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IBM WebSphere Adapter Toolkit tasks

The tasks range from installing the toolkit, samples, and Adapter Foundation Classes (using the Eclipse Update Manager in Integration Designer) to implementing and validating your code.

You can now install WebSphere Adapter Toolkit during the installation of Integration Designer as WebSphere Adapter Toolkit is delivered in a product-based form. During installation, you can find WebSphere Adapter Toolkit under Additional IBM WebSphere Adapters.

WebSphere Adapter Toolkit tasks
Task Task description
Validating WebSphere Adapter Toolkit installation requirements

See the developerWorks site for WebSphere Adapter Toolkit for hardware and software prerequisites for the toolkit and for specific information about how to integrate the toolkit with IBM Integration Designer or IBM Rational Application Developer.

Make sure that you select the tab for version 7.5.0.2 of WebSphere Adapter Toolkit.

Installing WebSphere Adapter Toolkit


For IBM Integration Developer Users

WebSphere Adapter Toolkit installation is packaged with IBM Integration Designer.

To install the toolkit, or to check the installation, select Help > IBM Installation Manager > Modify. The Modify Packages screen will list the components already installed, and give options to install additional components.

Accessing the Javadoc for the Adapter Foundation Classes, EMD 1.2 and DESPI.

To access the Javadoc...

  1. From the Rational Application Developer for WebSphere Software or Integration Designer menu, select Help > Help Contents

  2. Choose Websphere Adapter Toolkit documentation and then select the Javadoc you want to view.

To view the Javadoc for JCA 1.5, go to the download section of the Java™ EE Connector Architecture site.

Using the New Connector Project wizard How to launch the wizard, specify properties, choose generation options, and generate classes.
Use the Resource Adapter Deployment Descriptor editor How to launch the editor, display features, change and add properties, and edit the source content.
Implementing code from WebSphere Adapter Toolkit How to implement the generated code.
Validating the code How to validate your code.
Create and exporting a resource adapter How to export a standalone (RAR file) or embedded (EAR file) resource adapter.

WebSphere Adapter Toolkit