacturing Retail Healthcare Finance High Tech Manufacturing Industry specific B2B expertise Industry specific B2B formats Industry specific B2B protocols Proven tested solutions Trading Grid Connectivity Advanced B2B functionality Trading Partner A Trading Partner B Trading Partner C

32 Vertical Solutions Microsoft has packaged specific vertical expertise and s/w into vertical solutions available separately. Verticals: Healthcare Financial Services High Tech Manufacturing Each solution contains: Message formats, such as HL7 v2.1 v2.5 for Healthcare Industry standard transports, such as MLLP for Healthcare and FileAct/InterAct for Financial Services Industry standard certifications, such as SWIFT Gold Certifcation for Financial Services Covast has packaged specific vertical expertise and s/w and metadata assets into vertical solutions. Verticals: Automotive Energy & Utility Retail Manufacturing Logistics & Distribution Each solution contains: All the right formats, such as ODETTE for Automotive All the right transports, such as X.400 for Logistics Everything in-the-box, tested and documented

33 Covast value add The Company and People Covast Company added value to BizTalk Server 2006 R2 B2B pre-sales and implementation expertise including R2 only Complex EDI software & support Vertical B2B specific knowledge Joint solution delivered with GXS 35% of top 100 BizTalk Server users 10% of total BizTalk Server install base

34 Covast value add on BizTalk Server 2006 R2 The whole picture Trading Partner Management B2B Operations Monitor Automotive Logistics & Distribution Energy Manufacturing Retail Healthcare Finance High Tech Manufacturing B2B Appliance (BBot) Trading Grid Connectivity Advanced B2B functionality Trading Partner A Trading Partner B Trading Partner C

35 Contact information & next steps Microsoft contacts: Technical: Marketing: Covast contacts: Technical: Sales: Next steps: In your customer base and current pipeline, identify: opportunities Opportunities where R2-only will not suffice for B2B