Web Services and XML Standards

Interoperability in communications and exchange

The delivery of products, services and support via Web Services-based solutions is the emerging standard for efficient, open and flexible integration of diverse applications that run on multiple platforms. Web Services represent the future for legacy systems using and migrating to widely-accepted standards. Santéon offers a set of components that can be consumed as a Web Service or as traditional components.

For instance, the Santéon XIP Modeler publishes process execution that can be consumed as a Web Service. Additionally, Santéon XIP Dynamic Business Rules Manager exposes business rules as a Web Service that can be run by the Santéon Workflow or consumed by any other business application.

XML

eXtensible Markup Language (XML), provides a file format for representing data, a schema for describing data structure, and a mechanism for extending and annotating HTML with semantic information. Santéon components use XML schemas and strongly typed programmable approaches. They rely on XML-based protocols to connect all stakeholders and components.

XSLT

XSL Transformations (W3C), for transforming XML documents to other formats that are either XML or non-XML. The XIP Workflow Designer has an XSLT component to take data and transform it to any style for presentation. Santéon also uses XSLT in the XIP Modeler BPMN documentation, taking the output and creating HTML out of it or providing the option for other formats.

XML Schema

XML Schema (W3C) defines the data structures of XML documents. Santéon has extensive support for XML and the XIP Editor helps to create message structures.

EDI

Electronic Data Interchange (EDI ) works by providing a collection of standard message formats and element dictionary in a simple way for businesses to exchange data via any electronic messaging service.

HTTP

HyperText Transfer Protocol (HTTP) is used to move data across the Web.

Simple Object Access Protocol (SOAP)

A lightweight XML based messaging protocol used to encode the information in Web Services request and response messages before sending them over a network. SOAP messages are independent of any operating system or protocol and may be transported using a variety of Internet protocols, including SMTP, HTTP and MIME.

Web Services Description Language (WSDL)

An XML format used by services providers to describe their basic formats for requests and communication details to invoke or exchange messages.

Universal Description, Discovery and Integration (UDDI)

For locating web services by enabling robust queries against rich metadata

WS-Reliability

With features such as guaranteed message delivery, duplicate elimination of messages, and guaranteed message ordering, Santéon's XIP Messaging engine follows the standards and recommendation of the OASIS Web Services Reliable Messaging (WSRM) to ensure the robustness, accuracy and consistency of message delivery across Web Services.

WS-Security

SOAP Message Security for implementing security functions such as integrity and confidentiality in messages implementing higher-level Web services applications. Santéon BPM platform accommodates a wide variety of security models and encryption technologies to enable organization compliance with security standards and mandatory regulation.

WS-Interoperability

Santéon ensures that components that its platform exposes and publishes adhere to recommendation proposed by the WS-I Organization to ensure that these Web Services support new initiatives such as attachment support and other recommendations in the WS-I Profiles.

Santéon will continue to support the use of open standards for interoperability.