Business objects in the WebSphere business integration system

The WebSphere business integration system consists of the following components:

In the WebSphere business integration system, information sent or received between components is packaged in the form of a business object, as follows:

Both application-specific business objects and generic objects are modeled during design-time as business object definitions, which are stored in the business integration system. At run time, data is populated in a business object instance (often called a "business object"), which is based on the appropriate definition. The business object moves through the business integration system as dictated by its routing and business logic rules.

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