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26th Nov, 2022
Mumbai MuleSoft Meetup Group
B2B EDI using Partner Manager and API Led
Connectivity approach

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●About the organizer:
○ Parth Rawat
○ Akshata Sawant
○ Manish Yadav
○ Jitendra Bafna
○ Sajid Ali Qureshi
○ Soniya Arockiya
●About the sponsor:
○ MuleSoft and LTI
Introductions
A SHOW OF HANDS:
Who is new to this Meetup?

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Latest Updates

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Latest Update
● New MuleSoft certification: MuleSoft Certified Integration Associate
● Anypoint Platform CLI 4.x
● New MuleSoft Training available i.e Accelerator for healthcare, Universal API Management
and CloudHub 2.0
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● Introduction
● Overview of the B2B EDI Market
● APM History and B2B Integration with API-Led Connectivity
● Anypoint Partner Manager and Architecture
● Qualifying Factor for Anypoint Partner Manager
● Why might you be talking about our B2B EDI Solution?
● Partner Manager use case
● What’s new in Partner Manager 2.8
● Networking time
Agenda

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● 7 years of experience with MuleSoft products and
integration
● MuleSoft Certified Developer/Architect
● MuleSoft Ambassador and MuleSoft Forum
Moderator
● Part of the Co-organizers of the Mumbai and Kuala
Lumpur Meetup.
About Me
Manish Yadav
Solution Architect,
Billennium S.A

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EDI in General
Overview of the B2B EDI Market

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B2B EDI has been around since the 1960s, but
what is it?
Sample documents exchanged between companies:
B2B (Business-to-Business) EDI is the use of Electronic Data Interchange (EDI)
Been around for decades.
Traditionally B2B EDI has been file based.
Purchase Orders Healthcare Claims
Invoices
ISA*01*0000000000*01*0000000000*ZZ*ABCDE
FGHIJKLMNO*ZZ*123456789012345*101127*17
19*U*00400*000003438*0*P*>
GS*IN*4405197800*999999999*20101205*1710*
1320*X*004010VICS
ST*810*1004
BIG*20101204*217224*20101204*P792940
REF*DP*099
REF*IA*99999
N1*ST**92*123
ITD*01*3***0**60
IT1*1*4*EA*8.60**UP*999999330023
IT1*2*2*EA*15.00**UP*999999330115
IT1*3*2*EA*7.30**UP*999999330146
IT1*4*4*EA*17.20**UP*999999330184
IT1*5*8*EA*4.30**UP*999999330320
IT1*6*4*EA*4.30**UP*999999330337
IT1*7*6*EA*1.50**UP*999999330634
It’s only hard because these legacy standards are so deeply entrenched.

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B2B EDI impacts industries with substantial
needs for an integrated supply chain
Retail and Consumer
Goods
Manufacturing Transportations &
Logistics
Healthcare Insurance

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Market challenges driving B2B modernization
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Growing data volume and partner
requirements create scalability
challenges
Solutions are costly and difficult to
connect to modern data formats
and transport protocols
Inaccurate and unsecure data lead
to revenue loss and customer
chargebacks
INCREASE IN VOLUME OF
PARTNERS
RISE IN LEGACY EDI
SOLUTION COSTS
SURGE IN STRINGENT
GLOBAL COMPLIANCE
MANDATES

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APM History and B2b Integration
With API-Led Connectivity

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Our B2B offering
history
MuleSoft
entered the
B2B Market
2015
October 2019
Anypoint
Partner
Manager v2
GA (X12)
We created multiple
OOTB EDI
Connectors
Partnership Starts - Anypoint
Partner Manager v1
Late
2015
Created a standard application that
interacted with our platform via APIs.
We white labeled it - see it as
Anypoint Partner Manager v1.
Partnership Ends
July 2018
MuleSoft starts working on a
new B2B EDI Solution
(Anypoint Partner Manager v2)
Anypoint Partner Manager v2
Beta Launch
July 2019
And the journey goes on
(further APM releases
planned for EDIFACT,
HL7, advanced tracking
etc)
Late 2018

