Development tools

You can create and modify collaborations, connectors, business objects, maps, and relationships. Development tools are used for creating and configuring the system components in a development environment, before the system is made live for production. These tools are described in more detail in the Implementation Guide for WebSphere InterChange Server, and in the development guides for different components. Table 3 lists and describes some of the software tools available in a development environment.

Table 3. Development Tools

Audience Tool Description
Collaboration developers Process Designer
A graphical tool with which you can define collaboration templates. For more information about Process Designer and how to develop collaborations, see the Collaboration Development Guide.
Collaboration and map developers Test Environment and Virtual Test Connector
Provides an environment in which you can test business integration interfaces you have developed. Provides graphical interfaces to emulate connectors, start the required components, and examine business object data. For more information about Test Environment and how to test collaborations, maps, and connectors, see the Implementation Guide for WebSphere InterChange Server.
Connector developers Connector Configurator
Used for adding application-specific properties to a connector definition, for setting property values, and for configuring the connector definition with its business objects and maps. For more information about Connector Configurator and how to develop connectors, see the Connector Development Guide for Java or the Connector Development Guide for C++.
Map developers Map Designer
A graphical tool that specifies data transformations. For more information about Map Designer and how to develop maps, see the Map Development Guide.
Map developers Relationship Designer
A graphical tool that defines relationships between types of objects. These relationships are important in mapping, for example, to specify the relationship between one type of business object and another. For more information about Relationship Designer and how to develop relationships, see the Map Development Guide
Business Object Developers Business Object Designer
A forms-based interface used for creating business object definitions both manually and from Object Discovery Agents (ODAs). For more information about Business Object Designer and how to design business object definitions, see the Business Object Development Guide.
Business Object Developers Object Discovery Agent Development Kit (ODK)
An API that facilitates creation of Object Discovery Agents (ODAs). ODAs identify business object requirements specific to a data source and to generate definitions from those requirements. For more information about Business Object Designer and how to develop Object Discovery Agents (ODAs), see the Business Object Development Guide
All Developers Benchmarking wizard
The benchmarking tool enables you to test various IBM WebSphere components, interfaces, and systems to measure their throughput. The benchmarking tool is accessed through System Manager. For more information about the Benchmarking wizard, see the Benchmarking Guide.

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