CXML-REQUEST

cXML Request is the <Request> element of the cXML DTD that encapsulates an emitted message (Order, PunchOutSetup, ProfileRequest, etc.) inside a synchronous Request/Response transaction.

Definition

In cXML every synchronous transaction is carried by a <Request> or a <Response>. The <Request> carries a deploymentMode attribute (test or production) and a business sub-element such as <OrderRequest>, <PunchOutSetupRequest>, <ProfileRequest>, <InvoiceDetailRequest>.

Origin

Defined in cXML 1.0 (1999), <Request> introduces the HTTP POST RPC mechanism that lets Ariba Network route messages between buyers and suppliers.

Use

A purchase order sent by a buyer to a supplier through Ariba Network is an HTTP POST whose payload is <Header>...</Header><Request><OrderRequest>...</OrderRequest></Request>. The supplier replies synchronously with a <Response> or a <Status>.

Related terms

• cXML — the parent standard.
• cXML Response — the symmetric reply.
• cXML Status — the synchronous result.
• cXML Message — the asynchronous pattern.