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Adapter Foundation Classes overview

Adapter Foundation Classes installed with the WebSphere Adapter Toolkit provide the foundation services for a custom JCA resource adapter that can run on multiple server run times, including IBM BPM.

The New Connector Project wizard uses the Adapter Foundation Classes to generate an implementation of classes for your custom adapter. The Adapter Foundation Classes conform to, and extend, the Java™ 2 Connector Architecture JCA 1.5 specification. The foundation classes include generic contracts and methods to develop a working resource adapter. The New Connector Project wizard collects information to create enterprise information system-specific extensions to the foundation classes.

This document contains implementation guidelines for the Adapter Foundation Classes. The Javadoc for the Adapter Foundation Classes, as well as the Javadoc for the data exchange service provider interface and the Javadoc for the enterprise metadata discovery, are included as part of the WebSphere Adapter Toolkit installation. See IBM WebSphere Adapter Toolkit tasks.

IBM WebSphere Adapter Toolkit overview