IBM BPM, V8.0.1, All platforms > Authoring services in Integration Designer > Services and service-related functions > Access external services with adapters > Configure and using adapters > IBM WebSphere Adapters > Email > Configure the module for deployment > Configure the module for outbound processing
Configure the module using the user-defined data type
To configure a module for outbound processing using the user-defined data type, use the external service wizard in IBM Integration Designer to build business services, specify data transformation processing, and generate business object definitions and related artifacts.
You can create a custom data type and specify the required mail content and attachment business object information for the data type. To do this configuration, you need to create an inbound module with the user-defined data type using the EmailFixedStructureDataBinding data binding.
- Setting deployment and runtime properties for user-defined data type
To select and configure your module for outbound or inbound communication with the mail server, you specify the configuration properties using the external service wizard in IBM Integration Designer. Then, configure the managed connection factory properties. Managed connection factory properties are stored in the business object and contain the information the adapter needs to make the connection between the outbound module and the mail server.- Selecting a data type and operation name
Use the external service wizard to select a data type and name the operation associated with this data type. For outbound communication, the external service wizard gives you the choice of four different data types: simple email, generic email, generic email with business graph, and user-defined type. Each data type corresponds to a business object structure. Use the user-defined data type if you want to configure your own business object wrapper instead of using the generic email business object.- Configure the data binding
Data bindings read the fields in a business object and fill the corresponding fields in an email. In the external service wizard, you add a data binding to your module and configure it to correspond with your data type. This way, the adapter knows how to populate the fields in an email with information it receives in the business object.- Configure business object properties and data handlers
When you intend to use a data type that contains business objects, you must specify properties for those business objects. Completing this step does not add child business objects to the email parent object. Rather, it tells the adapter how to process particular types of business objects. Data handlers perform the conversions between a business object and a particular MIME format.- Setting interaction specification properties and generating the service
Interaction properties are optional. If you choose to set them, the values you specify are displayed in the import file. The import file is generated when the adapter creates artifacts for the module and contains the operation for the top-level business object.
Configure the module for outbound processing
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