A collaboration object is an instance of a collaboration template. To configure a collaboration, you must:

  1. Create a collaboration object from a collaboration template.
  2. Bind the ports of the collaboration object, either internally (to a connector or another collaboration) or externally (to an external process that calls the collaboration, such as an e-business web application servlet).
  3. Configure the general properties of the collaboration object.
  4. Configure the collaboration-specific properties for the collaboration object.
  5. If necessary, go back and modify the collaboration object properties.

When you create an internal binding, you can bind only to connectors or collaborations that support the business object expected by the collaboration port. This allows communication between the bound components, enabling the collaboration to send and receive business objects, as well as receive responses to requests. A collaboration cannot run until you bind all its ports.

You can create multiple collaboration objects from a single collaboration template. For example, two collaborations from the same template can implement the same logic across two sets of applications at your site.

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