This chapter defines useful adapter terminology, and it describes the connector component of the IBM(R) WebSphere(R) Business Integration Server Express adapter for PeopleSoft. The adapter enables the integration broker to exchange business objects with PeopleSoft version 8.x applications that use PeopleTools, versions 8.45.
Adapters 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 the integration broker and the application-specific component. The connector framework provides the following services between the integration broker and the application-specific component:
This chapter contains the following sections:
For more information about the relationship of the integration broker to the connector, see the System Administration Guide.