Toolset Express

Tools provided with IBM WebSphere Business Integration Server Express, referred to collectively as Toolset Express, include System Manager and sets of tools for both development and administration.

System Manager is the primary mechanism for accessing and manipulating the modular components--referred to as integration components--that are used to implement the exchange of business data in the IBM WebSphere Business Integration Server Express environment.

System Manager executes within the context of an Eclipse workbench. The Eclipse platform is an open-source integrated development environment for the creation of tools. The Eclipse platform provides tools developers with a development kit and runtime that enables the developer to write plug-ins that allow the user to work with a particular type of resource.

System Manager is described in detail in Using System Manager and Toolset Express

Development tools for specific components

Toolset Express supplies several tools for developing specific types of integration components. These tools can be launched either from within System Manager, or from the Start>Programs>IBM WebSphere Business Integration Express>Toolset Express>Development menu. These tools include:

Administrative and monitoring tools

One of the key features to IBM WebSphere InterChange Server Express is the ability to authorize permissions for users accessing the system using roles, known as role-based access control (RBAC). The administrator can easily define and assign roles to a group of users, which restricts access to key components only to verified users. Roles can be assigned along functional associations and greatly reduce the administrative burden. Assigning a role to users allows them to access only the components of the system included in the role definition. Using RBAC functionality ensures that only an administrator, or users with permission to administer roles, is allowed to create users and assign roles. If RBAC is not active on the server, any user can create users and roles with no verification. For more information about RBAC, see the System Administration Guide.

Several other tools are provided for monitoring and administering a system after it is implemented. Some of these tools can also be used during the implementation process. Instructions for accessing and using the administrative and monitoring tools are in the System Administration Guide.

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