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Extending Anypoint Platform with B2B
capabilities
High Level EDI Capabilities - in a Single Unified Platform
Anypoint EDI Connectors
● specific connectors for EDI
● support for industry standard
data formats (EDIFACT,
X12, etc)
● ...and protocols (AS2, SFTP
etc)
Anypoint Exchange B2B Connectors

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All contents © MuleSoft Inc.
Process
APIs
Experience
APIs
System
APIs
Applying API-led connectivity to B2B integrations
API Partner
EDI 850 EDI
810
EDI X12 partner
Partner 1 Partner 2 Partner 3
Service
app
Mobile
app
Fulfillment
Oracle
OMS
JDA TMS SAP WMS Pricing
Orders Transportation Inventory Status Invoice
Order tracking Purchases
EDI 856 ORDER INVOICE
DESPATCH
EDIFACT partner

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Anypoint Partner Manager and
Architecture

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Anypoint Partner
Manager
• has gone GA end of October 2019!
• is an add-on subscription to Anypoint Platform.
Anypoint Partner Manager (v2)
● Onboard trading partners
● Define partner processing rules
● Guided wizard for building EDI
integration flows
● Transaction tracking

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Partner Manger Architecture
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• Receive endpoint
services
• Document processing
service
• Replication service
• Send endpoint services

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Partner Manger Architecture
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Anypoint Platform – single product for APIs, EDIs, and
integration
Future-proof
foundation
Integrate modern APIs
and EDIs in one
platform
Automated security
Reduce business risk and
mitigate revenue loss
End-to-end visibility
End-to-end visibility
across EDI & modern
APIs
Accelerated delivery
Decrease partner and
supplier onboarding
time

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Inbound Message Flow
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Outbound Message Flow
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Qualifying Factor for Anypoint
Partner Manager

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If there are fewer partners, look into Connectors
API Led Connectivity
+ Anypoint
Platform
+ Connectors
● API Led Connectivity
○ Experience APIs - let us deal with each partner in the way they
prefer.
○ Connectors - for converting to and from various formats
(EDIFACT, X12, HL7 etc.)
○ Connectors - for sending/receiving files in various protocols
(SFTP, AS2 etc.)
This is fine for small numbers of partners and/or partners that rarely
change.
Entry level

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If there are 30+ partners, look into Anypoint Partner
Manager
Anypoint Partner Manager
+ Entry level
● Partner Manager - add-on to the first approach
○ Partner Manager reduces the effort in building many experience APIs
to serve many partners (dozens to hundreds+)
○ Configuring partners in APM -> auto-generate some of the flows
required.
This is justified when partners are constantly changing and onboarding time is
important
Extended
>30 partners (ish)

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Why might you be talking about our
B2B EDI Solution?

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Why might you be talking about our B2B EDI Solution?
Takes too long or too expensive to make changes or onboard new
partners
Lack of end to end visibility and monitoring
Unable to deliver new capabilities due to limitations in the existing EDI solution
Lack of support for more real time, API enabled
EDI
Existing solution going (or gone) out of support

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Why does our B2B EDI solution help?
● Limited control / governance around system and data access
● Unable to grant partners, customers or third parties access to
information No ability to secure assets against unauthorised
access
● Lack the ability to report and gain
Quickly onboard and manage partners and suppliers
Pre-built connectors for all common message formats and protocols
Gain end to end visibility across B2B transactions and backend integrations
Seamlessly and securely integrate modern APIs and legacy EDIs in one
platform
Extend existing business process to new channels / partners (reuse of application network)

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Partner Manager use case

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Partner Manager Use Case
Mythical Suppliers
Partner Manager
Alps WhiteRock
VAN 1
Tiger
Peacock
VAN 2
Dolphin
Pears
Inbound PO
process API
ERP
PO
JSON
❏ Integrate with two 3rd
party VAN providers
managing B2B
connectivity for 4
partners.
❑ B2B VAN 1 uses AS2
❑ B2B VAN 2 uses SFTP
❏ Standard 850 PO / 855
PO Ack message flows
HTTP
S
HTTPS PO Ack
JSON
Outbound PO Ack
process API

