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Configure the module for deployment

To configure the adapter so that it can be deployed on IBM BPM or WebSphere Enterprise Service Bus, use IBM Integration Designer to create a module, which is exported as an EAR file when you deploy the adapter. You then specify the business objects you want to build and the system on which you want to build them.

1. Road map for configuring the module
   Before you can use WebSphere Adapter for Flat Files in a runtime environment, configure the module. Understanding this task at a high level helps you perform the steps that are needed to accomplish the task.
2. Create the required local folders
   Before you create inbound or outbound modules, create folders on the local file system for events and output. You can optionally create folders for staging and archiving.
3. Create the module
   

   You create the module in IBM Integration Designer. The module allows you to define business objects used by the project.

4. Defining WebSphere Application Server environment variables
   Use the Process Administrative Console of IBM BPM or WebSphere Enterprise Service Bus to define WebSphere Application Server environment variables.
5. Defining business objects
   Predefine the business objects in IBM Integration Designer to be used by the project created in the next topic.
6. Converting business objects to COBOL copybook files during outbound processing
   Use the external service wizard in IBM Integration Designer to generate business object definitions from a COBOL program source file. These business object definitions are used during outbound processing.
7. Converting COBOL copybook files to business objects during inbound processing
   Use the external service wizard in IBM Integration Designer to generate business object definitions from a COBOL program source file. These business object definitions are used during inbound processing.
8. 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.
9. Starting the external service wizard
   To create and deploy a module, you start the external service wizard in IBM Integration Designer. The wizard creates a project used to organize the files associated with the module.
10. Configure the module for outbound processing
    To configure a module to use the adapter for outbound processing, use the external service wizard in IBM Integration Designer to build business services, specify data transformation processing, and generate the business object definitions and related artifacts.
11. 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.

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