Add adapters

Adapters are added and configured in the WebSphere Commerce configuration file.

Task info

To add a new adapter, we must manually add it to the group of adapters in the WebSphere Commerce configuration file. To add a new adapter:

Procedure

1. Open the WebSphere Commerce configuration file.

2. 
   

   Locate the HttpAdapters XML element and add XML syntax similar to the following to define your adapter:

   <HttpAdapter
   enabled="true"
   deviceFormatType="device format"
   deviceFormatTypeID="deviceFormatTypeID"
   deviceFormatId="#"
   name="name"
   factoryClassname="class implementing HttpAdapterFactory"> 

   .... 

   </HttpAdapter>

   Use the same value for the deviceFormatTypeID and the deviceFormatID.

   Depending on the factoryClassname you may need to add different child elements.

Results

Note: The preceding example would be used to add a program adapter. To add a different type of adapter, modify the class implementation accordingly. In the example, HttpAdapterFactory is the class implementation.

Related concepts
Integrating with back-end systems and external applications