Using JText connector meta-objects

A meta-object is a business object that contains configuration information used by a connector or a data handler. The JText connector requires each of its supported business objects to have an associated JText meta-object for that business object type. This top-level meta-object contains at least one child meta-object.

To provide different configuration information for each business object that the connector supports, you can create a custom top-level JText meta-object for each one. Because each top-level meta-object specifies its own data-handler meta-object, the connector can process each type of business object in a different format. The data-handler meta-object eliminates the need to edit a business object definition or to modify the connector itself when you introduce new data formats or make changes to existing formats.

Meta-objects are loaded into memory at startup, making their configuration information available to the connector. Note that meta-objects are not sent to the integration broker for processing. They affect the behavior only of the connector.

This chapter describes how to configure the JText connector by using JText meta-objects. For information on using data-handler meta-objects, see the Data Handler Guide. Topics included in this chapter include:

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