Why and when to perform this task
Various enterprise information systems (EIS) use different methods for storing data. These backend data stores might be relational databases, procedural transaction programs, or object-oriented databases. IBM WebSphere Application Server provides several options for accessing an information system's backend data store:
For all of these options, except for using the JCA 1.0 or 1.5 compliant connectors, the prerequisite Web site details which databases and drivers are currently supported. Consult the IBM Web address: http://www.ibm.com/software/webservers/appserv/doc/latest/prereq.html .
Steps for this task
Related concepts
Embedded Structured Query language in Java (SQLJ) support
Related tasks
Installing application files
Related reference
J2C Administered Objects collection
J2C Activation Specifications collection