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Purchase orders and PO Acknowledgements via
X12, EDIFACT, XML and JSON messages
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What’s new in Partner Manager
2.8

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What’s new in Partner Manager 2.8?
Support for VAN endpoint connections
All contents © MuleSoft,
LLC
Validate, transform and route
dynamically Outbound EDI
message batching
Lookup tables
AS2, SFTP,
FTP, VAN,
HTTP(s),
FTPS
HTTP(s),
SFTP, FTP,
FTPS, JMS,
Anypoint
MQ
EDI
X12,
EDIFACT,
XML,
JSON,
X12
VICS,
EDIFACT
EANCOM,
HIPAA
XML
&
JSON
Configure and onboard
partners
Wizard-driven partner
onboarding Persona based
access control
Deploy
1-click deployment
CloudHub/Hybrid
1 click upgrade
Transformation &
Routing
Administer
Transaction tracking
Ack generation &
reconciliation Granular
message visibility
Transaction replay
Alerts & Notifications
Trading
partner
ecosyste
m
Enterpris
e
applicati
on
network
Availabl
e now
New in
2.8
Roadma
p

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Experience
@
Speed
Digital
Transformation
Through
APIfication

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Content
Experience
@
Speed
API?
Solving for Business
All roads lead to API
Examples 1, 2 & 3
Q&A

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Experience
@
Speed
Icebreaker
How many of you believe that API is
just a fancy name of REST and SOAP
Web-services?

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Experience
@
Speed
API?
API is for
Integratio
n
API is
REST/SOA
P
High
Cost
APIs are
oversold Same as
other
tools
APIs for
external
consumer

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Experience
@
Speed
All roads lead to API
Reduce
delivery
delay by
40%
Scalability
Customer
Satisfaction
Competition
Business Goal
Outcome
Process level
Persona
Automated
Warehouse
Processes
Automated
packaging,
shipping and
receiving
Real Time
Tracking
Technical level
Persona
API based
integration of
devices with ERPs
APIfication of
services &
mobility
Micro-service
based individually
scalable solution
API
led
ESB
Transformation

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Experience
@
Speed
Solving for Business
Collaboration
Flexibility
Expansion/Mer
ger/Acquisition
Standardized yet
Customizable
Total Cost of
Change
Modular
Design
Modernization
Process
Optimization

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Experience
@
Speed
Example 1: Automated Contract Management
Using MuleSoft, RPA tool (UI Path) and Document Management tool (DocuSign) automated contract renewal
process.
MuleSoft identify the contract due for renewal. Send that to RPA. RPA prepares the contract and send that to
DocuSign. DocuSign sends that contract to owner. Once owner signs the contract it is sent to SalesForce by
MuleSoft for record keeping.

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Example 2: Load Optimization
Experience
@
Speed
API based load optimization
integration for loading and delivery
Problem Statement: Delay in delivery,
sub-optimal space usage, expensive
Solution: At the time of loading of
consignments at warehouse level,
loading data is shared with BlueJay
through MuleSoft.
BlueJay analyses the data and
suggest the best possible loading
orientation.
By the time, truck reaches at cross-
dock location, Mulesoft pulls loading
optimization steps from BlueJay and
provide that to Cross-Dock operations.
Value Addition: Optimized Load, Reduced time in delivery,
Customer satisfaction, Optimized space management, Cost saving

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Experience
@
Speed
Example 3: ERP Consolidation through APIfication
Problem Statement:
Discrete and disconnected ERPs,
Redundant processes,
Hardwired with consumer layer due to Point to Point
integrations
Not able to replace or upgrade ERPs
Not able to move to cloud
Solution: Due to our investment in building “API led
Architecture” as backbone on cloud, ERP
consolidation is now possible. This can be done
without affecting consumers.
Loosely Coupled business services (no hardwiring)
Changes at ERP level (migration, consolidation,
replacement, upgrade) has no impact to consumers
Reusable digital asset

