IBM WebSphere Business Integration Adapter manual Contents

Contents

Integration broker compatibility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . iii

About this document	. . . . . . . .	. .	. . . . .	. .	. . . .	. . . . .	. .	.	vii
Audience	. . . . . . .	. . .	. . . .	. .	. . . .	. . . . . .	. .	.	vii
Related documents . . . .	. . . . . . .	. . .	. . . .	. .	. . . .	. . . . . .	. .	.	vii
Typographic conventions . .	. . . . . . .	. . .	. . . .	. .	. . . .	. . . . . .	. .	.	vii

Chapter 1. Overview of the connector	.	1
Connector architecture	.	1
How the connector works	.	3

Chapter 2. Installing and configuring the connector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Prerequisites for installing the connector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Installing the connector on a Windows or UNIX system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Configuring the connector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Starting the connector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Chapter 3. Understanding business objects for the connector	. .		. . . . 11
Defining connector metadata	. .	.	. . .	.	11
Overview of business object structure	. .	.	. . .	.	11
i2 business object structure	. .	.	. . .	.	12
Specifying business object attribute properties	. .	.	. . .	.	14
Identifying business object application-specific information	. .	.	. . .	.	15

Chapter 4. Generating business objects using i2 ODA	. . . . . . . . .	.		17
Overview of i2 ODA	. . . . . . . . .	.	.	17
Installing i2 ODA	. . . . . . . . .	.	.	17
Using i2 ODA in Business Object Designer	. . . . . . . . .	.	.	19
Create the metaobject for polling	. . . . . . . . .	.	.	25

Chapter 5. Troubleshooting and error handling	. .	. . . .	. . . . . 27
Logging error messages	.	. . . . .	. . . .	.	27
Tracing messages	.	. . . . .	. . . .	.	30
Tips for troubleshooting	.	. . . . .	. . . .	.	31

Appendix A. Standard configuration properties for connectors	. . . .	. .	. . . . . 33
New and deleted properties	. . . .	. .	. . .	.	.	33
Configuring standard connector properties for WebSphere InterChange Server . .	. . . .	. .	. . .	.	. 34
Configuring standard connector properties for WebSphere MQ Integrator . . .	. . . . . . . . . . . 46
Appendix B. Connector Configurator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Using Connector Configurator in an internationalized environment	. . . .	. .	. . .	.	.	55
Starting Connector Configurator	. . . .	. .	. . .	.	.	56
Choosing your broker	. . . .	. .	. . .	.	.	57
Using a connector-specific property template	. . . .	. .	. . .	.	.	58
Using Connector Configurator with ICS as the broker	. . . .	. .	. . .	.	.	61
Setting the configuration file properties (ICS)	. . . .	. .	. . .	.	.	63
Setting the configuration file properties (WebSphere MQ Integrator Broker) . . .	. . . .	. .	. . .	.	.	68
Using standard and connector-specific properties with Connector Configurator. .	. . . .	. .	. . .	.	. 71
Completing the configuration	. . . .	. .	. . .	.	.	72

Appendix C. Connector feature list	. . . . . . . . . .	. .	. . . . . . . . .	.	.	73
Event notification features	. . . . . . . . .	. .	. . . . . . . . .	.	.	. 73

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