<s>
Electronic	B-Application
Business	I-Application
using	O
eXtensible	B-Protocol
Markup	I-Protocol
Language	I-Protocol
,	O
commonly	O
known	O
as	O
e-business	B-Language
XML	I-Language
,	O
or	O
ebXML	B-Language
(	O
pronounced	O
ee-bee-ex-em-el	O
,	O
 [ i'bi , eks , em'el ] 	O
)	O
as	O
it	O
is	O
typically	O
referred	O
to	O
,	O
is	O
a	O
family	O
of	O
XML	B-Protocol
based	O
standards	O
sponsored	O
by	O
OASIS	O
and	O
UN/CEFACT	O
whose	O
mission	O
is	O
to	O
provide	O
an	O
open	O
,	O
XML-based	O
infrastructure	O
that	O
enables	O
the	O
global	O
use	O
of	O
electronic	B-Application
business	I-Application
information	O
in	O
an	O
interoperable	O
,	O
secure	O
,	O
and	O
consistent	O
manner	O
by	O
all	O
trading	O
partners	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
ebXML	B-Language
architecture	I-Language
is	O
a	O
unique	O
set	O
of	O
concepts	O
;	O
part	O
theoretical	O
and	O
part	O
implemented	O
in	O
the	O
existing	O
ebXML	B-Language
standards	O
work	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
ebXML	B-Language
work	O
stemmed	O
from	O
earlier	O
work	O
on	O
ooEDI	O
(	O
object	O
oriented	O
EDI	O
)	O
,	O
UML	B-Language
/	O
UMM	O
,	O
XML	B-Protocol
markup	O
technologies	O
and	O
the	O
X12	O
EDI	O
"	O
Future	O
Vision	O
"	O
work	O
sponsored	O
by	O
ANSI	O
X12	O
EDI	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
melding	O
of	O
these	O
components	O
began	O
in	O
the	O
original	O
ebXML	B-Language
work	O
and	O
the	O
theoretical	O
discussion	O
continues	O
today	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
work	O
relates	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
Object	B-Architecture
Management	I-Architecture
Group	I-Architecture
work	O
and	O
the	O
OASIS	O
BCM	O
(	O
Business-Centric	O
Methodology	O
)	O
standard	O
(	O
2006	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
the	O
ebXML	B-Language
standards	O
adopted	O
by	O
ISO	O
and	O
OASIS	O
seek	O
to	O
provide	O
formal	O
XML-enabled	O
mechanisms	O
that	O
can	O
be	O
implemented	O
directly	O
,	O
the	O
ebXML	B-Language
architecture	I-Language
is	O
on	O
concepts	O
and	O
methodologies	O
that	O
can	O
be	O
more	O
broadly	O
applied	O
to	O
allow	O
practitioners	O
to	O
better	O
implement	O
e-business	B-Application
solutions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
particular	O
instance	O
is	O
the	O
Core	O
Components	O
Technical	O
Specification	O
(	O
CCTS	O
)	O
work	O
that	O
continues	O
within	O
UN/CEFACT	O
,	O
whereas	O
its	O
cousin	O
-	O
UBL	O
-	O
Universal	B-Language
Business	I-Language
Language	I-Language
-	O
specification	O
is	O
used	O
within	O
OASIS	O
that	O
implements	O
specific	O
XML	B-Protocol
transactions	O
by	O
applying	O
the	O
principles	O
of	O
CCTS	O
to	O
typical	O
supply	O
chain	O
transactions	O
such	O
as	O
invoice	O
,	O
purchase	O
order	O
,	O
ship	O
notice	O
and	O
so	O
on	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
ebXML	B-Language
was	O
started	O
in	O
1999	O
as	O
a	O
joint	O
initiative	O
between	O
the	O
United	O
Nations	O
Centre	O
for	O
Trade	O
facilitation	O
and	O
Electronic	B-Application
Business	I-Application
(	O
UN/CEFACT	O
)	O
and	O
Organization	O
for	O
the	O
Advancement	O
of	O
Structured	O
Information	O
Standards	O
(	O
OASIS	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
original	O
project	O
envisioned	O
five	O
layers	O
of	O
data	O
specification	O
,	O
including	O
XML	B-Protocol
standards	O
for	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
work	O
was	O
completed	O
based	O
on	O
a	O
normative	O
requirements	O
document	O
and	O
the	O
ebXML	B-Language
Technical	O
Architecture	O
Specification	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
International	O
Organization	O
for	O
Standardization	O
(	O
ISO	O
)	O
has	O
approved	O
the	O
following	O
five	O
ebXML	B-Language
specifications	O
as	O
the	O
ISO	B-Language
15000	I-Language
standard	O
,	O
under	O
the	O
general	O
title	O
,	O
Electronic	B-Application
business	I-Application
eXtensible	B-Protocol
markup	I-Protocol
language	I-Protocol
:	O
</s>
<s>
Collaborative	O
Partner	O
Profile	O
Agreements	O
are	O
XML	B-Protocol
based	O
documents	O
specifying	O
a	O
trading	O
agreement	O
between	O
trading	O
partners	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Each	O
trading	O
partner	O
will	O
have	O
their	O
own	O
Collaboration	O
Protocol	O
Profile	O
(	O
CPP	O
)	O
document	O
that	O
describes	O
their	O
abilities	O
in	O
an	O
XML	B-Protocol
format	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Message	O
Service	O
Specification	O
(	O
ebMS	B-Language
)	O
describes	O
a	O
communication-neutral	O
mechanism	O
Message	O
Service	O
Handlers	O
(	O
MSH	O
)	O
must	O
implement	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
exchange	O
business	O
documents	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
ebMS3.0	O
is	O
built	O
as	O
an	O
extension	O
on	O
top	O
of	O
the	O
SOAP	B-Application
with	O
Attachments	O
specification	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
SOAP	B-Application
message	O
contains	O
the	O
meta-data	O
required	O
to	O
exchange	O
the	O
business	O
document	O
in	O
a	O
secure	O
and	O
reliable	O
manner	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
business	O
payload	O
is	O
attached	O
to	O
the	O
SOAP	B-Application
message	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Multiple	O
business	O
payloads	O
may	O
be	O
attached	O
to	O
a	O
single	O
message	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
format	O
of	O
the	O
payloads	O
is	O
beyond	O
the	O
scope	O
of	O
the	O
ebXML	B-Language
specifications	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
information	O
trading	O
partners	O
place	O
in	O
ebMS	B-Language
messages	O
is	O
largely	O
dictated	O
by	O
the	O
CPA	O
agreement	O
that	O
defines	O
the	O
relationship	O
between	O
them	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
following	O
information	O
is	O
typically	O
contained	O
within	O
ebMS	B-Language
messages	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
ebMS	B-Language
is	O
communication	O
protocol	O
neutral	O
,	O
although	O
the	O
most	O
common	O
underlying	O
protocols	O
are	O
HTTP	B-Protocol
and	O
SMTP	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
