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Configure and using adapters

The following adapters for Enterprise Information Systems (EIS) can be configured to work with IBM Integration Designer. In the documentation for each adapter, you will be shown how to use the external service wizard with the adapter as well as additional information that will be helpful such as field level reference information and runtime information.

For example, the JDBC adapter information would be used if you needed to access a database.

• IBM WebSphere Adapters
  IBM WebSphere Adapters delivers generic, technology, and business application adapters with wizards that quickly and easily service enable legacy applications, ERP, HR, CRM, and supply chain systems.
• WebSphere Adapter for Enterprise Content Management documentation
  WebSphere Adapter for Enterprise Content Management documentation enables applications running on IBM BPM or WebSphere Enterprise Service Bus to create integrated processes that include the exchange of information with a CMIS server, without special coding.
• WebSphere Adapter for Email
  WebSphere Adapter for Email enables applications running on IBM BPM or WebSphere Enterprise Service Bus to send e-mails to and receive e-mails from a mail server.
• WebSphere Adapter for Flat Files
  WebSphere Adapter for Flat Files enables applications running on IBM BPM or WebSphere Enterprise Service Bus modules to interact with files on a local file system.
• WebSphere Adapter for FTP
  WebSphere Adapter for FTP enables applications running on IBM BPM or WebSphere Enterprise Service Bus to access files on an FTP server.
• WebSphere Adapter for IBM i
  WebSphere Adapter for IBM i enables applications running on IBM BPM or WebSphere Enterprise Service Bus to access files on an IBM i server.
• WebSphere Adapter for JDBC
  WebSphere Adapter for JDBC enables applications running on IBM BPM or WebSphere Enterprise Service Bus to exchange information with a database.
• WebSphere Adapter for JD Edwards EnterpriseOne
  WebSphere Adapter for JD Edwards EnterpriseOne enables applications running on IBM BPM or WebSphere Enterprise Service Bus to interact with a JD Edwards EnterpriseOne server.
• WebSphere Adapter for Lotus Domino
  WebSphere Adapter for Lotus Domino enables applications running on IBM BPM or WebSphere Enterprise Service Bus to exchange information with a Lotus Domino server.
• WebSphere Adapter for Oracle E-Business Suite
  WebSphere Adapter for Oracle E-Business Suite enables applications running on IBM BPM or WebSphere Enterprise Service Bus to interact with Oracle database components.
• WebSphere Adapter for PeopleSoft Enterprise
  WebSphere Adapter for PeopleSoft Enterprise enables applications running on IBM BPM or WebSphere Enterprise Service Bus to exchange data with a PeopleSoft Enterprise server.
• WebSphere Adapter for SAP Software
  WebSphere Adapter for SAP Software enables applications running on IBM BPM or WebSphere Enterprise Service Bus to interact with SAP applications on an SAP server.
• WebSphere Adapter for Siebel Business Applications
  WebSphere Adapters for Siebel Business Applications enables applications running on IBM BPM or WebSphere Enterprise Service Bus to exchange information with a Siebel Application Server.
• WebSphere Adapter Toolkit
  The WebSphere Adapter Toolkit provides development tools, libraries and sample code to help you create JCA adapters.
• CICS ECI resource adapter
  The Customer Information Control System External Call Interface (CICS ECI) resource adapter lets you access programs on CICS servers. Working with the external service wizard, the CICS ECI resource adapter creates services that invoke CICS transactions on a CICS server.
• IMS TM resource adapter
  The IMS™ TM resource adapter is used by services to access IMS transactions running on host IMS systems. It can also be used for IMS transactions to access external services.
• WOLA resource adapter
  Using the WebSphere optimized local adapter (WOLA), you can create and access services to exchange information with COBOL, PL/I, C, and C++ programs that run on Customer Information Control System (CICS), IBM Information Management System (IMS) transaction systems, and batch programs on z/OS .
• Pre-packaged Email, FTP and Flat File data bindings
  Several data bindings for the Email, FTP and Flat File adapters are available with the product.
• Pre-packaged Email, FTP and Flat File function selectors
  Some function selectors for the Email, FTP and Flat Files adapters are included with the product.
• Use WebSphere Business Integration Adapters
  These adapters do not comply to either the J2C architecture or the Enterprise Metadata Discovery specification, yet can be used with the external service wizard.

Access external services with adapters

Related concepts:
Pattern of accessing external services with adapters
Developing services with adapters
Simple adapter wizard
Migrating applications using previous adapter levels

Related tasks:
Create a business object from a source file

Related reference:
J2C data bindings
A closer look at business objects from data structures
J2C imports and exports at run time
Trade-offs when developing adapter imports and exports
Considerations when using adapters
Considerations when refactoring
Contributing your own external service or data wizard plug-in
Limitations for adapter imports and exports