Imports, exports and adapters

Importing and exporting capabilities within the Service Component Architecture define a service module's external interfaces or access points for IBM WebSphere Process Server. Imports and exports can be either to other modules within a same application, or to other applications on enterprise information systems (EIS).

Imports identify services outside of a module, making them callable from within the module. Exports allow components in a module to provide their services to external clients.

An import or export lets modules access other modules and lets your application access applications on EIS systems as if they were local components. This allows working with IBM® WebSphere® Adapters and IBM WebSphere Business Integration Adapters.

WebSphere Adapters, version 6.0.x, and WebSphere Business Integration Adapters (based on WebSphere Business Integration Framework, version 2.6) provide a service-oriented approach to EIS integration.

WebSphere Adapters are compliant with J2EE Connector Architecture (JCA 1.5). JCA is the J2EE standard for EIS connectivity. EIS Import and EIS Export provide SCA components with the uniform view of the services external to the module. This allows components to communicate with the variety of external EIS systems using the consistent SCA programming model. WebSphere Adapters are assembled in WebSphere Integration Developer from imported RAR files and then exported as an enterprise archive (EAR) file and deployed on WebSphere Process Server.

WebSphere Adapters include the following:

For more information about these products, see the IBM WebSphere Business Integration information center.

WebSphere Business Integration Adapters consist of a collection of software, Application Programming Interfaces, and tools to enable applications to exchange business data through an integration broker. Each business application requires its own application-specific adapter to participate in the business integration process. You can install, configure, and test the adapter using current WebSphere Business Integration Adapter Framework and Development Kit System Manager tools. You can use WebSphere Integration Developer to import existing business objects and connector configuration files, to generate artifacts, and to assemble the solution for WebSphere Process Server. Operational commands for the WebSphere Business Integration Adapters are part of the WebSphere Process Server administrative console. For more information about working with these adapters and WebSphere Process Server, see the IBM WebSphere Business Integration information center.

Imports and exports require binding information, which specifies the means of transporting the data from the modules. The assembly editor in WebSphere Integration Developer sets up imports and exports, lists the bindings supported and simplifies the creation of them. A properties view displays the binding information.


Last updated: Thu 26 Oct 2006 10:30:05

(c) Copyright IBM Corporation 2005, 2006.
This information center is powered by Eclipse technology (http://www.eclipse.org)