Overview of access-client development procedure

To develop an access client, you code the access-client source file and complete other tasks. The task of creating an access client includes the following general steps:

  1. Set up the development environment. Install the IBM WebSphere Business Integration Server Express and Express Plus software including the AccessInterfaces.idl file and then use a utility to generate either Java or C++ stubs from the AccessInterfaces.idl file.
  2. Configure a port of a collaboration for access and execution by a call-triggered flow. This step involves configuring external collaboration ports, which can handle access clients.
  3. Implement and debug the access client (such as a web servlet) that executes the Server Access API calls. Import the IdlAccessInterfaces.* classes, and implement Java code to do the following:
  4. Configure the top-level data handler meta-object MO_Server_DataHandler to point to the data handler instances needed to convert data from the external format (sent from the access client) to the IBM WebSphere business-object format. For more information, see the IBM WebSphere Business Integration Server Express and Express Plus Data Handler Guide.

Figure 3 provides an overview of the access-client development process and provides a quick reference to chapters where you can find information on specific topics. Note that if a team of people is available for access-client development, the major tasks of developing an access client can be done in parallel by different members of the development team.

Figure 3. Overview of the access-client development task


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