Adapter environment

Before installing, configuring, and using the adapter, you must understand its environment requirements. They are listed in the following section.

Broker compatibility

The adapter framework that an adapter uses must be compatible with the version of the integration broker (or brokers) with which the adapter is communicating. Version 3.2 of the adapter for Ariba Buyer is supported on the following adapter framework and integration brokers:

See Release Notes for any exceptions.

Note:
For instructions on installing your integration broker and its prerequisites, see the following guides.
For WebSphere InterChange Server (ICS), see IBM WebSphere InterChange Server System Installation Guide for UNIX or for Windows.
For WebSphere message brokers, see Implementing Adapters with WebSphere Message Brokers.
For WebSphere Application Server, see Implementing Adapters with WebSphere Application Server.

Adapter platforms

Before you install the adapter, your system should have the following software installed and configured:

Operating systems:

One of the following application platforms:

Databases:

Third-party software:

Note:
You may install the adapter before or after you install Ariba Buyer 8.1. However, the adapter must be installed before you configure the application. The configuration process for Ariba Buyer needs to copy files from the adapter installation directory to the Ariba Buyer installation directory.

After you install the adapter, you are ready to configure Ariba Buyer 8.1. For details, refer to the documentation for Ariba Buyer 8.1.

Adapter dependencies

The adapter for Ariba Buyer has the client library/API dependencies shown in Table 1.

Table 1. Adapter dependencies

Library/API Version Operating systems
ariba.util.core.zip Ariba Buyer 8.1 All supported OSs
ariba.util.messaging.zip Ariba Buyer 8.1 All supported OSs
ariba.amf.zip Ariba Buyer 8.1 All supported OSs
ariba.base.zip Ariba Buyer 8.1 All supported OSs
ariba.tools.migration.zip Ariba Buyer 8.1 All supported OSs
ariba.tools.taskharness.zip Ariba Buyer 8.1 All supported OSs
jakarta-oro-2.0.jar 2.0 All supported OSs

Globalization

This adapter is DBCS (double-byte character set)-enabled and is translated.

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