Contents

Title and Copyright Information

Preface

• Audience
• Documentation Accessibility
• Related Documents
• Conventions

1 Overview

• 1.1 Architecture
• 1.2 Sample Transfer Scenario

2 Configuration File eai_ini.xml

• 2.1 Setting up the Configuration File eai_ini.xml
• 2.2 Common Section
• 2.3 Controller Section
• 2.4 Log Section
• 2.5 Queue Section
• 2.6 Notification Section
• 2.7 Connector Section
• 2.8 Pipe Section
  • 2.8.1 Modifying the Mapping File
• 2.9 Workflow Section
• 2.10 Admin Section
• 2.11 Cryptographer Section

3 Cleanup EIP Database

4 Agile EDM Connector

• 4.1 Setting up the Asynchronous Agile EDM Connector
• 4.2 Configuration Inside Agile EDM
  • 4.2.1 Site Management
  • 4.2.2 Connector ID
• 4.3 External XML Interface (EXI)
  • 4.3.1 Definition of the XML Schema (IEF Formats)
  • 4.3.2 Definition of XML Interface Objects
  • 4.3.3 Usage of the XML Interface (outbound)
    • 4.3.3.1 Usage of the XML interface objects
  • 4.3.4 Usage of the XML Interface (inbound)
    • 4.3.4.1 Create Example
    • 4.3.4.2 Update Example
    • 4.3.4.3 Delete Example
    • 4.3.4.4 Query Example
    • 4.3.4.5 File Check-out Example
    • 4.3.4.6 File Check-in Example
  • 4.3.5 Special Operations
  • 4.3.6 Export Format of the Data from the XML-Interface
    • 4.3.6.1 Entity Example
    • 4.3.6.2 Relation Example
• 4.4 Configuration of the Synchronous Agile EDM Connector
  • 4.4.1 Overview
  • 4.4.2 Configuration
    • 4.4.2.1 Synchronous Agile EDM Connector
    • 4.4.2.2 Userexits for Calling EIP from Inside Agile EDM and Displaying the Result
    • 4.4.2.3 Setting up Target of Synchronous Communication in Agile EDM
    • 4.4.2.4 Configuration of the Agile EDM Forms for Displaying External Result Data
• 4.5 XML Snapshot Feature
  • 4.5.1 Overview
  • 4.5.2 Configuration
  • 4.5.3 Transfer Scenario
  • 4.5.4 Displaying and Deleting the Snapshot
• 4.6 Loopback Mode
  • 4.6.1 Overview
  • 4.6.2 Configuration in eai_ini.xml
  • 4.6.3 Configuration Inside EDM
    • 4.6.3.1 Configuration for Operation Process
    • 4.6.3.2 Configuration for Operation: snapshot
• 4.7 Content of the Transfer Queue
  • 4.7.1 Available Functions in the Transfer Queue

5 File Connectors

• 5.1 Business Object Data File Connector
• 5.2 Synchronous Business Object Data File Connector
• 5.3 Data File Connector
• 5.4 Synchronous Data File Connector
• 5.5 Fixed Length File Connector
• 5.6 Synchronous Fixed Length File Connector
• 5.7 CSV File Connector
• 5.8 Synchronous CSV File Connector

6 Network Connectors

• 6.1 FTP Connector
• 6.2 HTTP Connector
  • 6.2.1 XML Data (text/xml)
  • 6.2.2 Multipart Data (multipart/form-data)
• 6.3 Mail Connector
• 6.4 SOAP Connector
• 6.5 Synchronous SOAP Connector
• 6.6 Socket Connector
• 6.7 Web Service Connector
• 6.8 Synchronous WebService Connector
• 6.9 XML-RPC Connector
• 6.10 Synchronous XML-RPC Connector

7 Other Connectors

• 7.1 JDBC Connector
  • 7.1.1 Oracle Example Configuration (standalone)
  • 7.1.2 Oracle Example Configuration (RAC)
  • 7.1.3 Example for SQL Query
• 7.2 BPM Connector

8 Business Process Management Engine

• 8.1 Overview
• 8.2 Configuration
  • 8.2.1 Activating the BPM Engine
  • 8.2.2 Definition of BPM Connector
  • 8.2.3 Workflows for the BPM Connector
  • 8.2.4 Additional Configuration Files
  • 8.2.5 Validation of the Processes
  • 8.2.6 Defining the Executable Processes
  • 8.2.7 Process Variable Transformation
• 8.3 Designing Business Processes
  • 8.3.1 First BPEL example
  • 8.3.2 BPEL in Detail
  • 8.3.3 Details on Catching Exceptions
    • 8.3.3.1 External Exceptions
    • 8.3.3.2 Internal Exceptions
    • 8.3.3.3 System Variables
• 8.4 Mathematical Expression Parser

9 Running the Enterprise Integration Platform

• 9.1 Testing the Enterprise Integration Platform
• 9.2 Integration Platform

10 Tools

• 10.1 Cryptographer Tool
• 10.2 Encrypt Tool
• 10.3 Administrator Tool
  • 10.3.1 Queue Viewer
  • 10.3.2 Logger
  • 10.3.3 Connector Overview
  • 10.3.4 Process Monitor
• 10.4 Ping Tool
• 10.5 Transformation Tool
• 10.6 BPM Converter Tool
  • 10.6.1 Title
  • 10.6.2 Heading
  • 10.6.3 Icons / Tool tip windows
  • 10.6.4 Start / End Button
  • 10.6.5 Components/Variables/Fault Handlers
  • 10.6.6 Switch / Flow / While
  • 10.6.7 Sequence Frame
• 10.7 Upgrade Tool

11 Format of the XML Data Object (XDO)

• 11.1 Introduction
• 11.2 Sample XDO
• 11.3 Business Object Document (bod)
• 11.4 Control Area (controlarea)
• 11.5 Data Area (dataarea)

12 Frequently Asked Questions

• 12.1 Starting
• 12.2 Data and Transformation
• 12.3 EDM/ERP Connectors
• 12.4 BPM Connectors
• 12.5 Technology Connectors
• 12.6 Miscellaneous