Application of web service technologies on a b2b communication platform by means of a pattern and UML based software development process

Inhaltsverzeichnis (Table of Contents)

• Abstract
• 1 Introduction
• 1.1 The Business Problem
• 1.2 The Catanet Project and its Evolution
• 1.3 This Diploma Thesis
• 2 Overview of Existing Technologies
• 2.1 Web Services: A Brief Overview
• 2.2 Web Services Architectures
• 2.3 Security in Web Services
• 2.4 Service Discovery and the UDDI
• 2.5 Web Services and the Semantic Web
• 2.6 Web Services and CORBA
• 2.7 Existing Solutions and Tools
• 3 Requirements
• 3.1 Overall Requirements
• 3.2 User Requirements
• 3.3 System Requirements
• 3.4 Technical Requirements
• 3.4.1 Security Requirements
• 3.4.2 Performance Requirements
• 3.4.3 Compatibility Requirements
• 3.5 Functional Requirements
• 3.6 Implementation Requirements
• 3.7 Non-functional Requirements
• 4 Analysis and Design
• 4.1 General Considerations
• 4.2 Logical System Design
• 4.2.1 The Catanet System Architecture
• 4.2.2 The Customer Interface Module
• 4.2.3 The Catanet Central System
• 4.2.4 The Partner Interface Module
• 4.3 Physical Design
• 4.3.1 Physical System Architecture
• 4.3.2 Data Model
• 4.4 Architectural Patterns for Web Services
• 4.4.1 Broker Pattern
• 4.4.2 Pipes and Filters Pattern
• 4.4.3 Model-View-Controller Pattern
• 4.5 Designing for Reliability and Scalability
• 5 Implementation and Testing
• 5.1 The Implementation Process
• 5.2 Implementation Tools
• 5.3 The Catanet System
• 5.3.1 The Catanet System Architecture
• 5.3.2 The Catanet System Interface
• 5.4 Testing the System
• 5.5 Documentation
• 6 Evaluation
• 6.1 Evaluation Objectives
• 6.2 Evaluation Methodology
• 6.3 The Evaluation Results
• 7 Discussion
• 7.1 Achievements of this Work
• 7.2 Limitations
• 7.3 Further Work
• 8 Conclusion

Zielsetzung und Themenschwerpunkte (Objectives and Key Themes)

This diploma thesis aims to develop a new version of the Catanet platform, a B2B communication platform for the Spanish hotel, restaurant, and catering industry, by integrating Web Service technologies. The goal is to enhance the platform by allowing direct integration with customer ERP systems, thereby improving the efficiency and automation of business processes. The project also focuses on addressing the technical challenges related to using Web Services in a commercial environment, including security, reliability, and compatibility issues.

• Application of Web Service technologies in a B2B communication platform.
• Integration of customer ERP systems into the Catanet platform.
• Addressing security, reliability, and compatibility issues related to Web Services in a commercial setting.
• Selection and application of appropriate architectural patterns for Web Services development.
• Implementation of a Java-based prototype system and evaluation of its performance and reliability.

Zusammenfassung der Kapitel (Chapter Summaries)

• Chapter 1: Introduction: This chapter introduces the business problem addressed by the Catanet project and discusses the evolution of the Catanet platform. It also outlines the objectives and scope of this diploma thesis.
• Chapter 2: Overview of Existing Technologies: This chapter provides an overview of Web Service technologies, including their architectures, security mechanisms, discovery services, and relationship to other technologies like CORBA and the Semantic Web. It also examines existing solutions and tools for Web Services development.
• Chapter 3: Requirements: This chapter defines the requirements for the new version of the Catanet platform, including overall, user, system, technical, functional, implementation, and non-functional requirements.
• Chapter 4: Analysis and Design: This chapter presents the logical and physical design of the new Catanet platform. It explores the system architecture, data model, and the application of architectural patterns for Web Services development. The chapter also discusses design considerations for reliability and scalability.
• Chapter 5: Implementation and Testing: This chapter describes the implementation process of the new Catanet platform, including the tools and technologies used. It outlines the system architecture and interface, and discusses the testing methodologies and documentation process.
• Chapter 6: Evaluation: This chapter evaluates the implemented system based on defined objectives and methodologies, presenting the results of the evaluation.
• Chapter 7: Discussion: This chapter reflects on the achievements, limitations, and potential for further work related to the new Catanet platform.

Schlüsselwörter (Keywords)

This diploma thesis focuses on the application of Web Service technologies in a B2B communication platform for the hotel, restaurant, and catering industry. It explores the integration of customer ERP systems, addresses security and reliability issues related to Web Services, and examines the use of architectural patterns for Web Services development. The work includes the implementation of a Java-based prototype system and evaluation of its performance and reliability.