Action-Specific Properties

If the activity is a request-response PIP, there are two additional tabs Request Action and Response Action. If the activity is a notify PIP, there is only one additional tab called Notify Request Action. These action-specific tabs enable you to specify details of individual actions in the PIP activity. Each of these tabs have following sub-tabs:

General Tab

These settings determine how an initiator TIBCO BusinessConnect Container Edition processes this request from the local private process before it forwards it to a trading partner, and how a responder TIBCO BusinessConnect Container Edition processes this request before forwarding it to its local private process.

General Tab
Field Description

Name

Name of the action. This name differs for the request action and the response action.

For example, the Create Purchase Order activity has Purchase Order Acceptance Action and Purchase Order Cancellation Action.

Description

Optional description of the activity.

Validation DTD Name

The DTD file RosettaNet provided for this action.

Example: 4A4_MS_PD02_00_ForecastNotification.dtd

Validation XSD Name

The XSD file created for this action.

Example: 4A4_MS_PD02_00_ForecastNotification.xsd.

For more information, see Creating XSD Files from DTD Files

Root XML Element Name

The top-level DTD/XSD element. The XML document must conform to the schema of this element.

Maximum Acknowledgment Wait (seconds)

The maximum time to wait for an acknowledgement receipt from the trading partner. When this time expires, TIBCO BusinessConnect Container Edition - RosettaNet Protocol retransmits the request or response message to the trading partner for as many times as is specified in the Maximum Number of Retransmits field.

You can override value per business agreement. See Action Settings Tab

Maximum Response Wait (seconds)

The maximum time to wait for a response message from the trading partner. When this time expires, TIBCO BusinessConnect Container Edition - RosettaNet Protocol retransmits the request message to the trading partner for as many times as is specified in the Maximum Number of Retransmits field.

You can override the value here per business agreement. See Action Settings Tab.

Note: Do not enter anything here if the value is N/A.

Maximum Number of Retransmits

The maximum number of times to retransmit the request or response message. You can override the value here per business agreement.

See Action Settings Tab.

Do not input anything here if the value is N/A.

Synchronous Settings

Maximum Acknowledgment Wait (seconds)

In a synchronous transaction, the maximum time to wait for an acknowledgement receipt from the trading partner. When this time expires, TIBCO BusinessConnect Container Edition - RosettaNet Protocol retransmits the request or response message to the trading partner for as many times as is specified in the Maximum Number of Retransmits field.

You can override the value here per business agreement.

See Action Settings Tab

Maximum Response Wait (seconds)

In a synchronous transaction, the maximum time to wait for a response message from the trading partner. When this time expires, TIBCO BusinessConnect Container Edition - RosettaNet Protocol retransmits the request message to the trading partner for as many times as is specified in the Maximum Number of Retransmits field.

You can override the value here per business agreement. See Action Settings Tab.
Note: Do not input anything here if its value is N/A

Maximum Number of Retransmits

In a synchronous transaction, the maximum number of times to transmit the request or response message.

You can override the value here per business agreement. See Action Settings Tab.
Note: Do not enter anything here if the value is N/A.

Action Tab and Signal Tab

The Action tab and the Signal tab let you specify properties for the action and signal messages. Both tabs prompt for the same information as follows:
Action Tab and Signal Tab
Field Description

Secure Transmission Required

Require SSL transport (HTTPS or HTTPSCA) when sending or receiving this action or signal.

Non-Repudiation Required

Require non-repudiation for this action or signal.

Role Authorization Required

Verify whether the trading partner is authorized to receive action or signal messages for this PIP

For information on action and signal messages, see Action and Signal Messages