Setting up and deploying the adapter

You set up WebSphere Adapters, V. 6, using WebSphere Integration Developer and then deploy adapter EAR files to WebSphere Process Server for MultiPlatforms. Here is a high-level overview—for concrete, adapter- and application-specific procedures, see your WebSphere Adapter user guide.

Before you begin

You must install these products before you can set up and deploy the WebSphere Adapter: For WebSphere Integration Developer and WebSphere Process Server installation instructions, refer to the following:

Why and when to perform this task

After successfully installing the RAR file for the WebSphere Adapter, you are ready to import it into a WebSphere Integration Developer project for set up prior to deploying it. The procedure presented here is intended to describe set up and deployment steps for all WebSphere Adapters at a high level. Your WebSphere Adapter may require additional steps. For adapter-specific set up deployment instructions, see the user guide for your WebSphere Adapter.

Steps for this task

  1. Launch the WebSphere Integration Developer. For details, refer to the documentation at http://www.ibm.com/software/integration/wid/infocenter .
  2. Create a connector project in WebSphere Integration Developer (J2E Perspective) and import the WebSphere Adapter RAR file using File > Import.

    For details, refer to the instructions in the WebSphere Integration Developer documentation.

  3. Use WebSphere Integration Developer to add any external dependencies your adapter has to the imported project.

    These are dependencies that the WebSphere Adapter may have on the (adapter-specific) application that you are connecting to. Your WebSphere Adapter user guide describes these dependencies, if any, and how to add them.

    1. Copy the external dependencies into the connectorModule in your WebSphere Integration Developer project and add them to the project as internal libraries.

      This is necessary to bundle the dependencies into the enterprise application archive (EAR) file, which will be exported. For details, refer to WebSphere Integration Developer documentation.

    2. Refer to the user guide for your WebSphere Adapter for additional and specific steps.
  4. Run the enterprise metadata discovery tool from WebSphere Integration Developer in the Business Integration Perspective.

    This will generate business integration components that will be exported into the EAR file. As you complete the process, you enter all the information necessary to set up the adapter for the first time. The output from the enterprise metadata discovery component is saved to a business integration module, which contains the business object, the import file, the export file and more.

  5. Use WebSphere Integration Developer to generate reference bindings for the component that the enterprise service discovery wizard creates.

    For standalone testing, you must create a standalone reference. This would allow any external component to trigger operations to the component.

  6. Deploy the WebSphere Adapter EAR file:
    1. Export the project to WebSphere Process Server as an EAR file using the WebSphere Process Server administration console.

      Launch WebSphere Integration Developer, start a server from WebSphere Integration Developer, and step through the screens.

    2. Select the project in WebSphere Integration Developer and deploy it to a server that has been configured in WebSphere Integration Developer.

      Launch WebSphere Integration Developer and step through the screens.

What to do next

After you have set up and deployed the adapter, you use WebSphere Process Server administrative console to make any changes required to adapter properties. You can also edit the import and export files in WebSphere Integration Developer and then redeploy the adapter.


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