RosettaNet and TIBCO BusinessConnect Container Edition - RosettaNet Protocol
RosettaNet is an international organization that has created a standardized XML-based Business protocol for conducting electronic business transactions. The RosettaNet business Protocol was designed to enable buyers, sellers, aggregators, and intermediaries to conduct transactions over the Internet. RosettaNet transactions involve the exchange of documents, most of which correspond to hardcopy documents traditionally used in business. These documents are simple text files, but they have well-defined structures and contents due to the use of RosettaNet Partner Interface Processes (PIPs).
RosettaNet PIPs are business processes that define the interaction between trading partners using standardized XML documents. PIPs represent common formats, processes, content, and security for electronic business. Both partners in a trading interaction agree to use the same PIPs and conform to the RosettaNet security requirements.
RosettaNet is based on the RosettaNet Implementation Framework (RNIF), which provides the necessary specifications for interoperability between applications, allowing for the secure exchange of business messages.
Data is represented differently in every company's internal enterprise system. The various forms of product data representation that exist in internal systems must be converted by internal company processes into a common RosettaNet compliant e-business document. Partners can then interact without altering their internal systems.
The sharing of a common RosettaNet e-business interface between partners enables electronic business transactions to proceed smoothly through automated communication. RosettaNet security requirements ensure that transactions take place in a secure environment and that they are not subject to repudiation.