cXML

We are a supplier and I want to fetch new purchase orders from Ariba by polling.

The documentation in the Ariba help for "cXML PEnding Queue" (https://uex.ariba.com/node/413) says

"You can configure your Ariba Network accounts to retrieve cXML documents through the pending queue using the cXML Pending Queue routingmethod."

..."use the GetPending/Data Download transaction method."

..."You can use this routing method to retrieve the following transactions:

•     New Purchase Orders

•     Changed/Canceled Purchase Orders

•     Blanket Purchase Orders

•     Status Update Requests"

I noticed cXML Pending Queue as an option for the routing in Network Settings>cXML Setup Routings for new orders, so set it.

If I go to our test catalogue on our account, and test it, generating a test purchase order, with our routing to cXML Pending Queue, I can see the PO appear in the queue through the web GUI at

InBox>>Pending Queue (from extended menu)

In there when the Document Type filter is set to "Purchase Order" it s possible to see the PO. I now want to use the API to get hold of that PO to process it.

Page 249 of the CXML Solouttions Guide describes the "Get Pending/Data DownloadTransaction", which seems like the way we would obtain these orders.

I can't get those test orders to be returned to me issuing one of those requests.

I am using our test Ariba account and po generated by the catalog tester, so they are from the catalog test "customer".

I have lifted the example from the solutions guide. I wonder if the solutions guide is missing a message type for this?

I would expect to pass something like PurchaseOrderRequest in the <MessageType>PurchaseOrderRequest</MessageType> node???

There are the following listed, but not mention of purchase orders.

• StatusUpdateRequest

• ConfirmationRequest

• ShipNoticeRequest

• ServiceEntryRequest

• InvoiceDetailRequest

• SupplierChangeMessage

• SalesOrderRequest

• CopyRequest.PaymentProposalRequest

• CopyRequest.PaymentRemittanceRequest

• CopyRequest.PaymentRemittanceStatusUpdateRequest

• SubscriptionChangeMessage

• OrganizationChangeMessage

A pointer in the right direction please...

Following is what I am posting, just getting 200 OK back, no list of pending purchase orders...

Obviously I am changing the credentials for our own in "from" and "sender", supplying our secret. I am using Ariba generic network ID, untouched as shown in the XML below.

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>

<!DOCTYPE cXML SYSTEM "http://xml.cxml.org/schemas/cXML/1.2.014/cXML.dtd">

<cXML payloadID="1105574416.19583@hydra.buyer.com" timestamp="2005-01-13T00:00:16+00:00">

<Header>

<From>

<Credential domain="NetworkID">

<Identity>AN13000000259</Identity>

</Credential>

</From>

<To>

<Credential domain="NetworkID">

<Identity>AN01000000001</Identity>

</Credential>

</To>

<Sender>

<Credential domain="NetworkID">

<Identity>AN13000000259</Identity>

<SharedSecret>abracadabra</SharedSecret>

</Credential>

<UserAgent>Our Procurement System 3.0</UserAgent>

</Sender>

</Header>

<Request>

<GetPendingRequest lastReceivedTimestamp="2005-01-12T00:00:25+00:00" maxMessages="20">

<MessageType>StatusUpdateRequest</MessageType>

</GetPendingRequest>

</Request>

</cXML>