Exports and export bindings

Exports define interactions between Service Component Architecture (SCA) modules and service requesters. Exports let SCA modules offer services to others. Export bindings define the specific way that an SCA module is accessed by service requesters.

Mediation modules are types of SCA modules.

Interfaces and bindings

An SCA module export needs at least one interface.
  • Interfaces.
    • Export interfaces are abstract definitions. They define access points.
    • Export interfaces are defined using Web Services Description Language (WSDL), an XML language for describing Web services.
    • An SCA module can have many export interfaces.
  • Bindings.
    • Export bindings are concrete definitions. They specify the physical mechanism that service requesters use to access a service.
    • Typically, an SCA module export has one binding specified. An export with no binding specified is interpreted by the runtime as an export with an SCA binding.

Supported export bindings

enterprise service bus supports the following export bindings.


Last updated: Wed 06 Dec 2006 07:08:08

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