Having managed a number of teams over the years, one of my greatest rewards is to witness a diverse group of individuals accomplish a common goal. Diversity in the workplace means a lot of different things to a lot of different people depending on the seat they sit in for your company. What I am addressing here is a different kind of diversity. Let me explain.
The first day of spring is March 19th, which means warmer weather and enjoying the outdoors again. This also means your employees will start going on vacations. Whether they’re for spring break, graduations, or further into summer, it won’t be until August that you see your staff on a regular basis when school starts again.
Over the next several weeks, I'm going to give an overview of the products that are in the IBM® B2B Integration track and explain how they work together and what they do.
The image below is my version of the layers of B2B and data integration.
At the very bottom of the totem pole, is the map. A map is what identifies which data in the input or source is going to be moved to the output or destination and where it is going to go. A mapper has the capability to execute instructions based on rules. For example, if you are receiving a ship notice, you may only want to capture the delivery date and not the ship date and purchase order date. You would create a rule that would check for the delivery date and only move that one to the output. A mapper also has the capability to cross-reference data, such as converting a customer SKU to your internal product code.
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It’s hard to believe we are approaching the middle of the 1st Quarter in 2016! By now you have met with your teams on their goals and are well into your annual initiatives. You have laid out your project plans and your directives and everyone is looking forward to executing a successful year.
