WebSphere Adapter for SAP Software

Creating the adapter project in WebSphere Integration Developer

To begin the process of creating and deploying a module, you create an adapter project. The adapter project contains the adapter itself plus other related artifacts. You create the project by importing the RAR file, which was copied to your local file system during installation, into WebSphere® Integration Developer.

Before you begin

Make sure you have installed Adapter for SAP Software and that you have created an authentication alias.

About this task

Create an adapter project (called a connector project in WebSphere Integration Developer) to contain the adapter (which you import from the adapter installation directory) as well as artifacts related to it. All projects are self-contained; they do not refer to objects outside of the project.

To create an adapter project, use the following procedure.

How to perform this task

  1. If WebSphere Integration Developer is not currently running, start it now.
    1. Click Start > Programs > IBM WebSphere > Integration Developer V6.0.2 > WebSphere Integration Developer V6.0.2.
    2. If you are prompted to specify a workspace, accept the default value or select another workspace.

      The workspace is a directory where WebSphere Integration Developer stores your project.

    3. When the WebSphere Integration Developer window is displayed, close the Welcome page.
  2. Switch to the J2EE perspective:
    1. Click Window > Open Perspective > Other.
    2. Click J2EE.

      If J2EE is not displayed in the Select Perspective window, select the Show all check box, click J2EE, and click OK.

    3. If you see the Confirm Enablement window, select Always enable capabilities and don't ask me again.
    4. Click OK.
  3. Import the RAR file by right-clicking Connector Projects and clicking Import > RAR file.
    Figure 1. Importing the RAR file
    A screen capture showing the action of right-clicking Connector Projects and selecting Import and RAR file.
  4. From the Connector Import window, click Browse and navigate to the directory in which Adapter for SAP Software was installed.
  5. Click either CWYAP_SAPAdapter.rar or CWYAP_SAPAdapterTX.rar, depending on which adapter you installed.

    The connector project has the same name as the RAR file.

    If a project named CWYAP_SAPAdapter.rar already exists in this workspace, the name in the Connector project field has a number appended to it (for example, CWYAP_SAPAdapter1).

  6. Optional: In the Connector project field, type another name for the project or accept the default value.
  7. Optional: In the Target server field, select the server to which the adapter will be deployed or accept the default value.
  8. Clear the Add module to an EAR project check box.
    Figure 2. Clearing the Add module to an EAR project check box
    A screen capture showing the check mark removed from the Add module to an EAR project check box.

    Notice that the EAR project field becomes unavailable after you remove the check mark.

  9. Click Finish.

Result

A new adapter project is created and is listed under Connector Projects in the Project Explorer window. To see its contents, expand the project. For example, if the project is named CWYAP_SAPAdapter, expand CWYAP_SAPAdapter.
Figure 3. The Connector Projects section of the Project Explorer window
A screen capture of the contents of the adapter project.

What to do next

Add the required external dependencies to the project.

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Last updated: Mon 30 Oct 2006 03:34:56

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