The workflow showing the actions required for pattern authoring.
The pattern author then shares the user-defined pattern with the pattern user. Patterns are most useful when they are shared with a user base. This user base can be within an organization, or a broader community, for example, open source licensing.
To create a user-defined pattern, complete the following tasks. "Extending a user-defined pattern" is an optional set of tasks that you can use to add features to your user-defined pattern. For example, by extending a user-defined pattern you can create user-defined patterns that include parameters that pattern users can modify.
When you have created pattern plug-ins for your user-defined pattern, pattern users can install them to use in IBM Integration Bus projects, see Downloading and installing a pattern archive.