Abstract: Provided is a system and method for integrating electronic business transactions within a community of buyers and sellers. The system includes at least one translating agent for translating data received from a buyer and/or a seller into a data format compatible with an application adapter. Further, a data format is selected to be compatible with the electronic business systems of both the buyer and the seller. Seamless execution of various application modules, such as an invoicing or a shipping module, is assured using any one of several known data formats, such as XML. The application adapter provides attended and unattended batch mode integration of received data, to ensure data integrity, delivery, proper application, and security.