Overview of the XML adapter

This chapter describes the connector component of the IBM WebSphere Business Integration Server Express Adapter for XML. The connector enables the integration broker, InterChange Server Express, to exchange business objects with URLs by using HTTP and HTTPS protocols. A URL can be any destination such as a remote application or a servlet on a Web server.

Connectors consist of an application-specific component and the connector framework. The application-specific component contains code tailored to a particular application. The connector framework, whose code is common to all connectors, acts as an intermediary between InterChange Server Express and the application-specific component. The connector framework provides the following services between InterChange Server Express and the application-specific component:

This document contains information about the application-specific component and connector framework. It refers to both of these components as the connector.

For more information about the relationship of InterChange Server Express to the connector, see the System Administration Guide.

Note:
When working in an XML environment, you can use the product-delivered connector or you can build custom modules. See Planning a connector implementation for guidelines on deciding which to use.

This chapter contains the following sections:

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