To implement data exchanges through MQ intercommunication, InterChange
Server uses connectors for exchanging data between collaborations and specific
applications, and for specific technology standards, such as XML.
Connectors can be used for interactions on a local network or interactions
across the Internet.
Each connector consists of two components:
- Connector
controller -- The connector controller is always installed at the
hub--a site on which the complete InterChange Server system has been
installed.
- Connector agent -- Connector agents are installed either
locally or remotely. In a hub-and-spoke configuration (typical for the
Remote Agent technology), the connector agent is installed at a remote spoke
site. The agent can perform any combination of the following
tasks:
- Through the agent on the spoke site, the connector agent receives messages
from the corresponding connector controller that resides at the hub.
- Through the controller on the hub site, the connector agent sends messages
from the spoke site to the corresponding connector controller that resides on
the hub site.
- The connector agent interacts with the specific application (residing on
the spoke site) for which it was designed, moving data into and extracting
data from the application.
Certain configuration properties must be coordinated between the hub and
spoke sites for the connector controller and connector agent, as described
later in this appendix.
