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## Running the B2B XML Application: Detailed Procedure

Figure 13-5 shows the detailed transaction and flow of the B2B XML application. The XML order document is sent from the Retailer through the AQ Broker-Transformer, to the Supplier and back to the Retailer.

Before running the B2B XML application, ensure that you have run the schema creation scripts described in "Overview of Tasks to Run the B2B XML Application".

The following steps explain the process and how to run this application.

- 1 Retailer Browses the Supplier's OnLine "Hi-Tech Mall" Catalog

- 2 Retailer Places Order

- 3 "Validate" Commits the Transaction. Retailer Application Produces the XML Order

- 4 AQ Broker-Transformer Transforms XML Document According to Supplier's Format

- 5 Supplier Application Parses the XML Document and Inserts the Order into the Supplier Database

- 6a Supplier Application Alerts Supplier of Pending Order

- 7 AQ Broker-Transformer Transforms XML Order into Retailer's Format

- 8 Retailer Application Updates the Ord Table and Displays the New Order Status to Retailer

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