Using Eclipse Business Connect XML (referred to in this documentation as Business Connect XML) you can take advantage of real-time collaboration between systems, no matter how similar or dissimilar they may be. Use the integrated mapping utility to establish electronic trading relationships with your customers and vendors, as well as other distributors using XML. You can receive transactions, such as orders, from your customers in any XML format and translate outgoing XML transactions, such as order confirmations, into a format your customers' systems can understand. Using the HTTPs transport protocol, you can ensure your transactions and data are traded securely.
Use Business Connect XML to:
Eliminate EDI VAN and portal charges by linking directly with customers, vendors, and other distributors.
Improve your customer service by making it easier for your customers to get what they want, when they want it.
Reduce costs associated with manual transactions and their potential errors.
Increase inventory visibility of slow-moving items and dead stock.
Sell excess inventory to other distributors, optimizing the use of your warehouse space.
Fill orders from other wholesalers' inventory.
Save time by taking advantage of existing resources.
Save on mapping costs by setting up your own trading partner relationships.
Receive orders and inquiries from your customers through supply-chain marketplaces such as Ariba, DataStream, MRO, MROSoup, Commerce One®, and Pantellos®.
You might have electronic trading relationships established with customers and vendors that also use Eclipse through the Eclipse B2B Commerce companion product. If you conduct electronic business with other Eclipse users, you can still use B2B Commerce to complete those transactions. Use Business Connect XML to complete XML transactions with customers and vendors who are not using Eclipse.
Use this Help system to guide you through creating trading partner profiles, mapping XML transactions, and sending and receiving XML transactions through the Eclipse system.
Note: The content of the Business Connect XML online Help assumes you have a working knowledge of XML, Windows applications, and the Eclipse system.
Click here for a printable version of the Business Connect XML documentation.