This is a text description of an illustration showing a sample ESB scenario. This image shows, from left to right, the following:
A partial screen capture of a Microsoft Windows Explorer file system pointing to a file adapter service labeled CustIn
The file adapter service connected to a routing service, labeled CustIn_RS.
The CustIn_RS routing service connected to a CustOut_RS routing service.
The CustOut_RS routing service connected to two adapter services. One adapter service is labeled CRMOut and the other is labeled CustDBOut.
The CustDBOut adapter service pointing to a Customer Information Database and the CRMOut adapter service pointing to a Customer Relationship Management Application.
All components except the file system, database, and customer relationship management application are enclosed within a box that is labeled Enterprise Service Bus.