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Component Manager

The Component Manager node allows you to configure, start, and stop the Component Manager and its associated components.

This feature is available only on an Application Engine. See Features by server for a list of which features are available on each server.

Component Manager overview

The Component Manager subsystem provides a link between the Process Engine and external systems using a variety of interfaces. The Component Manager coordinates one or more components, which are responsible for delivering events from the Process Engine to an external entity such as a web service or messaging system. You can configure the system to poll periodically for new events or to automatically respond to new events when they occur.

Components are associated with an adaptor, either Java or (Workplace only) JMS. The Java adaptor allows you to expose public methods from a Java class as operations on a queue. The JMS adaptor allows you to publish workflow data to a JMS queue, also using operations.

In addition to configuring the Component Manager, you must also configure the server connection.

For an overview of the system administrator's responsibilities related to the Component Integrator functionality, see Integrating with the Component Integrator in the Help for Process Engine Administration.

For an overview of the steps necessary to use the Component Integrator functionality, see About the Component Integrator.