Abstract
Different initiatives have been developed with the purpose ofstandardising the automation of business transactions through the Internet(referred to as B2B or business to business). These initiatives aim to designcommon processes and tools to make possible the global collaboration oforganisations in the Internet. But these initiatives do not require just tostandardise aspects related to physical communications protocols. Theirobjectives also include the standardisation of the electronic documents thatare exchanged in the execution of business processes like supply, distribution, invoicing, etc. Usually the term «framework» is used to refer to theseapproaches, to cover all the aspects related to business transactionstandardisation. Electronic documents support business transactions, andtheir structure, contents and integration in automated work processes hasalways been one of the areas subject of study and analysis. This contributiondescribe the evolution of e-collaboration frameworks and compares thefeatures previous initiatives like EDI (Electronic Data Interchange) withframeworks specifically designed with the Internet in mind like ebXML,RosettaNet or UBL (Universal Business Language).
Highlights
Different initiatives have been developed with the purpose of standardising the automation of business transactions through the Internet
The term «framework» is used to refer to these approaches, to cover all the aspects related to business transaction standardisation
Electronic documents support business transactions, and their structure, contents and integration in automated work processes has always been one of the areas subject of study and analysis. This contribution describe the evolution of e-collaboration frameworks and compares the features previous initiatives like EDI (Electronic Data Interchange) with frameworks designed with the Internet in mind like ebXML, RosettaNet or UBL (Universal Business Language)
Summary
La automatización de las transacciones comerciales entre empresas a través de Internet (B2B o Business to Business) ha dado lugar a numerosos esfuerzos en busca de la normalización en distintas áreas, y al diseño de infraestructuras que hagan posible la colaboración global en Internet. Los documentos electrónicos dan soporte y dotan de significado a las transacciones comerciales, por lo que el diseño de su estructura, contenidos informativos y formato, así como su integración en procesos de negocio automatizados y su transmisión a través de redes informáticas es una de las principales áreas de estudio en las iniciativas B2B. En este artículo se describe la evolución de los sistemas de intercambio de documentos comerciales en formato digital, comparando las características del EDI (Electronic Data Interchange) tradicional con las propuestas o marcos surgidos en torno a Internet como ebXML, RosettaNet o el lenguaje UBL (Universal Business Language). Una definición la encontramos en el sitio Web de DISA (Data Interchange Standard Association) como «el intercambio de datos comerciales entre ordenadores, usando formatos normalizados»1. – AS2 se basa en el uso de MIME y http (Hypertext Transfer Protocol) para el intercambio de mensajes EDI en tiempo real
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