The process of implementing the e-Mail adapter includes a
variety of tasks. Here is an overview of the tasks that you must
complete before using the e-Mail adapter to send and receive
business objects:
- Determine the format of the data that will be sent and received
in e-mail attachments.
- When you understand the data formats, you can determine what
data handlers the adapter will need to convert business objects to
e-mail messages and messages to business objects. For information
on data handlers, see "How the
e-Mail adapter and data handlers work".
- If the adapter must handle business object requests, create the
business object definitions that the e-Mail adapter will use. For
information, see Developing
business objects for the adapter.
- Configure the e-Mail adapter with the other components of the
integration broker to send or receive the desired business objects
via e-mail.
- If your integration broker is InterChange Server, you may need
to modify the data handler top-level meta-object. For adapters, the
default top-level meta-object is named MO_DataHandler_Default. To
modify this meta-object, use Business Object Designer Express. For
information on data handler meta-objects, see Data handler meta-objects.
- If polling must be implemented, determine what mail servers the
adapter will connect with, and create the mailboxes for the poll
locations. For information, see Configuring mail servers for
polling.
- For polling, configure the e-Mail adapter meta-object. This
meta-object defines the poll locations for the e-Mail adapter. For
more information, see Using
e-Mail adapter meta-objects.
- Configure the adapter by setting adapter configuration
properties. For example, specify the name of the top-level data
handler meta-object in the e-Mail adapter configuration attribute
DataHandlerConfigMO. For information on adapter configuration
properties, see Configuring
the adapter definition.
