Using WebLogic Integration - Business Connect

Configuration

The following topics are provided for configuring WebLogic Integration - Business Connect.

Concepts

• Security Considerations
• Frequently Asked Questions
• Maintenance Considerations

Procedures

• Configuration Quick Reference Outline

Note: If you have not already done so, review the WebLogic Integration - Business Connect Release Notes at:

http://download.oracle.com/docs/cd/E13215_01/wlibc/docs81/relnotes/index.html

 

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Configuration Quick Reference Outline

This section provides a quick reference outline of the steps for configuring WebLogic Integration - Business Connect. It is assumed that you have already installed it as described in Installing WebLogic Integration - Business Connect.

Table 2-1 lists the steps required to set up WebLogic Integration - Business Connect to exchange documents with your trading partners. For a typical installation, it is strongly recommended you perform each of the steps in order.

Table 2-1 Configuration Steps 

Step	Description
1	Start the Administrator application. See Starting Administrator or Tracker.
2	Set up your company profile. See Company Profiles.
3	Generate or obtain a certificate for your company profile. See Keys and Certificates.
4	Export your company profile to your trading partners. See Exporting a Company Profile to a File.
5	Import or create profiles for your trading partners. See Partner Profiles.
6	Start the Server application to begin sending and receiving documents. See Starting the Server Application.
7	Use the Tracker application or a monitoring tool to view records of trading activity. See Monitoring the Server Application, Monitoring the Server with a Browser, and Tracker.

 

 

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Security Considerations

To ensure the integrity of data processed by WebLogic Integration - Business Connect, we recommend that you adhere to the following security measures in addition to your company's own security policies. Although the risks are possibly remote, failure to institute minimum security measures may result in compromised data.

Install WebLogic Integration - Business Connect in the data layer behind a firewall and not in an area unprotected from exposure to the Internet.
Do not install or run WebLogic Integration - Business Connect under a privileged account. This includes root in UNIX and administrator or system accounts in Windows NT.
Do not view a binary document in Tracker that has been received by WebLogic Integration - Business Connect without first scanning the document for viruses.
Institute a policy for periodically changing the passwords for accessing Administrator, Tracker and the Server Monitor web page that is viewed in a browser by selecting Tools—>Launch Server Monitor in Administrator.
Control access to the computer running WebLogic Integration - Business Connect to authorized users.
If your manually distribute your certificate to partners, do so via a secure means. Encourage your partners to do likewise.
Restrict access via the firewall to the WebLogic Integration - Business Connect SOAP port only to authorized clients or networks.

 

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Frequently Asked Questions

The following are answers to some questions asked by new users.

There is a lot of user documentation. Do I have to read it all?

No. You can review only the topics pertaining to how you want to use WebLogic Integration - Business Connect. You do not have to read a great deal or all of the documentation to use the application. We provide much information about WebLogic Integration - Business Connect because the application is versatile and provides solutions for many business needs.

How do I find the information I want in the user documentation?

Key word searches are an effective and quick way to find information in the online help as well as the PDF user guides when you use them as online e-books. The online help and PDFs also have extensive indexes and tables of contents.

The following table provides guidance about where to look.

For information about	See
Administrator, Server, Document Generator, Server Monitor web page, server log	Using WebLogic Integration - Business Connect or Administrator online help
APIs	Using WebLogic Integration - Business Connect or Administrator online help
Company profiles, partner profiles, certificates	Using WebLogic Integration - Business Connect or Administrator online help
System requirements, installation	Installing WebLogic Integration - Business Connect
Tracker, system messages	Using WebLogic Integration - Business Connect or Tracker online help
Upgrading, data back-ups	Using WebLogic Integration - Business Connect or Administrator online help


 

How do I configure my company profile?

See Company Profiles.

 

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Maintenance Considerations

The following actions should be taken to maintain the WebLogic Integration - Business Connect system and its data:

• Back up all system directories and files as part of your normal backup schedule.
• Review the system logs at frequent intervals to detect potential problems.
• Check the specified e-mail accounts for alerts and notifications.
• Make sure there is enough disk space available for the system and the documents you exchange.
• Use the web browser server monitor to determine the status of the Server application. Select Tools—>Launch Server Monitor in Administrator or Tracker.
• Use your available system tools to check memory usage.