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Configure the module for inbound processing

To configure a module to use the adapter for inbound processing, use the external service wizard in IBM Integration Designer to build business services, specify data transformation processing, and generate business object definitions and related artifacts.

  1. Setting deployment and runtime properties for inbound processing
    Using the external service wizard in IBM Integration Designer, select whether the module is used for outbound or inbound communication with the mail server. Then configure the connection properties. The connection properties are stored in the business object and contain the information that the adapter needs to make the connection between the inbound module and service.
  2. Selecting a data type and operation name
    Use the external service wizard to select a data type and name the operation associated with this data type. For inbound communication, the external service wizard gives you the choice of three different data types: generic email, generic email with business graph, and user-defined type. Each data type corresponds to a business object structure.
  3. Configure the data binding
    Data bindings read the fields in a business object and fill the corresponding fields in an email. In the external service wizard, you add a data binding to your module and configure it to correspond with your data type. This way, the adapter knows how to populate the fields in an email with information it receives in the business object.
  4. Configure business object properties and data handlers
    When you select a data type that contains business objects, you must specify properties for those business objects. However, this step does not add child business object to the email parent object. Rather, they tell the adapter how to process particular types of business objects. Data handlers perform the conversions between a business object and a particular MIME format.
  5. Setting deployment properties and generating the service
    The export file is generated when the adapter creates artifacts for the module and contains the operation for the top-level business object.

Configure the module for deployment


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