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Migration considerations for WebSphere Business Integration adapters
By migrating to WebSphere Adapter for Flat Files Version 7.5.0.3, you have an adapter that is compliant with the Java™ Platform, Enterprise Edition (JEE) Connector Architecture (JCA) and designed specifically for service-oriented architecture.
Application artifacts
Before running the adapter migration wizard, use the WebSphere InterChange Server migration wizard to generate the application artifacts for the WebSphere Business Integration adapter, including the business objects, maps, and collaborations. Then you can run the adapter migration wizard to update the adapter-specific artifacts such as the schemas and service definition files (.import, .export, and .wsdl) so that they are suitably converted into a format that is compliant with JCA.
Run the migration wizard in a test environment first
Because migrating from a WebSphere Business Integration adapter to WebSphere Adapter for Flat Files might require changes to the applications that use Version 7.5.0.3 of WebSphere Adapter for Flat Files, always perform the migration in a development environment first and test your applications before deploying the application to a production environment.
Migrating WebSphere Business Integration applications
Related concepts:
Migrating applications from WebSphere InterChange Server
Changes to the import, export, and WSDL files after migration
Related tasks:
Migrating application artifacts from WebSphere InterChange Server