Open Applications Group

Best Practices and XML Content for Everywhere-to-Everywhereä Integration

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OAGIS 8.0Introductoryion TTwo Day Training Session

Duration: 21 Days

Price: Member Pricing: $4000.00 or $400.00/student, on-site. Minimum 5 students,

maximum 20 students, plus travel (25% discount)

Non-Member Pricing: $5340.00 or $534.00/student, on-site. Minimum 5 students,

maximum 20 students, plus travel

Price: Member Pricing: $3000.00 or $300.00/student, on-site. Minimum 5 students,

up to a maximum of 20 students (25% discount), plus travel

Non-Member Pricing: $4000.00 or $400.00/student, on-site. Minimum 5 students,

up to a maximum of 20 students, plus travel

Description: The purpose of this course is to give the participant an introduction to XML, modern B2B and Application Integration concepts, an overview of the Open Applications Group, an introduction to the OAGIS XML Specification, the skills required to install OAGIS and to navigate the documentation. The format of the course is lecture and discussion.

Prerequisites: Basic knowledge of EDI, Business-to-Business Integration and/or application integration concepts, and business software functions. Knowledge of basic ERP, CRM and e-Commerce concepts will be helpful, but is not required.21sBasic XML knowledge, plus experience with programming or scripting languages, such as Java or JavaScript. Experience working with previous OAGIS XML is sufficient to meet prerequisites for this Course. Knowledge and experience with XML Schema is helpful, but not required.None. Although a basic knowledge of integrating business applications would be helpful.

Overview of Topics Covered:

Introduction of OAGIS 8.0

• Open Applications Group Introduction
• The e-business environment
• What is XML
• Why XML

Open Applications Group

• The XML worldOAGIS
• Differences between EDI and XML
• DTD vs. Schema
• ebXML overview
• Web Services overview
• OAGIS Role in ebXML and Web Services
• Do I need XML editors and what kind should I use?
• Navigating OAGIS 8.0XML Schema

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OAGIS as a "Canonical" Model for Integration

• Application-to-Application
• Business-to-Business
• Vertical-to-Vertical
• Everywhere-to-Everywhere
• Realizing ROI of Integration
• Horizontal vs. Vertical models for Integration
• One example of a Canonical Model

OAGIS Technology

• Architecture assumptions
• Transaction processing
• Integration Scenarios
• Message content (BODs)

OAGIS Usage and Designincludes

• OAGIS Development Methodology
• Using OAGIS Scenarios
• Using OAGIS BOD’s
• Designing new scenarios
• Best practices using Verbs and Nouns
• Common Message Content (BODs)
• Overlays through working with other Industry Standard Organizations
• Support for all frameworks

• ebXML
• WebServices

Installing and Navigating OAGIS

• Downloading OAGIS
• Using OAGIS 8.0 to identify a scenario for a given integration
• Identify the BODs for that Scenario

Why OAGIS 8.0

• XML Schema
• Long-tag names
• Member input

Basic OAGIS Walkthrough

• Scenarios
• BODs available
• Core Components available
• BOD Interchange
• Show me an OAGIS 7.2.1 BOD
• Show me an OAGIS 8.0 BOD
• Viewing the DTD
• Viewing the Schema
• XML Schema
• Constraints
• Extensions to Navigating OAGIS 8.0