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Chapter 1 Introduction : TIBCO PartnerExpress Interactions

TIBCO PartnerExpress Interactions
In TIBCO PartnerExpress, transactions initiated by the PartnerExpress server to PartnerExpress clients are not sent directly to the trading partners’ systems, but to a repository where the external users can find the files available for them to download upon logon. While transactions initiated by PartnerExpress clients to the PartnerExpress server are forwarded directly to the business protocol handler for processing.
On the PartnerExpress client site, there are four types of operation:
Send Notify Operation
As shown in Figure 1, when a PartnerExpress client logs on, the associated operations with the PartnerExpress server are listed, including the Notify type of operation and the Request/Response type of operation. The PartnerExpress client can then select the Notify operation type and send a Notify request to the PartnerExpress server.
Figure 1 Send Notify Operation in TIBCO PartnerExpress
 
Receive Notify Operation
When a PartnerExpress client receives Notify requests sent by the PartnerExpress server, all the requests are staged in the Inbox location. After the external user logs on from the client side, a list of transaction files available for downloading is displayed. This list is same for all the external users that are associated with the same trading partner, regardless of the specific request each of these external users initiates. In Figure 2, the Notify request is initiated by the PartnerExpress server.
Figure 2 Receive Notify Operation in TIBCO PartnerExpress
Send Request/Response Operation
In the Request/Response operation, a PartnerExpress client logs on and uploads a trading document request. This request is then transferred to the PartnerExpress server. If an outbound store-and-forward process is configured, the PartnerExpress server responds and the response document is stored in the Inbox location. Next time the PartnerExpress client logs on, the response to the previously uploaded request is available for downloading.
Figure 3 Send Request/Response Operation in TIBCO PartnerExpress
 
Receive Request/Response Operation
When the PartnerExpress server receives a Request/Response operation, it initiates a request. When a PartnerExpress client logs on, the request is available for downloading. After the PartnerExpress client downloads the request, the client uploads a response and initiates it back to the PartnerExpress server.
Figure 4 Receive Request/Response Operation in TIBCO PartnerExpress
 

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