TABLE OF CONTENTS

What is a B2B standard?

What does a B2B standard include?

How to get started with B2B standards?

What are B2B vocabulary standards?

What are B2B technology standards?

What are B2B process standards?

How to access B2B standards?

B2B Standards Primer

How to get started with B2B standards?

Selecting B2B standards will depend on your specific business situation.  Although there are many different B2B standards, there is a general process you can use to select the "best-fit" standards for your company.

Standards Process

The investigation into B2B standards typically begins with a specific business challenge.

> Getting Started...

The business has the need to automate a B2B process. Select B2B standards following these simple steps

1. Define the B2B process and the information needs.

2. Select the "best-fit" B2B vocabulary standard.

3. Select supporting B2B technology standards.

4. Integrate B2B process standards with software applications to fully automate the B2B process.

Start with B2B vocabulary standards

Generally,  a business team should begin by identifying the "best-fit" business document standards. The selected standards need to support the B2B process, industry and regional needs.

Here are some sources for identifying B2B standards that are used in your business community:

Business Partners - Ask your business partners with B2B solutions what business-to-business document (vocabulary) standards they are using.

Solution Providers - Contact your current business application and IT solution providers for recommendations on B2B standards.

Industry Consortia - Identify the non-profit organizations that are focused on eBusiness for your industry.

Standards Directory - View our Standards Directory for a listing of over 160 non-profit organizations supporting eBusiness.