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:
- Set up the development environment. Install the IBM WebSphere
Business Integration Server Express 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 Interface 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.
- 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 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
