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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.

• Road map for configuring the module
  Before you use WebSphere Adapter for FTP 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.
• Create an authentication alias
  An authentication alias is a feature that encrypts the password used by the adapter to access the FTP server. The adapter can use it to connect to the FTP server instead of using a user ID and a password stored in an adapter property.
• Create the module
  

  You create the module in IBM Integration Designer. The module allows you to define business objects that will be used by the project.

• Defining business objects
  Predefine the business objects in Integration Designer that will be used by the project that you will create in the next topic.
• Defining WebSphere Application Server environment variables
  Use the Process Administrative Console of the runtime environment to define WebSphere Application Server environment variables.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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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