# Product Overview

# Introduction and Roadmap

The following sections describe the contents, audience, and organization of this guide— WebLogic RFID Enterprise Server Product Overview.

- Document Scope and Audience
- Guide to This Document
- Related Documentation
- New Features in This Release

## Document Scope and Audience

This document provides an overview of WebLogic RFID Enterprise Server components and architecture.

The audience for this document includes RFID enterprise system administrators, support engineers, application developers, and anyone who wants an overview of WebLogic RFID Enterprise Server and how it can be used to manage RFID data in the enterprise.

## Guide to This Document

This document is organized as follows:

- This chapter, Introduction and Roadmap describes the scope of this guide, summarizes new features, and lists related documentation.
- WebLogic RFID Enterprise Server Overview gives a brief overview of RFID Enterprise Server features.
- WebLogic RFID Enterprise Server Architectureprovides a functional overview of RFID Enterprise Server and describes its component architecture.
- RFID Terminology defines key terms and acronyms.

## Related Documentation

This document is a part of the WebLogic RFID Enterprise Server documentation set. The other documents are:

- Installing WebLogic RFID Enterprise Server describes how to install and configure WebLogic RFID Enterprise Server.
- Understanding the Event, Master Data, and Data Exchange Services describes the services that implement the EPC Information Services (EPCIS).
- Generating WebLogic RFID Enterprise Server Reports describes how to use the RFID Enterprise Server Reporting Service to display predefined RFID reports in a Web browser.
- Query Subscription Administration Online Help describes how to create queries for retrieving event data and master data from the data repository. Also, how to create subscriptions to retrieve query results on a specified schedule.
- Master Data Administration Console Online Help describes how to create and work with master data types and master data entries.
- Edge Server Administration Console Online Help describes how to use the Edge Server Administration Console to view and manage RFID Edge Servers in the enterprise.
- Using the Serial Number Assignment Service describes how to use the RFID Enterprise Server Serial Number Asignment service to provide pools of RFID serial numbers for assigning to EPC tags.
- Using the Telemetry Console Extension describes how to use the Telemetry Console Extension for graphically presenting real-time Edge Server and RFID device telemetry data. The Telemetry Console Extension is part of the RFID Edge Server Administration Console.
- WebLogic RFID Enterprise Server Release Notes lists known problems and workarounds in this release of the RFID Enterprise Server.

## New Features in This Release

WebLogic RFID Enterprise Server 2.0 is the first release of RFID Enterprise Server from BEA Systems. This product builds on the ConnecTerra RFTagAware Enterprise Server 1.1, including the following new Web-based features:

- Support for the most recent EPCIS specification from EPCglobal, the EPCglobal EPC Information Services (EPCIS) Version 1.0 Specification. (That specification was technically complete but not yet ratified when WebLogic RFID Enterprise Server 2.0 was released.) See Understanding the Event, Master Data, and Data Exchange Services.
- The Web-based Query Subscription Administration Console, where you can create and subscribe to custom queries of EPCIS event data and associated master data. This is the means by which you can share RFID data with business partners. See Capture and Query APIs in Understanding the Event, Master Data, and Data Exchange Services. Also see Query Subscription Administration Online Help.
- The Reporting Service, including the Web-based Reporting Service Console, where you can generate the following built-in reports: history, missing assets, dwell time, and transit time. See Generating WebLogic RFID Enterprise Server Reports.
- The Master Data Service, including the Web-based Master Data Administration Console, where you can define master data types and master data entries that supply descriptions to help you understand and put into context the raw event data captured from the edge of the enterprise. See Master Data Service in Understanding the Event, Master Data, and Data Exchange Services. Also see Master Data Administration Console Online Help.
- The Edge Server Administration Console, including the Telemetry Console Extension, for monitoring and managing RFID Edge Servers and RFID devices at the edge. See RFID Edge Server Administration Console Online Help and Using the Telemetry Console Extension.

Note: | The Serial Number Assignment Service, included in this release of RFID Enterprise Server was called the Provisioning Service in earlier releases.