Services Oriented Connectivity

Services interfaces

Landscape: 
Services Environments

  • ERP vs Flex2B
  • Industrial PDA-Client UI vs Flex2B (!!!  != Mobile App)
  • Production Line automation vs Flex2B
  • Lab apps vs Flex2B
  • Ie FTA, brix, weighing,…
  • Flex2B vs Flex2B
  • And also the good old File oriented connectivity

🡪 Web services Server side Apps – clientless UI/UX

  • Soap 1.1 & soap 1.2
  • json
  • REST & RESTful , APIs
  • B2B Systems, Lab results, 3rd party client Apps…

Flex2B gives you the possibilities to interface through a wide set of options. 

  • The classic file uploading or generation by CSV, TXT, eDocs, … 
  • Disadvantage: dependent to other file protocols, close monitoring, hard to debug
  • Advantage: most systems can connect to it

Server side operations

  • Soap 1.1 & soap 1.2
  • Json
  • Rest & RESTful services / APIs


Client side operations

  • Daemon or
  • Embedded in the application
  • Soap 1.1 & soap 1.2
  • Json
  • Rest & RESTful services

Client Side / samples

  • Communication to ERP/SAP
  • Claim posting & updates
  • MPP posting & updates
  • Planning information posting & updates
  • Goods issue
  • Goods receipt…
  • Communication to 3rd Parties
  • Hesperides
  • MaxCrop
  • Codit …
  • Communication to other Flex2B instances (distribution model for automated inheritance of information)
  • Stock unit inheritance
  • Authorisation inheritance
  • Material distribution 
  • …

Server Side / samples

  • RESTFul services

For Android communication

Client and or Server Side / ERP samples

Client side SOAP 1.1 + 1.2 to SAP

  • SAP-WS CLAIM CREATE 
    http://testenv1.customersite.cpy:8000/sap/bc/srt/rfc/sap/zflex2b_claim_create/470/zflex2b_claim_create/zflex2b_claim_create
    http://testenv1.customersite.cpy:8000/sap/bc/srt/wsdl/flv_10002A111AD1/bndg_url/sap/bc/srt/rfc/sap/zflex2b_claim_create/470/zflex2b_claim_create/zflex2b_claim_create?sap-client=470
  • SAP-WS CLAIM CUST 
  • SAP-WS CLAIM INFO
  • SAP-WS CLAIM INFO BN
  • SAP-WS CUSTOMER INFO

Client and or Server Side / ERP samples

  • SAP-WS DIRECT DELIVERY 
  • SAP-WS GOODS ISSUE 
  • SAP-WS GOODS RECEIPT SSCC
  • SAP-WS LOADOUT ORDER VALIDATION
  • SAP-WS MATERIAL AND PROPERTIES 
  • SAP-WS PLANNING

Server Side / Machinery samples

  • Server side SOAP 1.1 + 1.2 to production lines applications
  • wsFlex2BTalkLineStyle.wso : Public method - argument 
  • IN: string 
  • OUT: string. 
  • Audience: Machinery via WebServices
    with sub-processes / machinery instructions for:

Server Side / industrial PDA

  • wsFlex2BTalk.wso: 
  • abstraction soap oriented industrial pda automation for soap 
    based handhelds, 

ie Windows Mobile (Symbol)

  • abstraction soap oriented industrialpda automation for json/RESTful 
    based handhelds

Ie Android Clients (Zebra, Honeywell…)

  • IN – dynamic XML , 
    OUT dynamic XML, format is data driven, 
           no fixed node structure is predefined. (via passed dynamic XML)
  • Json / RESTful – comparable solution (see docs of json on documentation section on postman)

