Connectors consist of two parts: the connector framework and the application-specific component. The connector framework, whose code is common to all connectors, acts as an intermediary between the integration broker and the application-specific component. The application-specific component contains code tailored to a particular application or technology (in this case, JDBC). The connector framework provides the following services between the integration broker and the application-specific component:
This chapter describes the connector component of the IBM WebSphere Business Integration Adapter for JDBC. Note that this document contains information about both the connector framework and the application-specific component. It refers to both of these as the connector. For more information about the relationship of the integration broker to the connector, see the User Guide for WebSphere Business Integration Express and Express Plus for Item Synchronization.
This chapter contains the following sections: