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Create a simple service with the adapter pattern wizard

Adapter patterns provide a quick and easy way of creating a simple service with an adapter.

To use the WebSphere Adapter for Email pattern wizard, create a module for the service.

The following adapter pattern is available for WebSphere Adapter for Email:

Adapter pattern

Adapter pattern	Description
Simple outbound email pattern	The "create an outbound Email service to send mail" pattern creates a service that sends simple email messages using a mail server.

In this example, create an outbound service that creates simple alert emails and send them to a mail server for distribution.

Complete the following steps to create this service with the adapter pattern wizard.

Procedure

1. Right-click the module within the Business Integration section of the IBM Integration Designer window and select New > External Service. The Select the Service Type or Registry window opens.

2. Select Simple: Create an outbound e-mail service to send mail and click Next.

   Figure 1. Select the Service Type or Registry window

   

3. In the E-mail service name window, change the name to something meaningful such as EmailOutboundInterface and click Next.

   Figure 2. E-mail service name window

   

4. In the E-mail Server window, specify both the E-mail server host name and the Port fields.

   For example, connecting to local host on port 25. Click Next.

5. In the E-mail server security credential window, select either No security, Using an existing JAAS alias or Using user name and password and click Next.

   Figure 3. E-mail server security credential window

   

Results

The outbound service is created, which includes the following artifacts:

Artifacts for the outbound service

Artifact	Name	Description
Import	EmailOutboundInterface	The import exposes the module internally, in this case, to the mail server.
Interface	EmailOutboundInterface	This interface contains the operation that can be started.
Operation	createEmail	createEmail is the only operation in the interface.

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