Preface

The Sun B2B Suite ASC X12 OTD Library User's Guide explains the Sun SeeBeyond ASC X12 Object Type Definition (OTD) Library of the Sun Java^TM Composite Application Platform Suite of products.

Who Should Use This Book

This guide is intended for experienced computer users who have the responsibility of helping to set up and maintain a fully functioning Java Composite Application Platform Suite system. This person must also understand any operating systems on which the Java Composite Application Platform Suite will be installed (Windows and UNIX), and must be thoroughly familiar with Windows-style GUI operations.

How This Book Is Organized

This book contains the following chapters:

• Chapter 1, Introduction, provides an introduction to the ASC X12 OTD Library.

• Chapter 2, Overview of ASC X12 OTD Library, provides an overview of the ASC X12 OTD Library as well as its support for X12 versions, SEF file versions, and validation.

• Chapter 3, Installing the ASC X12 OTD Library, describes how to install ASC X12 OTDs, the SEF OTD wizard, and the ASC X12 OTD Library documentation.

• Chapter 4, Using ASC X12 OTDs, describes how to display and customize OTDs, and how to build Collaborations with ASC X12 OTDs.

• Chapter 5, Java Methods for ASC X12 OTDs, provides the syntax for the Java methods provided with the ASC X12 OTDs.

• Appendix A, X12OTDErrors Schema File, Sample XML and Sample for Identifying Segment IDs, provides the X12OTDErrors schema file, a sample validation output Extensible Markup Language (XML) and a sample for identifying segment IDs using local codes.

Related Books

For information on eXchange Integrator, refer to the eXchange Integrator User’s Guide.

For information on the ASC X12 Protocol Manager, refer to the ASC X12 Protocol Manager User’s Guide.

For late-breaking information on the B2B Suite, refer to the B2B_Readme file, located on the product media.

For information about Java CAPS products, refer to the following:

• Java CAPS Installation Guide

• Java CAPS Deployment Guide

• eGate Integrator User’s Guide

• eGate Integrator System Administration Guide

• eGate Integrator JMS Reference Guide

• eInsight Business Process Manager User’s Guide

• Readme for Java CAPS / eGate Integrator

Screen Captures

Depending on what products you have installed, and how they are configured, the screen captures in this book may differ from what you see on your system.

Related Third-Party Web Site References

Third-party URLs are referenced in this document and provide additional, related information.

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Documentation, Support, and Training

The Sun web site provides information about the following additional resources:

• Documentation

• Support

• Training

Typographic Conventions

The following table describes the typographic conventions that are used in this book.

Table P–1 Typographic Conventions

Typeface	Meaning	Example
AaBbCc123	The names of commands, files, and directories, and onscreen computer output	Edit your .login file. Use ls -a to list all files. machine_name% you have mail.
AaBbCc123	What you type, contrasted with onscreen computer output	machine_name% su Password:
aabbcc123	Placeholder: replace with a real name or value	The command to remove a file is rm filename.
AaBbCc123	Book titles, new terms, and terms to be emphasized	Read Chapter 6 in the User's Guide. A cache is a copy that is stored locally. Do not save the file. Note: Some emphasized items appear bold online.

Shell Prompts in Command Examples

The following table shows the default UNIX® system prompt and superuser prompt for the C shell, Bourne shell, and Korn shell.

Table P–2 Shell Prompts

Shell	Prompt
C shell	machine_name%
C shell for superuser	machine_name#
Bourne shell and Korn shell	$
Bourne shell and Korn shell for superuser	#