Using JText connector meta-objects

A meta-object is a WebSphere Business Integration Adapters business object that contains configuration information used by a connector or a data handler. The JText connector requires each of its supported business objects to have an associated JText meta-object for that business object type. This top-level meta-object contains at least one child meta-object.

To provide different configuration information for each business object that the connector supports, you can create a custom top-level JText meta-object for each one. Because each top-level meta-object specifies its own data-handler meta-object, the connector can process each type of business object in a different format. The data-handler meta-object eliminates the need to edit a business object definition or to modify the connector itself when you introduce new data formats or make changes to existing formats.

Meta-objects are loaded into memory at startup, making their configuration information available to the connector. Note that meta-objects are not sent to the integration broker for processing. They affect the behavior only of the connector.

A sample JText connector Meta-object is provided in ProductDir\repository\MO_JTextConnector_Default.jar. You can import this file by right-clicking and choosing to import from a repository file. See the System Implementation Guide for more details.

This chapter describes how to configure the JText connector by using JText meta-objects. For information on using data-handler meta-objects, see the Data Handler Guide. Topics included in this chapter include:

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