Server Side / industrial PDA

sub soap-processes for…

  • BT                Box Tipping (Box Depleting).        
  • CC        Quality module: Condition Check        Condition check / Intercheck
  • CD        N.I.U. Check for delivery (2009) - not in operational use since 2010        Check for Delivery - N.I.U.
  • CP                CARD Print (pallet card print)        To send info to the daemon to print a pallet card
  • CR        Checking on return        Checking on return (New 2012)
  • CS        Set current shift (only for production lines)        Set current shift (only for production lines) -> simple test for production automation
  • DC        Pallet creation and depletion (depletion and creation)        Pallet creations and depletion
  • EC        GS1: dummy to real        GS1: release pallet
  • EP        Packs on pallet or stock unit        Put packs on an existing stock unit
  • FB        Firmness and Brix & FTA + 10 readings extra Firmness:N1,4 / Brix:N1,2        Registration of Firmness and Brix
  • FC        Failed Check        Not used on PDA (GVDM)
  • FP        Finish pallet        Finish pallet
  • FS        Soft readings        Registration of Firmness and Brix
  • HC        High cube manipulation        HC = high cube  NSC = normal stacking configuration  Entering in the DB will occur when qty_to_move <> 0   A materialchange on the originating pallet will occur when
  • IC        Intercheck        Condition check / Intercheck
  • IW        Vessel/Plane Discharge        When discharging 
  • KG        Weight of a Stock Unit (Roadmap 2016)        
  • LO        Load Out hook-in for the entire delivery web service object (PDADelivery.wso) - is built in Deliveryv1.wso        
  • MC        Material Change        Material change   Test SSCC: 15415835...022646
  • MP        Scan missing GS1 packs on a pallet or stock unit (Complete pallet)        Scans the missing GS1 codes on a pallet aka Complete pallet / Stock Unit
  • MS        Messaging towards PDA
  • PA        Print to applicator        Print a label to the applicator qeueu - obsolete from season 2010-2011
  • PN        Pallet card number. This gives a pallet card to the invoking client
  • PO        PO purchase order generation        Via the PDA
  • PS        PalletPrioritisation System per pallet registration / Change PPS        PPS reassignments
  • PT        Packaging Traceability        NULL
  • QC        QUALITY Condition Check        Condition check / Intercheck - Never defined
  • QF        QUALITY Failed Check        Never defined
  • QI        QUALITY Intercheck        Never defined
  • R2        Return from Harvest (PC Allowed) (Roadmap 2016)        Never defined
  • RA        Returns (IWC/P/T)        Inwards from coolstore, panelist etc  
  • SC        Change storage colour        Wijzigingen storage colour
  • SP        Speed Checking (CCS)        Speed checking (CCS in opera)  Introduced: Season 2010-2011  Added nodes 21-28 SP_Firmness  
  • SS        Scanning of stock        2011 - New
  • SY        Sync introduced during API Restful services        NULL
  • TC        Temperatures °C (Roadmap 2016)        NULL
  • US        Online check        Use this process to see whether your terminal has a connection to the web service server
  • WC        WMS Location Check        NULL
  • WF        FREE WMS stock location        NULL
  • WI        IN: WMS Set SSCC on stock location        NULL
  • WO        OUT: WMS Take SSCC from stock location        NULL
  • WSMetaFlex2BData.wso : Flex2B <> 3rd party apps – meta info
  • WSResetAbortNow.wso : Flex2B Stop an abort all session 
  • WSStockUnitRanges.wso : Flex2B distributed environment SSCC suffix range distribution

Server Side / industrial PDA

  • WSMetaFlex2BData.wso : Flex2B <> 3rd party apps – meta info
  • WSResetAbortNow.wso : Flex2B Stop an abort all session 
  • WSStockUnitRanges.wso : Flex2B distributed environment SSCC suffix range distribution

Server Side / other Connectivity

  • The following list is a list of the web service object and a description. 
  • Each object can have 1 or more methods defined. 
  • When needed upon request, we can dig deeper in the objects and describe the individual methods. 
  • On-line documentation and wsdl info can be obtained by entering the “service location”/testcontent.htm 

As a sample, For a test environment it can be something such as: https://servername.testenv.flex2b.eu/flex2b.eu/testcontent.htm 

Server Side / other Connectivity: Web Objects

  • AppBuild.wso : application build service, Application update mechanism
  • authorisation.wso : Goods Receipts mechanism, de-central vs central sync
  • ClaimConnect.wso : Claim connector for SAP
  • ClaimsPallet.wso : Inherit Pallet information for a Claim
  • ConnectAPIFlex2BDirectDelivery.wso : SAP <> Direct deliveries
  • ConnectAPIFlex2BForForwarders.wso : Ports & Forwarders <> data exchange
  • ConnectAPIFlex2BMaterialMetaData.wso : Ports & Forwards, SAP, data & parental characteristics exchange
  • ConnectAPIFlex2BMetaData.wso : Flex2B to 3rd party – Meta data exchange
  • ConnectAPIFlex2BOrder.wso : SAP <> Flex2B Orders
  • ConnectAPIFlex2BPurchaseOrder.wso : SAP <> Flex2B produce orders
  • desAdv.wso : GS1 Based desAdv

Server Side / other Connectivity: Web Objects

  • owsERPtoF2BClaims.wso : Posting from SAP to Flex2B, updated Claim information
  • owsOpenFarmersAgronomistPostingToFlex2B.wso : Flex2B <> Agronomists
  • owsOpenFarmersPostingToFlex2B.wso : Flex2B <> Farmers & Producers
  • owsOpenHesperidesToFlex2B.wso : Flex2B <> Hesperides
  • PackagingPalletNumberCreation.wso : Flex2B Packaging Traceability & monitoring service
  • PalletCardNumberGeneration.wso : Flex2B Generate and allocate a SSCC from a pool
  • PalletInfoWebService.wso : Flex2B Pallet (SSCC) and Pack Service
  • PalletNumberCreation.wso : similar to PalletCardNumberGeneration.wso
  • PDADelivery.wso : Flex2B <> Collection of methods for Port Delivery apps
  • PDAPartDelivery.wso : see previous, for partial deliveries
  • WMSCellCharacteristics.wso : Location Management services

In general, Flex2B acts as

Operations & processes

Process Flows 

                       are mapped to own defined 

                               Operations


Process Flows

Isolate a Sub Process Flow

               Define the steps in this Flow

               Cut the flow into operational steps

                               Mark operational steps & Define in the Flex2B data model

                                       Check / Define resources needed

                                       Apply / Instruct co-workers