Sun Microsystems JDBC/ODBC Adapter manual About the JDBC/ODBC eWay, What’s New in This Release

Chapter 1	Section 1.2
Introducing the JDBC/ODBC eWay	About the JDBC/ODBC eWay

1.2About the JDBC/ODBC eWay

This document describes how to install and configure the JDBC/ODBC eWay. The JDBC/ODBC eWay enables the eGate system to exchange data with external databases. The Sun Java Composite Application Platform Suite (Java CAPS) contains many database eWays. You should use those eWays to interface with the databases they support. The JDBC/ODBC eWay should only be used when you have a driver or a database that is not supported by those eWays.

The JDBC/ODBC eWay uses Java Collaborations to interact with one or more external databases. By using a Java Collaboration Service it is possible for eGate components such as eWay Adapters to connect to external databases and execute business rules.

1.3What’s New in This Release

The Sun SeeBeyond eWay JDBC Adapter includes the following changes and new features:

New for Version 5.1.2

ƒWebLogic Support: Supports automatic deployment of EAR files to WebLogic Application Server version 9.1.

New for Version 5.1.1

ƒThis is a maintenance release. No new features.

New for Version 5.1.0

ƒVersion Control: An enhanced version control system allows you to effectively manage changes to the eWay components.

ƒMultiple Drag-and-Drop Component Mapping from the Deployment Editor: The Deployment Editor now allows you to select multiple components from the Editor’s component pane, and drop them into your Environment component.

ƒSupport to read configuration parameters from LDAP at runtime.

ƒConnection Retry Support: Allows you to specify the number of attempts to reconnect, and the interval between retry attempts, in the event of a connection failure.

ƒRelaunchable OTD Support: An OTD can be rebuilt and saved (under the same name) then relaunched back to the same Java Collaboration or BPEL. This allows you to change the metadata in an OTD without having to completely recreate the business logic from scratch.

ƒEditable OTD Support: An existing OTD can be edited and saved using the OTD Wizard. This allows you to make minor changes to an OTD without having to completely recreate the OTD from scratch. The OTD is then rebuilt, saved, and then relaunched back to the same Java Collaboration or BPEL.

JDBC/ODBC eWay Adapter User’s Guide 13 Sun Microsystems, Inc.