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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.

  1. Roadmap for configuring the module
    Before you can use WebSphere Adapter for Email in a runtime environment, configure the module. Understanding this task at a high level helps you perform the steps that are needed to accomplish the task.
  2. Configure the mail server to work with the adapter
    Before working with the adapter, install a mail server according to its user manual. The information about how to connect to the mail server (such as user names, passwords, and port) is required by the external service wizard in IBM Integration Designer when you create your adapter module.
  3. Create an authentication alias
    An authentication alias is a feature that encrypts the passwords used by the adapter to access the mail server.

    You can gain a greater level of security by using an authentication alias to configure the adapter, instead of typing the user ID and password directly.

  4. Create the module
    A module encapsulates the service in a reusable unit and consists of both a project in IBM Integration Designer and a unit of deployment to IBM BPM or WebSphere Enterprise Service Bus. The module is packaged and deployed to IBM BPM or WebSphere Enterprise Service Bus as an enterprise archive (EAR) file.
  5. Defining WebSphere Application Server environment variables
    Use the Process Administrative Console of IBM BPM or WebSphere Enterprise Service Bus to define WebSphere Application Server environment variables.
  6. Defining business objects
    Create business objects or import predefined business objects that is to be used by the module. WebSphere Adapter for Email uses business objects to either obtain information from an email or to produce an email.
  7. Create a simple service with the adapter pattern wizard
    Adapter patterns provide a quick and easy way of creating a simple service with an adapter.
  8. Starting the external service wizard
    To begin the process of creating and deploying a module, you start the external service wizard in IBM Integration Designer. The wizard creates a project used to organize the files associated with the module.
  9. Configure the module for outbound processing
    To configure a module to use the adapter for outbound processing, use the external service wizard in IBM Integration Designer to build business services, specify data transformation processing, and generate the business object definitions and related artifacts.
  10. Configure the module for inbound processing
    To configure a module to use the adapter for inbound processing, 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.

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