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Importing artifacts from an IBM WebSphere Service Registry and Repository
Artifacts such as interfaces and business objects can be imported from an IBM WebSphere Service Registry and Repository (WSRR).
The IBM WebSphere Service Registry and Repository is a service metadata repository. With respect to IBM Integration Designer, service metadata is used during the model and assembly stages of the service oriented architecture lifecycle. Service metadata is used to locate services to reuse and assess the impact of changes to service configurations. The services found in the IBM WebSphere Service Registry and Repository cover a broad spectrum of artifacts. These artifacts include WSDL interfaces with or without bindings and business objects.
The IBM WebSphere Service Registry and Repository is a central point for finding and managing service metadata acquired from a variety of sources. Service metadata from around an enterprise is brought together to provide single descriptions of services. Services can then be controlled, versioned, proposed changes analyzed and usage monitored.
Introducing IBM WebSphere Service Registry
and Repository provides more information on this registry.
In this section, you are shown how to set up your preferences to connect to a specific registry and then how to use the external service discovery wizard to discover and import artifacts from the registry.
- Set up preferences to connect to an IBM WebSphere Service Registry and Repository
Before connecting to a registry, configure some preferences that specify where the registry is located. - Discovering artifacts in an IBM WebSphere Service Registry and Repository
The external service wizard finds the artifacts at a registry, lets you select which artifacts you want, and then imports the selection you have made.