These release notes cover release information for version 1.0.0 of the IBM(R) WebSphere(R) Business Integration Adapter for ACORD. They contain the following sections:
Features | Limitations |
Hardware and software requirements | Known problems and workarounds |
Installation and configuration | Documentation |
WebSphere Business Integration Adapters API and run time |
Note: Important information about this product may be available in Technical Support Flashes issued after these release notes were published. These can be found on the WebSphere Business Integration support Web site, http://www.ibm.com/websphere/integration/wbiserver/support. Select the component area of interest and search the flashes section.
The Adapter for ACORD XML 1.0.0 enables IBM WebSphere Business
Integration artifacts to exchange business objects asynchronously
with applications that issue or receive ACORD XML messages.
The connector retrieves ACORD XML messages from queues, calls the
XML data handler to convert those messages to their corresponding
business objects, and then delivers the business objects to a
broker. When the connector receives business objects from a broker,
it converts them into ACORD XML messages using the same data
handler, then delivers the messages to a queue. The ACORD Adapter
is XML version 1.0 compliant and supports the following
standards:
Refer to the Adapter for ACORD User Guide for detailed information about the adapter and the new features.
Hardware and software requirements are included in the product documentation. See Installation, migration, upgrade, and configuration information for links to those guides.
Whether you are installing the software from the CD or downloading it from the Passport Advantage Web site and installing it from a local directory, refer to the appropriate guide based on your integration broker:
These guides also include general migration, upgrade, and configuration information.
For hardware and software requirements and configuration information specific to this adapter, refer to the Adapter for ACORD User Guide.
Make sure that you run this version of the adapter with WebSphere Business Integration Adapters run-time version 1.6.0 or later.
The WebSphere Business Integration Adapters API .jar files and the associated scripts (CWConnEnv.bat and CWODAEnv.bat for Windows; CWConnEnv.sh and CWODAEnv.sh for UNIX platforms) are installed by the WebSphere Business Integration Adapters API. Before installing the adapter, make sure that the WebSphere Business Integration Adapters run time is installed. If the version is not 1.6.0 or later, you must download the latest API. This section provides instructions for verifying the API version, downloading the latest version, and enabling the adapter to run on various versions of WebSphere InterChange Server and Adapter Development Kit (ADK).
To check the version of the run time, locate the manifest file (ProductDir\lib\WBIA.jar) and open it in a suitable Java JAR editor. Look for the following lines:
Implementation-Title: "CWConnectorAPI"
Implementation-Version: 1.6.0
Implementation-version indicates the installed version of the API. If the version is not 1.6.0 or later, you must download the latest run time.
To download the latest version of the run time:
After you download and install the run time, you should see the following files:
lib\WBIA.jar
lib\WBIA\3.0.0\WBIA.jar
lib\WBIA\4.0.0\WBIA.jar
lib\WBIA\4.1.1\WBIA.jar
lib\WBIA\4.2.0\WBIA.jar
bin\CWConnEnv.bat (Windows)
bin/CWConnEnv.sh (UNIX)
bin\CWODAEnv.bat (Windows)
bin/CWODAEnv.sh (UNIX)
connectors\messages\CwConnectorAgentMessages.txt
To enable an adapter to work with various versions of ADK or InterChange Server, follow the appropriate procedure below:
Windows: In CWConnEnv.bat, set the CWVERSION variable to
4.1.X:
set CWVERSION="4.1.X"
Windows: In CWConnEnv.bat, set the CWVERSION variable to
4.2:
set CWVERSION="4.2"
UNIX: In CWConnEnv.sh, set the CWVERSION variable to 4.2:
set CWVERSION="4.2"
Windows: In bin\CWODAEnv.bat, set the CWVERSION variable to
4.1.X:
set CWVERSION="4.1.X"
UNIX: In bin/CWODAEnv.sh, set the CWVERSION variable to
4.1.X:
set CWVERSION="4.1.X"
Windows: In bin\CWODAEnv.bat, set the CWVERSION variable to
4.2:
set CWVERSION="4.2"
UNIX: In bin/CWODAEnv.sh, set the CWVERSION variable to
4.2:
set CWVERSION="4.2"
There are limitations while generating the ACORD specific business objects for the segment ACORD XML for P&C. Please refer to the Adapter for ACORD User Guide for more details.
The following problems have been found in this release.
Tracking number |
Description |
The work around for the limitation mentioned above under Limitations is outlined in the Adapter for ACORD User Guide . |
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31633 | In a UNIX environment, a connector_manager_adapter script is generated by the installer program. The script references adapterEnv.sh, which was introduced with version 2.4.0 of Adapter Framework. If you are running an older version of Adapter Framework, adapterEnv is not available. To run this version of the adapter with an older version of the framework, change the reference from adapterEnv.sh to CWSharedEnv.sh in the connector_manager_adapter script. |
Product documentation is not included as part of the product package, either by CD or by electronic product distribution. The documentation for this product can be found in the following InfoCenters:
http://www.ibm.com/websphere/integration/wicserver/infocenter
http://www.ibm.com/websphere/integration/wbicollaborations/infocenter (for collaborations)
http://www.ibm.com/websphere/integration/wbiadapters/infocenter
To obtain the product documentation, visit the Web site and download the current documentation set for the release that you are using. Follow the instructions provided on the InfoCenter page to complete the installation.