HubBroker iPaaS Network and Trading Partner Integration
HubBroker iPaaS enables buyers and suppliers to integrate their on-premise eProcurement, sales order management, and billing systems directly to the HubBroker iPaaS Network. Business documents are exchanged via the HubBroker iPaaS integration hub providing validation, format transformation, enrichment and routing via different protocols. Advanced tools for transaction monitoring and troubleshooting are the guarantees for a fast and secure delivery of all kind of documents between buyers and suppliers.
Integration scenarios
When planning integrations between customers' on-premise systems, the HubBroker iPaaS Network, and other trading partners then it´s important to have a clear understanding of the integration scenario that needs to be supported. Click here to see a short introduction to the main scenarios of self-service procurement based on SAP SRM.
See HubBroker iPaaS - SAP SRM Integration scenarios.
Supply network collaboration on the other side can become quite complex depending on the level of globalization and outsourcing. Various business processes between trading partners (buyers and suppliers) may involve different systems and third parties (e.g. service providers). Direct B2B integrations supporting instant electronic communication replacing older methods, such as phone, fax, or e-mail usually speed up goods delivery and payments which is true business value for both parties.
See HubBroker iPaaS - Supply network collaboration - Integration scenarios.
Integration process
The process of integrating customer's ERP, eProcurement or Finance & Accounting systems with the HubBroker iPaaS Network is usually handled in form of scheduled integration projects with predefined scope and time frame. With help from experienced integration consultants, the interfaces are first configured in a test environment where connectivity and certain scenarios reflecting different business processes and error cases are tested.
See HubBroker iPaaS - Integration process.
Standard protocols for integration
Best practice of exchanging business documents via the internet is using the HTTP protocol (POST) with SSL encryption and basic username/password authentication. This secures the transmission of sensitive business data is a real-time mode with synchronous error handling. Other protocols like FTP, SMTP or X400 are available.
See HubBroker iPaaS - Protocols.
Document types
The main business document types reflecting the Procure-To-Pay business processes are Order, ChangeOrder, OrderResponse and Invoice/CreditNote. HubBroker iPaaS trading partners are exchanging these documents via the HubBroker iPaaS transaction hub where they are mapped to the different formats depending on the receiver's capabilities.
See HubBroker iPaaS - Document Types.
Formats
Inbound as well as outbound various XML and flat file formats are supported such as SAP IDOC XML, xCBL 3.0 and 3.5, UBL 2.0, cXML, EDIFACT, ANSI X12, CSV, OXTA-OAGIS, PDF. Detailed specifications are provided on demand.
See HubBroker iPaaS - Formats.
Interoperability
The HubBroker iPaaS Network is hosting a certified PEPPOL access point providing a gateway to the European PEPPOL Transport Infrastructure. Via the HubBroker iPaaS Service Metadata Publisher (PEPPOL-SMP) trading partners can be registered in the PEPPOL network with their individual capabilities in terms of supported document types and business collaboration profiles. See CEN BII - PEPPOL. HubBroker iPaaS is the further member of the European eInvoice Service Provider Association and together with other members working on standards for interoperability agreements between service provides to support the wide adoption of e-invoicing and its benefits.
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Category: GDPR
Last date of update: 24.09.2018
