About the tutorial

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_WebSphereMQ_LegacyContact, 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 (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 adapter for WebSphere MQ retrieves contact messages posted by ApplicationX to its input queue. Using the Delimited data handler, the adapter converts these messages to Sample_WebSphereMQ_LegacyContact 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 adapter for WebSphere MQ, and examine the attributes. After changing the data, you re-deliver the message to the integration broker where it is sent to the adapter for WebSphere MQ, converted to a message, and delivered to the output queue of the adapter (the input queue of ApplicationX). In the tutorial, the adapter is configured for the WebSphere MQ Integrator Broker, but you need not actually install and configure this broker to run the tutorial.

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