BOD Messaging

Business object documents (BODs) are XML messages used to exchange data between enterprises or enterprise applications. A BOD is composed of a noun, which identifies the message content, and a verb, which identifies the action to be taken with the document. The unique combination of the noun and the verb forms the name of the BOD. For example, noun ReceiveDelivery combined with verb Sync results in BOD SyncReceiveDelivery.

The BODs are sent to Infor ION.

  • To exchange data through BODs, specific configuration settings are required in LN and the other application.
  • You can specify custom BOD implementations, modify the parameters of standard and custom BOD implementations, and specify whether publishing must occur immediately or must be postponed through a staging mechanism.
  • You can publish staged BODs.
  • You can view the number of BODs present in the outbox, or staged. You can compare the earliest time stamp of the BODs to the current time. If the age of a BOD exceeds a threshold, an alert is shown.
  • You can compare the earliest time stamp of stored BODs to the current time. If the age of a BOD falls within a threshold range, an email can be sent to a configurable list of email addresses.