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Overview of WebSphere Adapter for JD Edwards EnterpriseOne

With WebSphere Adapter for JD Edwards EnterpriseOne, you can create integrated processes that include the exchange of information with a JD Edwards EnterpriseOne server, without special coding.

The adapter provides a standard interface that eliminates the need for the component to understand the lower-level implementation details or data structures of the application. Using the adapter, a component (the program or piece of code that performs a specific business function) can send requests to the JD Edwards EnterpriseOne server (for example, to query a customer record in a JD Edwards EnterpriseOne table or to update an order document).

WebSphere Adapter for JD Edwards EnterpriseOne complies with the Java™ Platform, Enterprise Edition (JEE) Connector Architecture (JCA). JCA standardizes the way application components, application servers, and enterprise information systems, such as a JD Edwards EnterpriseOne server, interact with each other. WebSphere Adapter for JD Edwards EnterpriseOne makes it possible for JCA-compliant application servers to connect to and interact with the JD Edwards EnterpriseOne server. Clients running on the JCA-compliant server can then communicate with the JD Edwards EnterpriseOne server in a standard way (using business objects or JavaBeans).

The following example assumes you are setting up an adapter using IBM Integration Designer and deploying the module that contains the adapter to IBM BPM or WebSphere Enterprise Service Bus.

Suppose a medium-sized retail company uses JD Edwards EnterpriseOne to coordinate most of its business operations. JD Edwards EnterpriseOne includes a business function that can return a real-time list of inventory items for its 100 stores located across the United States. An application component might be able to use this business function as part of an overall business process.

For example, an employee of a retail company can access the real-time list of available inventory items, thus providing correct, real-time information to a customer.

• Hardware and software requirements
  The hardware and software requirements for WebSphere Adapters are provided on the IBM Support website.
• Technical overview of the Adapter for JD Edwards EnterpriseOne
  IBM WebSphere Adapter for JD Edwards EnterpriseOne provides a way for applications to interact with data on JD Edwards EnterpriseOne servers. Outbound processing, which is the processing of requests from an application through the adapter to the JD Edwards EnterpriseOne server, is supported.

WebSphere Adapter for JD Edwards EnterpriseOne documentation