This figure shows the components of the OWSM architecture, which are described in the following table.

The Oracle Enterprise Manager Fusion Middleware Control is shown as being attached to the Policy Interceptors and the OWSM Policy Manager. The Policy Interceptor Pipeline contains individual interceptors that manage reliable messaging, management, addressing, security, and MTOM policies. It connects to the OWSM Policy Manager, which connects to Metadata Store (MDS), which finally connects to the Oracle Fusion Middleware Database.