Connector components

The connector for SAP is written in Java and consists of two parts: the vision connector framework and connector modules (the connector's application-specific component, the Connector Framework, and business object handlers). The vision connector framework provides a metadata-driven layer of abstraction to the Connector Framework used by all WebSphere business integration system adapters.

The vision connector framework extends the methods in the system-wide Connector Framework. The connector modules extend the methods in the vision connector framework and communicate with an SAP application.

Note:
By default, the connector uses the ABAP Extension Module to support the vision connector framework. For more information on the ABAP Extension Module, see Overview of the ABAP Extension module.

Figure 1 illustrates the architecture of the connector and the relationship of the system-wide and vision connector frameworks. The visionConnector class can implement any number of connector modules.

Figure 1. Architecture of the connector for SAP


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