Sample Scenario Business Description

This sample scenario and its Projects demonstrate the configuration of eXchange to support AS2. The scenario involves the AS2 PM and two TPs, an Atlanta company and a Berlin company. The current viewpoint is assumed to be Atlanta. The resulting B2B solution functions as follows:

1. In Atlanta, the data payload is read from a local (internal) file.

2. The payload message is wrapped in anAS2 envelope and sent to the Berlin TP.

3. Berlin replies with an acknowledgement message (an MDN).

You can change the sample’s scenario to reverse the companies’ sender and receiver roles, if you want (see Chapter 6, AS2 PM Sample Scenario Tutorial for more details). See Using Message Tracking for details on this feature.

Figure 5–1 shows a diagram of the AS2 PM sample scenario’s basic operation.

Figure 5–1 Sample Scenario Diagram

For a more detailed diagram, see Figure 6–1.