1 Introduction

This manual should enable software developers both to implement own connectors for the Enterprise Integration Platform and to implement own web services for the WebServiceConnector.

1.1 Connectors

Implementing an additional connector consists of the following steps:

• Provide the application specific configuration parameters in the configuration XML file, e.g. how to connect to the application (login, password, etc.).

• Develop the connector itself, which will be called by the Enterprise Integration Platform controller (kernel) e.g. based on events. The connector either receives data from the Controller in order to send data (or to execute a function) in the external application or reads data from the external application and sends it to the controller for further processing.

1.2 Web Services

Implementing an additional Web Service consists of the following steps:

• Provide the web service specific configuration parameters in the configuration XML file, e.g. how your web service can be called from a web service client.

• Develop the web service itself that allows web service calls to be made.

• Provide web service deployment information to get it properly deployed inside the EIP's web server.