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WebSphere Adapter for Email documentation

With WebSphere Adapter for Email, you can create integrated processes that include the exchange of information using email, without special coding.

• Overview of WebSphere Adapter for Email
  With WebSphere Adapter for Email, you can create integrated processes that can exchange information using email, without special coding.
• Plan for adapter implementation
  

  You need to consider various factors before setting up and using the WebSphere Adapter for Email.

  For example, before you configure the adapter, consider whether to set up the adapter in a clustered environment, in which the workload of the server is distributed across multiple machines. Also, if you are migrating from an earlier version of WebSphere Adapter for Email, perform any migration tasks.

• Samples and tutorials
  To help you use WebSphere Adapters, samples and tutorials are available from the Business Process Management Samples and Tutorials website.
• Configure the module for deployment
  To configure the adapter so that it can be deployed on IBM BPM or WebSphere Enterprise Service Bus, use IBM Integration Designer to create a module, which is exported as an EAR file when you deploy the adapter. You then specify the business objects you want to build and the system on which you want to build them.
• Changing interaction specification properties
  To change interaction specification properties for your adapter module after generating the service, use the assembly editor in IBM Integration Designer.
• Deploying the module
  Deploy a module to place the files that make up your module and adapter into an operational environment for production or testing. In IBM Integration Designer, the integrated test environment features runtime support for IBM BPM or WebSphere Enterprise Service Bus, or both, depending on the test environment profiles that you selected during installation.
• Administer the adapter module
  When you are running the adapter in a stand-alone deployment, use the administrative console of the server to start, stop, monitor, and troubleshoot the adapter module. In an application that uses an embedded adapter, the adapter module starts or stops when the application is started or stopped.
• Troubleshooting and support
  Common troubleshooting techniques and self-help information help you identify and solve problems quickly. For information about configuring logging properties and changing the log and trace file names, see Configure logging and tracing.
• Reference information
  To support you in your tasks, reference information includes details about business objects that are generated by the external service wizard and information about adapter properties, including those that support bidirectional transformation. It also includes pointers to adapter messages and related product information.
• Adapter documentation in PDF format
  Documentation in PDF format for WebSphere Adapter for Email is available at the following location.