Migrating from Ariba Buyer 7.x to Ariba Buyer 8.x is a two-fold process. You need to:
The current version of the adapter, WebSphere Business Integration Adapter
for Ariba Buyer, differs from the previous version, WebSphere Adapter for
Ariba Buyer. Table 27 details some of the key differences between the two versions
of the adapter.
Table 27. Differences between adapter versions
Feature | WebSphere Adapter for Ariba Buyer | WebSphere Business Integration Adapter for Ariba Buyer |
---|---|---|
Architectural model | Based on a point-to-point model. | Based on a hub-and-spoke model. |
Message transformations |
For ERP events, transformations can occur in custom-built adapters along the point-to-point path and within a broker. |
For ERP events, transformations occur only within the broker. |
Transport mechanism | MQSeries |
Can be configured to IDL, JMS, and MQSeries. |
CSV data loading |
Includes a CSV adapter used to load CSV file data. |
Uses File Channel (included as part of Ariba Buyer 8.x) to load CSV file data. |
Node configuration |
Ariba Buyer 7.x supports only a single node configuration. |
Ariba Buyer 8.x supports multi-node and multi-server configurations. |
This appendix details the steps you take to migrate the integration channel to the WebSphere Business Integration Adapter for Ariba Buyer. The steps are divided into the following phases:
Figure 11 summarizes the steps in the process and the order in which you perform them.