At run time, running an ODA involves the following components:
Figure 52 shows the components of the ODA runtime architecture.
Figure 52.
Object Discovery Agent Architecture
To generate the business object definitions, the ODA must take the following steps:
Table 16 summarizes the steps in the running of an ODA and the steps in Business Object Wizard that initiate them.
Running the Object Discovery AgentTask | Step in Business Object Wizard | For more information | |
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1. | Select the desired ODA to start | Step 1: Select Agent | Selecting the ODA |
2. | Obtain the ODA configuration properties, including those that describe the data source to open. | Step 2: Configure Agent | Obtaining ODA configuration properties |
3. | Obtain the source data for which to generate the ODA content. | Step 3: Select Source | Selecting and confirming source data |
4. | Confirm the source data that you have selected. | Step 4: Confirm Source Nodes | Selecting and confirming source data |
5. | Generate the business object definitions. | Step 5: Generating Business Objects | Generating content |
Business Object Properties | Obtaining business-object properties | ||
6. | Save the business object definitions. | Step 6: Save Business Objects | Saving content |