Terminology
To understand the adapter framework, you must understand
these terms:
- adapter
- The component in the WebSphere business integration system
that provides components to support communication between an integration
broker and either an application or a technology. An adapter always
includes a connector, message files, and the Connector Configurator
Tool. It can also include an Object Discovery Agent (ODA). Some
adapters also may require a data handler.
- adapter
environments
- There are four adapter environments:
- Local adapter environment Adapters
are installed on the same computer where the integration broker
is installed and runs.
- Distributed adapter environment Adapters
are installed on a different computer than the computer on which
the integration broker is installed.
- Remote adapter environment Adapters
are installed and configured to communicate with the integration
broker over the internet.
- Adapter development environment Adapter
Framework and Adapter Development Kit and related tools are installed
optionally in a local, distributed or remote adapter environment.
- adapter
framework
- The software that IBM provides to configure and run an adapter.
The runtime components of the adapter framework include the Java
runtime environment, the connector framework, and the Object Discovery
Agent (ODA) runtime. This connector framework includes the connector
libraries (C++ and Java) needed to develop new connectors. The ODA
runtime includes the library in the Object Development Kit (ODK)
needed to develop new ODAs. The configuration components include
the following tools:
- Business Object Designer,
- Connector Configurator,
- Log Viewer,
- System Manager,
- Adapter Monitor,
- Test Connector
- and, optionally, any Object Discovery Agents (ODAs) associated
with an adapter.
- adapter framework fix pack
- An upgrade to an existing adapter framework. Adapter Framework
Fix Pack 2.6.0.3 updates the 2.6 framework. It is recommended and
may be required. For further information seeInstalling Adapter Framework Fix Pack 2.6.0.3 Technote.
To download the fix pack, go to the fix
pack download site.
- Adapter
Development Kit (ADK)
- A development kit that provides some samples for adapter development, including
sample connectors and Object Discovery Agents (ODAs).
- BiDi
- An abbreviation of "bidirectional" that
refers to languages whose text orientations are left-to-right or
right-to-left.
- integration
broker
- The component in the WebSphere business integration system
that integrates data among heterogeneous applications. An integration
broker typically provides a variety of services that include: the
ability to route data, a repository of rules that govern the integration
process, connectivity to a variety of applications, and administrative
capabilities that facilitate integration. Examples of integration
brokers: the WebSphere Business Integration Message Broker; WebSphere
Business InterChange Server; WebSphere Application Server
- WebSphere
business integration system
- An enterprise solution that moves information among diverse
sources to perform business exchanges, and that processes and routes
information among disparate applications in the enterprise environment.
The business integration system consists of an integration broker
and one or more adapters.
- WebSphere Integration Message Broker, Version 2.1
- A message broker product that transforms and routes messages
between WebSphere MQ queues. The technology enables applications
to communicate asynchronously by delivering messages to and receiving
messages from potentially remote queues. A major change with WebSphere
Integration Message Broker is the addition of message flows that
add the ability to format, store, and route messages based on user-defined
logic.