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©Larsen & Toubro Infotech Ltd. Privileged and Confidential
Experience
@
Speed

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Experience
@
Speed
Automation of Business
Processes at scale
with MuleSoft RPA

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• What is RPA?
• Why RPA?
• How RPA Works?
• Challenges in automation
• MuleSoft RPA Components
• Automation at scale
• Q&A
Content
Experience
@
Speed

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RPA is a form of business process automation that allows anyone to define a set of instructions for a robot or ‘bot’ to perform
What is RPA?
RPA is a form of business process automation that allows anyone to define a set of instructions for a robot
or ‘bot’ to perform
Processes performed by human
Processes performed by bot

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RPA is a form of business process automation that allows anyone to define a set of instructions for a robot or ‘bot’ to perform
Why RPA?
Products Customers Sales Marketing
Humans are used to fill the gap between systems and processes
Process
Mainframe ERP SaaS Custom
Multiple, desperate IT systems can’t evolve at the space business needs
Technolog
y
People
Organizational Debt
Technical Debt

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RPA is a form of business process automation that allows anyone to define a set of instructions for a robot or ‘bot’ to perform
How RPA Works?
A studio, or bot
designer
Software robots,
or RPA bots
An orchestrator

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RPA is a form of business process automation that allows anyone to define a set of instructions for a robot or ‘bot’ to perform
Challenges in automation
Lack of understanding
Changed Management
Implementation Costs
Integration
Monitoring
Maintenance
Scalability
Security

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RPA is a form of business process automation that allows anyone to define a set of instructions for a robot or ‘bot’ to perform
MuleSoft RPA Components
RPA
• Access & Permissions
• Assess the viability and
financial benefits
• Design processes
• Generate & manage API
keys
• Test & Troubleshoot
• Deploy
• Manage & Monitor
• Connect Bot to RPA
Manager account
• Download new/modified
process implementations
• Test, deploy & run
processes
• Send diagnostic data to
Manager
• Create RPA processes
automatically by
recording process steps
• Autogenerate
documentation
• Edit & merge processes
• Publish to Manager
• Download RPA design
from manger
• Create process logic
• Run local tests
• Upload process to
Manager for testing &
deployment
Manager Recorder
Builder
Bot

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RPA is a form of business process automation that allows anyone to define a set of instructions for a robot or ‘bot’ to perform
Automation at scale
• Independent worker bots
• Rules-based work with no exceptions
• Deployed to 10-100 Robots per enterprise
• Humans and robots working together
• Exception handling and human decision-making
• Deployed to 100-20,000 robots per enterprise
RPA Attended: agility for scale in weeks RPA Unattended: filling in the gaps
A robot for
every worker
Automates 20-90%
of the work
Allows people to…
be people
Front office
and back office Control tower
Server-room
robots (VMs)
Automates
100% of the work
Impacts smaller
processes
Back-office, operations,
outsourcers Control tower

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RPA is a form of business process automation that allows anyone to define a set of instructions for a robot or ‘bot’ to perform
Q & A

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©Larsen & Toubro Infotech Ltd. Privileged and Confidential
Experience
@
Speed

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Experience
@
Speed
All roads lead to API
Customer Experience Smart Factory Utilization Optimization
Omni-channel
experience
Customer 360
Loyalty management
Automation, E2E visibility of
ops, Performance and
productivity monitoring
Utilization optimization
Faster delivery
Improved - inclusive service/
products
Intelligent pricing
Inclusive
service/Product
offering, Auditing
Process Innovation
API based services &
data, Customer 360
Customer Profiling
IoT integration with
ERP at real- time
Robotic Warehouse
Real-time tracking of
data in motion with
historical data
Real-time pricing
decisions
Drone based audit
Tracking
API led ESB Transformation

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meetup speaker and suggest a
topic as well.

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What’s next
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Networking time

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