Business objects

A business integration system uses business objects to carry data and processing instructions between an integration broker and connectors or an access client. InterChange Server Express is the integration broker in WebSphere Business Integration Server Express. Business objects represent a request from InterChange Server Express, an event in an application or Web server, or a call from an external site. This manual presents information on developing and designing business objects, as well as developing your own object discovery agent. The main topics in this chapter are:

This chapter assumes that you have a basic understanding of InterChange Server Express in your environment. Table 1 references documentation for InterChange Server Express:

Table 1. Prerequisite documents

Integration broker Prerequisite documents
InterChange Server Express
  • WebSphere InterChange Server Express Installation Guide
  • System Implementation Guide

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