Contents

List of Figures

List of Tables

List of Procedures

List of Code Examples

Preface

Audience for This Guide
Organization of This Guide
Other Documentation Resources

Getting Started

Chapter 1 Secure Trading Agent Overview

About ebXML

ebXML Agreements
Business Processes and Conversations
Secure Trading

Using Secure Trading Agent

Creating and Editing Agreements
Negotiating Agreements
Deploying Agreements
Exchanging Messages

Secure Trading Example
Managing Agreements
Secure Trading Agent Administration

Chapter 2 Secure Trading Agent Communications Center

Starting the Communications Center
User Privileges

Secure Trading Agent Regular Users
Secure Trading Agent Administrators

Chapter 3 Sending and Receiving Messages

Conversations
Starting a Conversation
Retrieving Messages and Documents

Downloading Messages from the Inbox
Downloading Messages for Specific Actions

Continuing a Conversation

Replying to a Retrieved Message
Continuing a Conversation by Sending a New Message

Managing Conversations

Closing Conversations
Activating Closed Conversations
Conversation History

Chapter 4 Secure Trading Agent Tools and Utilities

Monitoring the Message Handler
Application Event Log
Messaging Events
User Preferences
ebScript Command Line Utility

Chapter 5 ebXML Agreements

Local Parties
Creating New Agreements
Importing Agreements
Copying Agreements
Exporting Agreements
Deploying Agreements

Agreement Status

Proposed Status
Agreed Status

Deployment Procedure

Taking Agreements Out of Service
Deleting Agreements

Chapter 6 Editing ebXML Agreements

Editing Agreements
General Editor Information

View Mode/Edit Mode
Editing Pages
Saving Your Changes
Local Party / Other Party Editing
Agreement Information Page
Local Party Page
Party Roles Page
Send Action / Receive Action Page

Nonrepudiation

Transport Security Page
Message Security Page
Messaging Defaults Page

Reliable Messaging

Chapter 7 Secure Trading Agent Administration

Installing Secure Trading Agent

SUNWebXML Package on Solaris Platforms
Full Installation, Command Line Version

Configuring Secure Trading Agent

Secure Trading Agent Control Panel
Control Panel from the Communications Center
Accessing Secure Trading Agent Inside a Firewall
Specifying a Database Service
Specifying Windows Domains

Managing Secure Trading Agent Services

Message Handler Service
Sun Management Center
Managing Services on Windows Platforms

Message Handler (Menu Options)
Sun Management Center (Menu Options)
Administering Services from a Command Window
Administering Services from the Control Panel

Managing Agreements
Managing Security Certificates and Keystores

Direct Trust Model
CA Trust Model
Creating Keystores and Certificates
Specifying Certificate Information in the Agreement Editor
Resolving Certificate Keynames

Using the Command Line Utility, ebScript

ebScript Commands
ebScript Command Reference
Sample ebScript Session
Automated Processing of ebScript Commands
Listing CPAs, Services, and Actions

Appendix A Creating Certificates for Use with Secure Trading Agent

Keytool Documentation
Managing Keystores with Keytool

Appendix B Troubleshooting

Control Panel
Communications Center Tools
Log Files

HSQL Database Service
Configuration Server
Message Handler
Sun Management Center
Installation

Processes
ebScript Utility
Rebuilding the Secure Trading Agent Database
Configuring Oracle as a Database

Bad JDBC Driver Class
Bad JDBC Driver Descriptor in the Oracle URL
Bad User Name or Password
Bad SID in the Oracle URL

Sun Management Center Packages

Index