Messages
In a RosettaNet transaction, two partners exchange business documents over the Internetbased on the pre-defined rules of RosettaNet. RosettaNet specifies what message formats and transport protocols the partners have agreed to use, among other options.
The exchange of business documents is known as the process flow. In any process flow, two types of messages are exchanged:
Private Messages and Processes
Private messages are exchanged between private processes and TIBCO BusinessConnect Container Edition - RosettaNet Protocol. Private messages can contain a request, response, or notification document.
For a detailed description of TIBCO BusinessConnect Container Edition - RosettaNet Protocol private messages, see Private Process Message Formats.
Private processes handle conversion from internal to public data and back.
Outbound: The private processes convert internal data to a RosettaNet PIP request, notification, or response document.
Inbound: The private processes convert the RosettaNet PIP documents to internal company data, suitable for internal applications.
TIBCO BusinessWorks TIBCO BusinessWorks processes can either send requests to a TIBCO BusinessConnect Container Edition - RosettaNet Protocol server, or receive replies from a TIBCO BusinessConnect Container Edition - RosettaNet Protocol server. For an example, see Tutorial — TIBCO BusinessWorks Private Processes.
Besides messaging, private processes perform data conversion. Before you can process electronic purchase requests from your customers, or initiate an order going to your suppliers, you must translate your internal data representation into the appropriate format. TIBCO BusinessConnect Container Edition - RosettaNet Protocol supports unparsed XML documents.
The private processes that you create to initiate or respond to PIPs must transform your internal data format into and out of XML, and typically needs to perform translation of elements such as customer numbers, part numbers, and shipping instructions into the appropriate RosettaNet XML format.