Technical overview of Direct Integration

Direct Integration is offered in Sterling Order Management and WebSphere Commerce. This overview describes both technologies in general, the Direct Integration design in particular, and gives general information about migrating from bus-based to Direct Integration.

• Technical summary of integration features
  Sterling Order Management and WebSphere Commerce integration use various user exits and APIs.

• Service Definition Framework
  Direct integration uses the Sterling Order Management Service Definition Framework (SDF), which provides services for communication between Sterling Order Management and WebSphere Commerce.

• Components and parameters in the Service Definition Framework
  The Service Definition Framework uses the following components and parameters for the integration of WebSphere Commerce and Sterling Order Management.