Overview of the XML adapter

This chapter describes the connector component of the IBM WebSphere Business Integration Adapter for XML. The connector enables an integration broker to exchange business objects with URLs by using HTTP and HTTPS protocols. A URL can be any destination such as a remote application or a servlet on a Web server. The connector supports XML version 1.0.

Connectors consist of an application-specific component and the connector framework. The application-specific component contains code tailored to a particular application. The connector framework, whose code is common to all connectors, acts as an intermediary between the integration broker and the application-specific component. The connector framework provides the following services between the integration broker and the application-specific component:

This document contains information about the application-specific component and connector framework. It refers to both of these components as the connector.

For more information about the relationship of the integration broker to the connector, see the IBM WebSphere InterChange Server System Administration Guide, or the IBM WebSphere Business Integration Implementation Guide for WebSphere MQ Integrator Broker.

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When working in an XML environment, you can use the product-delivered connector or you can build custom modules. See Planning a connector implementation for guidelines on deciding which to use.

This chapter contains the following sections:

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