This topic contains an overview and a procedure for creating definitions for business objects.
After installing the connector, you must create definitions for business objects. There are no requirements regarding the structure of the business objects other than those imposed by the configured data handler and by attributes in the meta-object. When you decide on the data format for your connector, you must configure a suitable data handler and generate conforming business objects.
The WebSphere Business Integration Message Broker provides native support for XML messages. In fact, the Adapter for WebSphere Business Integration Message Broker is configured, by default, for an XML data handler. This means that the adapter uses the XML data handler for business object-to-message and message-to-business object conversion.
To construct business objects for use with the XML data handler, you use the XML Object Discovery Agent (ODA). The XML ODA generates business object definitions for an XML document based on either its DTD or schema document. These business objects can then be used with the adapter. Samples shipped with the WebSphere Business Integration Message Broker adapter provide files that are configured to use the XML data handler for business object conversion.
Before you begin: You must identify the data format (XML, for example) for the messages and business objects that the connector will exchange.
To create business objects for the connector perform the following steps:
After creating business object definitions, you then use Connector Configurator to add them to the list of those supported by the connector. For further information on using Connector Configurator, see Configuring a data handler.