Integration Method is the "standard language" - how the business data is structured based on documents like POs/Invoices.
You can think of comparing cXML to EDI like you would compare English to French—it’s just a different way of saying the same thing.
| Integration Method | Example using "language" analogy |
|---|
| cXML | German |
| EDI | French |
| CIG | Translator |
Connection Protocol is the "communication method"- the WAY transactions are sent from one system to another.
Returning to the language analogy, if you are going to speak French, will it be via phone or email?
| Connection Protocol | Example using "mechanisms" analogy |
|---|
| cXML is via HTTPS | Email |
| EDI is via AS2 or VAN | Phone |
| CIG is via SOAP/ODATA etc. | Video Chat |
Let’s review what is meant by integration method & connection protocols – so we can better establish how CIG improves them.
An Integration Method is a standard formatting language or "computer language" used to structure business data in business documents like POs and Invoices. You can think of comparing cXML to EDI like you would compare English to French—it’s just a different way of saying the same thing. Here we give a basic analogy using human languages. As you can see, where cXML and EDI are similar to speaking some languages, CIG is able to process "all of the languages" in the analogy.
A Connection Protocol is the mechanism used to communicate the transactions– the WAY transactions are sent from one system to another. Returning to the language analaogy, if you are going to speak French, will it be via phone or email?
(cXML is via HTTPS) (EDI is via AS2 or VAN), maybe CIG is like video chat – where it’s faster to communicate than the other options.
