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PURPOSE
The purpose of this document is designed to capture critical information necessary to assess that CRC and its
suppliers can exchange electronic business data using mutually agreed upon PIDX and RosettaNet file formats and
protocols. Essentially, the Supplier B2B Integration Readiness and Technical Assessment guide demonstrates the
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An indication of what effort and resources will be required to ensure successful enablement
Essential contact names and contact details within the supplier organization to ensure effective and
regular communication is maintained between parties
Connectivity requirements between CRC and its Suppliers (from/to supplier middleware server to/from
CRC B2B server) via HTTPs and Client authentication
Successful protocol/ process handling
Successful exception and error handling
Digital certificate signatures
B2B INTEGRATION SUPPLIER INSTRUCTIONS
The supplier should complete this questionnaire and submit completed forms by e-mail to
OneCRC_B2BSupport@CRC.com.
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B2B INTEGRATION – SUPPLIER KEY CONTACT INFORMATION
Please fill in the contact information for the following individuals:
Feature Name
Project Manager
B2B Technical Lead
B2B Support Lead
Business Lead
Name
Job Title
Address
Phone Number
Mobile Phone
Email Address
Corporate Information:
B2B Infrastructure Location
Corporate Mailing Address
Web Site
Main Phone Number
Dun & Bradstreet Number (DUNS)
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B2B INTEGRATION SUPPLIER GENERAL BUSINESS QUESTIONS
1.
What is your level of interest in becoming a CRC B2B Integrated Supplier?
High
Medium
Low
2.
What level of impact will becoming a CRC B2B Integrated Supplier have on your organization?
High
Medium
Low
No impact
3.
Does your company have a B2B initiative today?
Yes
No
4.
Does your company have resources to become a CRC B2B Integrated Supplier?
Yes
No
5.
If NO, when will the company be ready to become a CRC B2B Integrated Supplier?
2 – 4 Weeks
8 – 12 Weeks
12 – 16 Weeks
In 6 months
In 9 months
In 1 yrs time
Not planning to become an CRC B2B Integrated Supplier
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How is data being exchanged today with CRC or your other trading partners?
E-Mail
HTTPS
FTP
Excel
Fax
Phone
Electronic Trading Exchange Network (Please specify e.g. OFS Portal, Channel Link, etc.
Not Transmitting
Other (Please explain below)
7.
Which of the following document types are you currently exchanging with your trading partners?
Purchase Orders
Invoices
Remittance Advices
Rate Sheets / Price Books
Field Tickets
Other (Please explain below)
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What is the frequency in which you exchange electronic (B2B) data?
Daily
Batch (Please specify
Per
Weekly
Monthly
Real Time
Not Transmitting
Other (Please explain below)
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9.
B2B INTEGRATION SUPPLIER TECHNICAL QUESTIONS
Does your organization’s B2B implementation transmit documents from internally managed systems or
through a 3rd party service provider?
If 3rd party service provider, please identify your vendor:
Vendor Name:
Vendor Phone:
Technical Lead Name:
Technical Lead Phone:
Technical Lead email:
10. What middleware/B2B software is used to support your B2B messages?
Software
Version
Latest Service Pack
webMethods
Biztalk
Tibco
Custom Application
Other (Please specify below)
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11. Does your middleware/B2B software or service provider have capabilities of exchanging data via the following
message formats?
PIDX XML
Flat Files
EDI (Electronic Data Interchange)
Other (Please explain below)
12. Does your middleware/B2B software or your service provider support transaction tracking to ensure reliable
delivery of data (handshake ACK/NACK)?
Yes
No
13. Does your middleware/B2B software or your service provider support automated retries?
Yes
No
14. What type of transport protocol does your middleware/B2B software or service provider support?
HTTP / HTTPS
FTP / FTPS
SMTP
Web Services (SOAP/WCF – Web Services)
Other (Please explain below)
15. What ERP/business system environments do you support? (Please check all that are applicable)
Development
Production
Test/Production Support
Disaster Recovery (DR)
16. Which of these ERP/business system environments are equipped to exchange test/production data? (Please
check all that are applicable)
Development
Production
Test/Production Support
Disaster Recovery (DR)
17. Do you have firewalls as part of your IT security?
Yes
No
18. Does your company have Disaster Recovery (DR) and Business Continuity Plans?
Yes
No
19. Does your company keep your ERP/business system Test/Development environments code current with your
Production environment?
Yes
No
20. How frequently do you refresh your ERP/business system Test/Development environments from Production?
Weekly
Monthly
Quarterly
Yearly
None
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21. B2B Supply Chain communities have multiple options for security. Please indicate the type of certificates you
will require for SSL connectivity (CRC requires 3 level certificate):
Test Environment
Certificate Type
HTTP/HTTPS/SSL
Certificate Authority (CA)
Attach the certificate
Certificate Authority (CA)
Attach the certificate
Certificate Authority (CA)
Attach the certificate
Digital Signing / Validation
Encryption/ Decryption
Other (Please explain)
Production Environment
Certificate Type
HTTP/HTTPS/SSL
Digital Signing / Validation
Encryption/ Decryption
Other (Please Explain)
Disaster Recovery (DR) Environment
Certificate Type
HTTP/HTTPS/SSL
Digital Signing / Validation
Encryption/ Decryption
Other (Please Explain)
22. Are you currently exchanging PIDX XML data with your trading partners?
Yes
No
If Yes, who may we contact to get sample PIDX XML invoices?
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