Starting the ODA

When the ODA is started, the ODA runtime instantiates the associated ODA class (an extension of ODKAgentBase2) and then calls the class methods in Table 28.

Table 28. Starting the ODA

Initialization task ODKAgentBase2 method For more information
1. Obtain the configuration properties, including those that describe the data source to open. getAgentProperties() Obtaining configuration properties
2. Initialize the ODA metadata so that Business Object Wizard can obtain information about the ODA (especially its supported content). getMetaData() Initializing ODA metadata
3. Initialize the ODA to perform any necessary startup steps, such as opening a connection to the data source. init() Initializing the ODA start

The following sections describe each of the steps in Table 28.

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