WebSphere® Business Services Fabric delivers dynamic business processes based on Business Service Policy. During this phase, WebSphere Business Services Fabric tool pack will be used to organize and use business services to quickly adapt the process to changing business needs.
At run-time, the Dynamic Assembler uses these endpoint assertions, the service consumer's information, and declarative business policies to select the best service provider endpoint that meets the requirements.
Understanding endpoints and business services policies
Most of the Clips and Tacks WebSphere Business Services Fabric artifacts are already created and were retrieved from the repository in Creating a WebSphere Business Services Fabric project. These artifacts needed to implement the initial scenario in which Clips and Tacks uses Better Shipping for large domestic orders, International Express™ for all international orders, and internal shipping for domestic and small orders.
To implement Change 1 (in which Clips and Tacks decides to outsource all domestic shipping to Better Shipping, even for small orders at the same flat fee of $8 per order) and Change 2 (in which Clips and Tacks decides to use LocalShippers for orders in and around North Carolina, South Carolina, and Virginia, Better Shipping for all other domestic orders, and International Express for all international orders), you need to create additional artifacts.
| Endpoint | Assertion |
|---|---|
| Internal Shipping | domestic, small orders |
| International Express | international orders only |
| Better Shipping | domestic, large orders |
To make the process dynamic, complete the following tasks: