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The iWay Transaction Adapter for IMS works in conjunction with one of the following components:
When hosted in an iWay environment, the adapter is configured through iWay Service Manager and iWay Explorer. iWay Explorer is used to configure adapter connections, create web services, and configure event capabilities. Service Manager can access this configuration information through the iWay 5.5 SM repository to create a robust integration solution.
When the adapter is hosted in a third party application server environment, iWay Explorer, used to configure IMS/TM connections, create web services, and configure event capabilities, can be configured to work in a web services environment in conjunction with the iBSP or JCA. When working in a JCA environment, the connector uses the Common Client Interface (CCI) to provide fast integration services using adapters instead of using web services.
The following table lists the location of deployment and user information for components of the iWay Transaction Adapter for IMS.
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Deployed Component |
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iWay Service Manager |
Chapter 6 of this guide iWay Service Manager User's Guide |
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iWay Explorer |
Chapters 2 and 3 of this guide iWay Installation and Configuration |
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iWay Business Services Provider (iBSP) |
iWay Installation and Configuration |
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iWay Enterprise Connector for J2EE Connector Architecture (JCA) |
iWay Installation and Configuration |
iWay Service Manager is the heart of the Universal Adapter Framework. It is an open transport service bus that uses graphical tools to create metadata from target applications, transform and map interfaces, and manage stateless processes to create sophisticated integration services without writing custom integration code. Its capability to manage complex adapter interactions makes it ideally suited to be the foundation of a service-oriented architecture.
iWay Explorer uses an explorer metaphor to browse the IMS/TM system for metadata. The explorer enables you to create XML schemas and web services for the associated object. In addition, you can create ports and channels to listen for events in IMS/TM. External applications that access IMS/TM through the iWay Transaction Adapter for IMS use either XML schemas or web services to pass data between the external application and the adapter.
The iWay Business Services Provider (iBSP) exposes, as web services, enterprise assets that are accessible from adapters regardless of the programming language or the particular operating system.
iBSP simplifies the creation and execution of web services when running:
Web services is a distributed programming architecture that solves Enterprise Application Integration (EAI) hurdles that other programming models cannot. It enables programs to communicate with one another using a text-based, platform and language independent message format called XML.
Coupled with a platform and language independent messaging protocol called SOAP (Simple Object Access Protocol), XML enables application development and integration by assembling previously built components from multiple web services.
The Enterprise Connector for J2EE Connector Architecture (JCA) enables developers of JCA-compliant applications to deploy adapters as JCA resources. The connector is supported on J2EE-compliant application servers, such as your SAP J2EE Engine.
The Connector for JCA is distributed as a standard Resource Adapter Archive (RAR) for deployment to the application server. Thus, the connector can be used in systems that are non-compliant, although services such as pooled connections are not available.
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