Before XML B2B Server, EAPs were limited to connecting information and transactions within one enterprise. Now trading partners can share information regardless of where the applications reside. Customers, suppliers and partners can all share product information, pricing, availability, order status and production schedules so the EAP truly spans the extended enterprise. In addition, transactions are now possible between trading partners. For instance, a customer may enter a purchase order into its own ERP systems and have that information sent directly to its vendor's CRM system as a sales order.
Delivery is guaranteed via message queuing and XML return receipt.
A simple log allows users to monitor the delivery status of documents such as purchase orders, invoices and inventory levels. It supports industry standards for XML exchange between partners and is compliant with RosettaNet standards, a leading XML standard governing supply-chain transactions on the Internet. Portal Wave's New Visual Development Studio EAPs provide functionality through Wavelets, plug-in software modules that encapsulate business logic and can provide value from displaying syndicated Internet content to coordinating complex B2B functions across multiple enterprise applications. Now, Wavelet development is accelerated using visual tools to define screen layouts, elements and data sources. Little to no Java coding is required to create Wavelets.