Connectors are the portions of IBM
® WebSphere
® Business Integration Adapters
that provide the interfaces between collaboration objects and applications.
Connectors monitor applications for events and alert subscribing collaboration
objects. They provide the interfaces over which business objects are communicated
and over which application specific functionality is integrated into the overall
solution. The Product Information Management for Retailers solution requires
the connectors that are part of the following IBM WebSphere Business Integration Adapters:
- IBM WebSphere Business
Integration Adapter for Trading Partner Interchange (TPI), which provides
connectivity between the TPI EDI Gateway and the other components of the Product
Information Management for Retailers solution.
- IBM WebSphere Business
Integration Adapter for iSoft, which provides connectivity between the iSoft
Peer-to-Peer Agent and the other components of the Product Information Management
for Retailers solution.
- IBM WebSphere Business
Integration Adapter for JDBC, which provides connectivity between objects
based on the collaboration templates included in the Product Information Management
for Retailers solution and the data persisted in the MessageStore, IdentifierStore,
and ItemStore database tables during processing.
- IBM WebSphere Business
Integration Adapter for E-mail, which facilitates sending email notifications
throughout the business process, such as error notifications and those requesting
additional data from suppliers.
- IBM WebSphere Business
Integration Adapter for WebSphere MQ Workflow, which facilitates the transfer
of data from the integration hub to the WebSphere MQ Workflow review/approval
process as required.
- IBM WebSphere Business
Integration Adapter for JText, which can be used to transfer data to the demand-side
trading partner's master catalog, product information management systems,
or legacy systems.
- IBM WebSphere Business
Integration Adapter for JMS, which provides connectivity between WebSphere Business
Integration Connect and the other components of the Product Information Management
for Retailers solution.