Creating interactions

After you have defined all the document flows you want to use at the hub, you create interactions. Interactions define the possible combinations of document flows that the hub will support.

To create interactions, use the following procedure.

  1. Click Hub Admin > Hub Configuration > Document Flow Definition.
  2. Click Manage Interactions.
  3. Click Create Interaction.
    Figure 29. Manage Interactions page

    The Manage Interactions page contains all the possible combinations of Package, Protocol and Document Flows, both those supplied by the system and those that you uploaded or created.

  4. In the Source tree, click the folder icon to individually expand a node to the appropriate Document Flow Definition level or select All to expand the entire tree.
  5. Select the Document Flow Definition you want as the source of the interaction.
  6. In the Target Document Flow Definition tree, click the folder icon to individually expand a node to the appropriate Document Flow Definition level or select All to expand the entire tree.
  7. Select the Document Flow Definition you want as the destination of the interaction.
  8. If you need to translate data from one protocol to another, in the Transform Map Document field, type the name of the transformation map file or click Browse to navigate to the file.
  9. Optionally, in the Transform Map Description field, type a description.
  10. In the Action field, select the action that WebSphere Business Integration Connect is to perform in this interaction. Note that any actions you have created are listed.
  11. Click Save.

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