Universal Description, Discovery and Integration (UDDI)

Universal Description, Discovery and Integration (UDDI)
An Introduction

Prof. David Bernstein
James Madison University

Computer Science Department

bernstdh@jmu.edu

Overview

Purpose:
- A directory of "services"
- Allows "users" to locate service providers
- A single worldwide directory
Operation:
- Run by multiple operator sites
- Can be used by anyone who wants to provide or find information about services
- There is no charge for the basic functionality provided by operator sites

Some Details

Contents:
- Contact information (intended for human use)
- Information about services (intended for human use)
- Technical information about a service
Categorization of Services
- North American Industry Classification System (NAICS)
- Standard Industry Codes (SIC)
- United Nations Standard Product and Services Classification (UNSPSC)

Types of Inquiries

Browse
Drill-Down
Invocation

Publicly Accessible Queries

`find_binding`	Locate specific bindings within a registered businessService.
`find_business`	Locate information about one or more businesses.
`find_relatedBusinesses`	Locate information about registrations that are related to a specific business entity.
`find_service`	Locate specific services within a registered business entity.
`get_bindingDetail`	Get full binding template information (suitable for making one or more service requests).
`get_businessDetail`	Get the full business entity information for one or more businesses or organizations.
`get_serviceDetail`	Get full details for a given set of registered business services.

Publicly Accessible Queries (cont.)

Syntax for find_business

<find_business [maxRows="nn"] generic="2.0" xmlns="urn:uddi-org:api_v2" >

      [<findQualifiers/>]

      [<name/> [<name/>]...]

  [<discoveryURLs/>]

  [<identifierBag/>]

  [<categoryBag/>]

  [<tModelBag/>]

</find_business>

Publishing

Purpose:
- Used to submit and update information contained in a UDDI compatible registry
Recommendations:
- A business should select one operator site to host their information
- Once chosen, information can only be updated at the site originally selected
Details:
- Provides no automated means to reconcile multiple or duplicate registrations
- Authentication is required
- Business can "get_", "save_" and/or "delete_" a "binding", "business", and/or "service"

Publishing (cont.)

Syntax for delete_business

<delete_business generic="2.0" xmlns="urn:uddi-org:api_v2" >

      <authInfo/>

      <businessKey/>

      [<businessKey/> ...]

</delete_business>