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:
- 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.
- 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.
- 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:
- Get an access session to IBM WebSphere Business Integration Server Express
and Express Plus.
- Send a triggering access call to a specified collaboration, including data
handler calls
- Execute a collaboration.
- 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

