IBM Sterling B2B

Integration Services

Delivering comprehensive business solutions using extensive IBM Sterling B2B standards

Overview

Sterling B2B Integrator supports translation and multiple secured communication protocol configurations to exchange business documents with internal systems or external client applications. It supports high-volume data flow on a day-to-day basis and effortlessly handles complex business validations and routing without any interruption. It also provides a web-based user and administration interface.

Features of Sterling Integrator

Security

1. Perimeter security at DMZ.
2. Secured mailbox repository.
3. Supports SFTP & AS2 communication protocol for data transport security.
4. Supports S/MIME & PGP Encryption for data security.
5. Identity Management, Role-based system operation, and data access.

Trading partner onboarding

1.Quick trading partner onboarding.
2.Enabling unlimited document flow with customer and supplier.
3.Configuring envelopes for various standards.
4.Development of business processes to automate business validations.
5.Implementation of flow level configured to achieve end to end business document exchange.

Business Process

1. Graphical Process Modeler.
2. Business process execution engine.
3. Predefined business processes.
4. Scheduling business processes as per client requirement.
5. Batch processing .

Inbound Process Flow in Sterling Integrator

1. Input file received from the customer.
2. Using Deenveloping Service the files will be identified translation map.
3. The output will be delivered to the folder.
4. Internal system will pick up the file from this folder.

Outbound Process Flow in Sterling Integrator

1. Back end system generated the file.
2. BP will pick the file as per schedule.
3. The map translates it and then sends the output back to the customer via the preferred communication configuration.

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IBM Transformation Extender

IBM Sterling Transformation Extender (ITX) is a data transformation engine which enables the perfect solution for companies looking to keep pace with changing customer and compliance needs. It streamlines your organizational efficiencies and eases complex transformation and validation processes within a single platform saving time and costs on development and support. It is an any-to-any transformation solution which provides the organization with a high volume of complicated business transactions in a wide range of various standards and formats by automating the entire process. IBM Sterling Transformation Extender also enhances productivity with reusable methodologies.

IBM Sterling Global MailBox

This is a reliable data storage solution that assists businesses with high availability operations and redundancy. Global Mailbox reproduces data that is delivered in near real time and stores it in locations across the globe. This process ensures that the service is uninterrupted, that it is immediately rerouted to avoid a catastrophe rather than suffering the disastrous consequences of a breakdown, and that it must recover. Simplifies overall mailbox management, data replication and retrieval for businesses and IT users.

Sterling Integrator EDI Support

We offer software and advisory services to optimize your EDI capabilities and overcome your data translation challenges with IBM Sterling Integrator. These solutions transform non structured documents into EDI according to your business rules and are designed to support high volume electronic data transfers.

Trading Partner Management and Onboarding

IBM Sterling Integrator supports the faster and efficient onboarding of new trading partners and the ability to smoothly collaborate with existing partners with Partner Engagement Manager. Onboarding time can be reduced and the manual process of transferring data can be simplified. You can reach newer markets more easily and quickly pursue growth opportunities by connecting to new customers and partners via the communications standards they prefer.

B2B Process Automation

Improve your data flow by automating B2B manual processes with the support from our experts using IBM Sterling Integrator. These solutions seamlessly integrate business processes with the partners and customers. This solution is designed to automate B2B processes across enterprises by adhering to standards and providing visibility in the processes.

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Communication Protocols

The Sterling Integrator assures secure network and data transfer.

FTP – File Transfer Protocol

SFTP – Secured File Transfer Protocol

AS2 (EDIINT) – Applicability Statement 2 Web Services

PGP ( Pretty Good Privacy ) encryption could be used for data security.

Sterling Map Translation

EDI Mapping Tool.

EDI standards: X12, EDIFACT, CII, TRADACOMS & VDA.

XML Standards : RosettaNet

Internet Standards for data exchange: EBICS, RNIF, RosettaNet, ebXML.

Supports WTX translations.

High-Availability

Effectively designed and scheduled housekeeping processes to properly remove the transactional database entries as per the lifespan of the business process.

The persistence level is set at the Business process level or activity level in order to have limitations on the level of details updated to transactional database tables.

Support

Business process monitoring

Business Process –> Monitor –> Current Process
Viewing Halted BPs under System –> Troubleshooter –> Business Process Usage.

Business process queue usage monitoring

Troubleshooter –> Business Process Queue Usage

Any product-related queries/issues could be raised from Sterling Integrator UI itself.

Database usage monitoring

Operations –> System –> Troubleshooter –> Database Usage

Monitoring Threads

Operations –> System –> Thread Monitor.

The support team email id could be configured in Sterling Integrator. It sends the translation failures, communication failures, and certificate expiration reports to the support team. They will analyze the failure notification and notify the customer or internal teams accordingly.

Why SMI?

We offer a range of B2B Integration solutions for your unique operational needs.
Our in-house experts will take care of the integration of your partners and provide support if necessary with IBM Sterling Integrator.
We will implement your business processes in IBM Sterling Integrator so you can focus on your primary business.
We provide production support to your IBM Sterling Environment. We assist your team as per your requirements and budgets.
Our EDI Integration Specialist will support majority of EDI transactions for almost every industry.
We are also capable of promoting trading partner relationships to production and supporting them.