If the e-Mail adapter will be processing business object requests or performing event notification you must set up a data handler meta-object that specifies what data handlers the adapter must use to convert data.
The top-level meta-object for a data handler is a hierarchical business object that can contain any number of child objects. Each child object is a flat business object that represents a specific data handler instance. Child meta-objects have attributes that provide configuration values that enable a data handler instance to do its work. Different types of data handlers require different configuration properties, so the child meta-objects that support specific handlers have different attributes.
To configure a data handler for the e-Mail adapter, do the following:
Note that for attachments received in event notifications, the e-Mail adapter converts the MIME type of the attachment into lower case before instantiating the data handler. Therefore, when specifying the MIME type in the data handler meta-object, make sure that the MIME type is in lower case font. Otherwise, the e-Mail adapter is not be able to instantiate the data handler.
For detailed information on setting up meta-objects for individual data handlers, see the Data Handler Guide.