Overview of the tutorial

The tutorial involves a legacy application (simulated, using a utility) that sends an XML message to the adapter via a message broker. The message conveys changes in the status of various catalog items. In place of the data warehousing flows and message conversions associated with WebSphere Business Integration Message Broker, the legacy message instead passes through a simple color-check flow. Then the message is sent to the adapter.

The adapter receives the color-processed message from the WBI Message Broker. Using the XML data handler, the adapter converts the message into business object Sample_WBIMB_LegacyItem_XMLDoc and passes this object to the integration broker. In the tutorial, you simulate the Port connector (using the Visual Test Connector), retrieve the newly created business object, and confirm its contents.

In the opposite direction, you issue the business object from the Visual Test Connector. The Adapter for WBI Message Broker converts the object to a legacy message. The adapter delivers the message to the WebSphere Business Integration Message Broker application where it is processed (its message format is updated to LI_UP) and redirected to the (simulated) legacy application. This scenario is demonstrated with the adapter configured for WMQI.

Everything you need to run this scenario is installed with the adapter and adapter framework:

In this appendix

This appendix covers the following tasks:


Table 25. Demonstrating the adapter: task roadmap

Task Associated procedure (see...)
Reviewing an installation checklist Before you begin
Setting up your environment Setting up your environment
Running the scenarios Running the scenarios

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