Using XML with Legacy Business Applications

Business Process Support

This is another area that goes beyond the scope of this book, but you need to be aware of this issue. The book has dealt with data and technical approaches for processing data at a fairly detailed level. Business process support has to do with the overall context in which the data is exchanged. This is most often a factor when dealing with business processes that cross organizational boundaries but may be a factor with internal systems that manage work flow.

In the cross-organizational sector, several groups such as RosettaNet, the Uniform Code Council in cooperation with the European Article Numbering Association (UCC/EAN), and UN/CEFACT have or are beginning to develop models that describe common business processes ...