Introduction to Agreement Deployment States

9-4 Oracle Fusion Middleware Users Guide for Oracle B2B The image shows the following tabs on the Oracle B2B screen: ImportExport, Document, Deploy, Manage Deployments, Types, Batch, Downtime, Callout, Purge, Listening Channel, and Configuration. The Manage Deployments tab is selected. The first area of the tab shows an iconic representation of a step diagram with the following blocks from left to right: Active, Inactive selected, Retire, and Purge. The second area of the tab shows the following Search fields: Name, Responding Partner, Initiating Partner, State, and Document Definition. At the top of the area is the Match radio button with the following options: All or Any. The third area of the tab shows the search results in a table with the following columns: Agreement and User. Above the table and to the right are the Search, Reset, Save, and Add Fields buttons. The Add Fields button is expanded to show the following menu items: User, Document Type, Document Protocol Version, Name, Label, Initiating Partner, State, Document Definition, Document Protocol Name, and Responding Partner. If you select the document search parameters from the Add Fields list, use them as follows: Select a document protocol name first to populate the list of document protocol versions; next select a document protocol version to populate the list of document types; and then select a document type to populate the list of document definitions. The Saved Search feature is not available.

9.2.2 Changing the Deployment State

To change the deployment state: 1. Click the Administration link. 2. Click the Manage Deployments tab. 3. Select an agreement. 4. Click one of the available actions: ■ If the state is Active, then Inactive is available. ■ If the state is Inactive, then Active or Retire is available. ■ If the state is Retired, then Purge is available.

9.2.3 Exporting an Active Agreement

You can export active agreements. For agreements that use HTTPS or digital signature and encryption, the key store password of the host trading partner is not included as part of the export file. This is because a key store is specific to each computer. Therefore, when the export file is imported on a different computer, you must re-create the key store password and update the key store location if needed for the host trading partner in the B2B interface. If the export file is imported back or the key store and its location have not changed on the target computer, then the key store password and location may be identical to the first key store and key store password you used. This applies only to the host trading partner. Caution: Do not manually edit exported files. If you do so, Oracle B2B cannot guarantee their integrity. Managing Deployments 9-5 To export an active agreement: 1. Click the Administration link. 2. Click the Manage Deployments tab. 3. Select an agreement or multiple agreements.

4. Click Export.

The system-provided file name is MDS_EXPORT_DD_MM_YYYY.zip.You can choose whether you want to open the file or save it, in which case you can specify a file name and download location. Each agreement is a separate ZIP file within MDS_EXPORT_DD_MM_YYYY.zip. Exporting can take some time based on the agreement metadata.