Thanks all, for the heads up. It created some necessary insights. As soon as architecture and system design evolve I will let you know more.
Regards, Pierre Op 14 april 2012 14:00 schreef Jacques Le Roux <[email protected] > het volgende: > From: "Jacques Le Roux" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Thursday, April 12, 2012 8:41 AM > Subject: Re: OFBIZ Manufacturing > > > > From: "Pierre Smits" <[email protected]> >> >>> Hi Jacques, all, >>> So what needs to be done so that OFBiz can connect to an ESB and that >>> info >>> and data is delivered through that ESB to either the portal in the >>> IMAGINE >>> platform or the partner with his system at the other end of the ESB? >>> >> >> Hi Pierre, >> >> >> I had a small experience with Mule (between ElasticPath and OFBiz) in >> 2007. I will try to find some clues to you whenI will get a chance... >> > > Actually the mule machine was only used through HTTP engine as this time. > Kind of REST if you want, it's another possibility > This was used to sync promos, products, stocks, prices and giftcards > > SOAP has been improved these last times in OFBiz. I think it's now also > good choice. > > Sorry I can't help you more on that part. It really depends on the > environnement. ESBs are capable of using a lot of protocols. So you could > also use JMS for instance. > In OFBiz you can refer to serviceengine.xml for possible service engines. > > Someone in the team also created a MuleEngine. But I don't think it has > been ever used. > > Jacques > > > I understood that an ESB is not your own recommendendation. My intention >> was to give you some elements to discuss with ESB zealots as long as OFBiz >> is enough for a general feature (an OFBiz application). On the other hand >> there are of course also good reasons to use an ESB when you get many >> protocols to handle between 3rd systems. If they are able offer SOAP or >> XML-RPC web services OOTB (like OFBiz does) this is then moot from an OFBiz >> POV. >> >> It would be great to have REST services as easy to use as are exported >> services at the moment... >> >> Jacques >> >
