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3.1. Introduction

To access Babelway for the first time, you need:

Once you are logged in, you have access to your account that enables you to configure and control your B2B integration exchanges. The user interface looks like the next figure. It is described in details in:

Self-Service console

Figure 3.1. Self-Service console


Once your account is set up, you will control your B2B integration from this screen. You will have access to the following functions that are explained in details in their respective topics:

  1. Managing Account environments: An account environment is a collection of channels. Each Babelway environment is identified by specific gateways pointing to external systems or other Babelway environments. In most cases, one account environment is sufficient to satisfy the needs of a company. However, Babelway enables users to administer multiple environments in some specific cases.

  2. Managing Channels: A channel is a collection of components that must be assembled within Babelway in order to organise an automatic data flow from an external system to another external system. A channel includes the transformation steps a message must undergo between its reception and its sending. Babelway offers several functionalities to help you configure your channels.

  3. The Catalogue: The catalogue helps you to quickly and easily create new channels using existing items provided by Babelway.

  4. Tracking Messages: Messages that flow through the account can be tracked and traced. You have access to any message stored, in all its forms (before, during and after transformation) together with contextual information such as time of entry, time of exist, status, as well as relevant security-related information such as certificates and signatures.

  5. Managing Alerts: Multiple events generate alerts. For example, processing issues related to a message generate alerts. Alerts provide detailed information to users, as well as tools for resolution management. Messages that are in error can be accessed directly for manual correction and resubmitted in a channel.

  6. Managing Your Account: Manage your account and your personal data, manage environments, add users, credit your account...

  7. Best Practices:some advice for organising work in Babelway if you plan to use more than a few channels.