Tutorial overview

The tutorial consists of two scenarios, one using a static meta-object and the other using a dynamic meta-object. Both scenarios involve ApplicationX, which can exchange corporate contact information as it is created, updated, or deleted. Business object Sample_JMS_Contact, which you create, matches the fields defined in messages from ApplicationX. ApplicationX sends and receives messages in a format that is compatible with the Delimited data handler that is available in IBM WebSphere Business Integration development kits.

The tutorial also makes use of the Port connector repository, which is included with the installation of WebSphere Adapters. The Port connector consists of a connector definition with no underlying code, and as such is well-suited for simulation scenarios.

Once started, the JMS adapter retrieves contact messages posted by ApplicationX to its input queue. Using the Delimited data handler, the adapter converts these messages to Sample_JMS_Contact business objects and delivers them to the integration broker. Using the Test connector (also included in the WBI installation), you simulate the Port connector, retrieve the business object posted by the JMS adapter, and examine the attributes. After changing the data, you re-deliver the message to the integration broker where it is sent to the JMS adapter, converted to a message, and delivered to the output queue of the adapter (input queue of ApplicationX). In the tutorial, the adapter is configured for the WebSphere MQ Integrator Broker, but you need not actually install this broker to run the tutorial.

Before proceeding with this tutorial, make sure that:

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