Re: Domino/XML/DB2 question

[Robert Laing <rlaing@xxxxxxxxx>]

My inclination for a Domino based solution at this point is we have an
existing Domino based extranet where customers log in, check stock levels,
order status, etc...  This accesses data residing in DB2 and is done
primarily using WQO Java agents.  Retrieving the invoice data I don't
believe is an issue.  My questions I guess are more related to once I have
the DB2/invoice data, what is the best way to present it to the customer.

I was leaning towards XML due to what I perceive to be cleaner presentation
in a browser than using HTML -- that may be off base however.  If XML does
provide a cleaner presentation in a browser, then the next step is how best
to create the XML -- Java or LotusScript.  The Developer Help in ND6 has
info on XML, I think I'll start pouring over that.


Bob



domino400-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx wrote on 10/14/2003 12:05:42 PM:

> At this point I do not see how a Domino based solution helps you.
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> Perhaps you'd be better off seeking an iSeries native solution.
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> Do you have any developers on staff that are familiar with developing
> applications on your iSeries?
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> If the concern is generating the email to the customer there are a number

> of native methods of doing that.  Ranging from the QtmmSendMail API to
the
> JavaMail API, to purchased packages, to then using Domino API's, to IBM's

> Infoprint Server and/or Designer.
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> But the real work is taking the DB2 data and then generating the
> electronic invoices.  At this point, I think you'd be better off to stick

> with more Native methods.
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> I'm also thinking that your developers that work with this data might be
> more familiar with
> - the ERP data that they are generating the invoices from,
> - any programs that can be copied and tweaked to generate these
electronic
> invoices,
> - etc.
>
> If you want to pursue this farther I can suggest some areas to search for

> XML processing.
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> Rob Berendt
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> safety deserve neither liberty nor safety."
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> I'm looking for some advice on generating invoices using Domino & XML
> accessing data on the iSeries.  I've never used XML before, and am more
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> a Java programmer than a LotusScript programmer but I can do LotusScript
> if
> needed.
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> We have one customer who wants to receive electronic invoices.  We don't
> want the expense of EDI and would prefer to use an existing development
> environment such as Domino.  The invoices are generated on the iSeries
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> the data resides in DB2 files.
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> Any advice on a direction to head on this is more than welcome.
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> Bob
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