Walkthrough: Configuring an inbound integration port for catalog import

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Applies To: Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 R2, Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 Feature Pack, Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012

To create and maintain procurement catalogs on your procurement site, you can allow vendors to submit catalog maintenance request (CMR) files by using the vendor self-service portal. Before a vendor can use the vendor self-service portal to import catalog files, you must set up an integration port by using Application Integration Framework (AIF). Only users who are assigned to the System Administrator role can configure integration ports.

This topic provides specific information about how to configure an integration port to receive CMR files. This task is only one of the steps that are required to enable imported catalogs. Before you can configure a port to receive CMR files from vendors, you must set up a root folder where all the files are stored. For information about how to set up the root folder, and for an overview of the whole process that is used to import catalogs, see Imported vendor catalogs overview.

Initialize AIF

If this is the first time that you have worked with services and AIF, you must first set up AIF. To set up AIF, follow these steps.

  1. Click System administration > Setup > Checklists > Initialization checklist.

  2. Expand the Initialize system node.

  3. Click Set up Application Integration Framework.

Adapters, basic ports, and services are registered. This operation can take some time to be completed.

Create the integration port

Use this procedure to set up the inbound port. You also use this procedure to specify the location where the AIF service can find the CMR file that has been submitted for import.

  1. Click System administration > Setup > Services and Application Integration Framework > Inbound ports.

  2. Click New to create a new enhanced inbound port.

  3. Enter a name and an optional description to identify the port that is used to import catalogs.

  4. In the Adapter list, select File system adapter.

  5. In the URI field, enter the path of the CatalogImportPickup subfolder in the root folder that you created to receive the vendor’s catalog files.

Add the service operation

Inbound integration ports must be associated with a service operation. To enable the processing of imported catalogs, you must select the CatImpService.create service operation.

  1. In the Inbound ports form, on the Service contract customizations tab, click Service operations.

  2. In the Select service operations form, in the Remaining service operations list, select CatImpService.create.

  3. Click the arrow button to move the service operation to the Selected service operations list.

  4. Close the form.

Add the pipeline component

The catalog import service requires a special component that processes CMR documents. To enable this component, follow these steps.

  1. In the Inbound ports form, on the Processing options tab, select the Preprocess service operation requests check box, and then click Inbound pipelines.

  2. In the Inbound pipelines form, click Add. Then, in the Class name list, select CatVendorXmlTransform.

  3. In the Purpose field, enter an optional description, such as “Transform vendor XML files,” and then close the Inbound pipelines form.

  4. Click Activate to deploy the integration port.

Configuration notes

Permissions to submit CMR files are maintained through the vendor self-service portal. We do not recommend that you use the security settings in the Inbound ports form to add restrictions.

See also

Managing integration ports