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Proxy gateway pattern
The proxy gateway provides a generic capability across web service only service providers. This pattern has no dependencies on other products, such as a registry.
Figure 1. Proxy gateway
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Figure 1.shows the relationship between a proxy gateway, proxy group, service provider and virtual service.
- Virtual service - the exposed endpoint of the proxy gateway for a service provider within the associated proxy group.
- Proxy gateway - the entity that provides the gateway function for one or more proxy groups.
- Proxy group - a collection of service providers that are grouped together into a logical set.
- Configuration store
WebSphere ESB includes a built-in configuration store which holds data about the relationships between the proxy gateway, proxy groups and associated service providers. - Virtual services
- Introduction to Business Space
Business Space provides a browser-based graphical user interface that lets users interact with content from products in the IBM BPM portfolio. It provides a customizable and collaborative environment for monitoring, reviewing, and administering common business processes, such as human task flows, mediations and modeling. - Proxy gateway widget
The proxy gateway widget displays a list of proxy groups that exist in the built-in configuration store. - Example scenario