Business object design
The key to the design of business objects is to develop
a business object definition that models as closely (and efficiently)
as possible the data that needs to be transmitted between components
of the business integration system:
- For data that is transferred between a connector and InterChange
Server Express, you design application-specific business objects that
model the appropriate application entities. These entities might
correspond to data structures or technology standards used by a
particular application, or to specific technology standards used
by a Web server.
- For data that is processed within the business logic of an InterChange
Server Express collaboration object,
you design generic business objects that
contain a superset of information for the application entities that
need to communicate. When the collaboration object exchanges information
with an application, maps convert the data between the generic business
object and application-specific business object structures.
This chapter presents information on the structure of business
objects for the WebSphere Business Integration Server Express system,
and makes recommendations for designing both application-specific
and generic business objects. The material presented here assumes
that you understand the basic object concepts described in the System Implementation Guide:
The main topics of this chapter are:
