This documentation is for integration developers who implement,
configure, and deploy WebSphere® Adapter for Flat Files. To use it, you
should understand business integration concepts and possess certain technical
skills.
Integration developers design, assemble, test, and deploy business integration
solutions. This information is for those who are deploying WebSphere Adapter
for Flat Files in a solution that requires data exchange between enterprise
information systems (EIS) and Java™ Platform, Enterprise Edition (J2EE)
applications. To use it, you should understand and have experience with the
following concepts, standards, and tools:
- The business solution and environment.
- Databases, data access issues, transactional models, and connections across
heterogeneous relational databases, queues, and Web services.
- Business integration mechanisms, including the Service Component Architecture
(SCA) programming model and the Service Data Objects (SDO) data model.
- The J2EE standard and J2EE applications.
- The capabilities and requirements of WebSphere Process Server or WebSphere
Enterprise Service Bus, depending on the host used in the environment. You
should know how to configure and administer the host server and how to use
the administrative console.
- The tools and capabilities provided by WebSphere Integration Developer.
You should know how to use these tools to wire components and complete other
integration tasks.
To complete the deployment, you should know how to perform
the following tasks:
- Create required scripts, tools, and templates for both testing and deployment
- Resolve interdependencies between entities such as enterprise beans, workflows,
and Web pages
- Write procedures to use database access logic efficiently
- Build data models for external data access tools
- Implement security measures