RosettaNet Message Types 

 

RNIF adapters support the following types of messages involved in a RosettaNet business transaction:

RosettaNet Action Messages

These messages are specified and are a part of PIP. They contain business content such as purchase order data.

RosettaNet Signal Messages

These messages are acknowledgements that are sent in response to RosettaNet action messages. Signal messages are exchanged asynchronously.

Signal messages are of two types:

·        Positive signal messages are of these types:

¡        Receipt-acknowledgement: A signal message sent when a message is received by a partner and is found to be a valid RosettaNet action message, both structurally and syntactically. This is also used to track the reliability of the delivery as well as for non-repudiation.

¡        Acceptance acknowledgement: A signal message is sent when a partner receiving the RosettaNet action message accepts the message for processing in the backend system. The signal does not indicate a success or failure of message processing.

·        Negative signal messages are these types:

¡        Receipt-acknowledgement exception: A message is sent when a message is received by a partner and is found to be an invalid RosettaNet action message, both structurally and syntactically.

¡        Acceptance acknowledgement exception: A message is sent when the partner receiving the RosettaNet action message cannot accept the message for processing in the backend system.

¡        General exception: A negative acknowledgment message sent to indicate an error other than the ones mentioned above.

The acceptance acknowledgement, acknowledgement exception and receipt acknowledgement exception message are only supported in the RNIF 1.1.