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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.

1. Setting deployment and runtime properties
   Specify deployment and runtime properties that the external service wizard uses to connect to the FTP server.
2. Selecting a data type and operation name
   Use the external service wizard to select a data type and to name the operation associated with the data type. For inbound communications, the external service wizard gives you the choice of three different data types: user-defined type, generic FTP business object, and generic FTP business object with business graph. Each data type corresponds to a business object structure.
3. Configure the data binding and data handler
   Each data type has an equivalent data binding used to read the fields in a business object and fill the corresponding fields in a file. 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 a file with information it receives in the business object.
4. Generate the service
   While creating artifacts for the module, the adapter generates an export file. The export file contains the operation for the top-level business object.

Configure the module for deployment

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Inbound processing