Administration Guide
Introduction
BEA WebLogic Personal Messaging API is a single Application Programming Interface (API) for the integration of PIM/groupware into enterprise applications and business processes. The Personal Messaging API offers a way to access groupware systems, such as Microsoft Exchange and Lotus Domino using a unified programming interface. Personal Messaging API is a collection of Java API libraries that can be integrated into Java-based applications, such a portals, web applications or standalone Java applications.
This chapter includes the following sections:
What's Included
The Personal Messaging API installation includes the files for the Java API libraries, plus other pieces to support deploying, developing, and working with the API. See Table1-1 for a list of directories and files.
Table 1-1 Personal Messaging Directories
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Directory
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Description
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%COMPOZE_HOME%\collab-4.2
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BEA WebLogic Personal Messaging API files.
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%COMPOZE_HOME%\lib
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Third-party Java libraries.
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%COMPOZE_HOME%\license
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The license file should be placed here (license.bea).
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%COMPOZE_COLLAB_HOME%\docs
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Documentation, including JavaDoc.
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%COMPOZE_COLLAB_HOME%\lib
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The core Personal Messaging API product JAR file libraries.
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%COMPOZE_COLLAB_HOME%\scripts
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ANT scripts.
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%COMPOZE_COLLAB_HOME%\domino_service
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Domino Service installer (setup.exe and setup.bin).
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%COMPOZE_COLLAB_HOME%\exchange_service
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Exchange Service installer (setup.exe) and associated files.
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%COMPOZE_COLLAB_HOME%\example
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Example code.
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Java API
The Personal Messaging API is segmented in different Java packages. The primary package is com.compoze.collab. See Table 1-2 for a list of Java API packages.
Table 1-2 Java API Packages
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Package Name
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Description
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com.compoze.collab
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The core package containing concepts and classes common to the entire API.
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com.compoze.collab.messaging
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The package containing functionality common to both groupware and messaging.
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com.compoze.collab.groupware
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The package containing classes common to all groupware providers.
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com.compoze.collab.domino
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The package containing classes for accessing groupware functionality in Lotus Domino.
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com.compoze.collab.exchange
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The package containing classes for accessing groupware functionality in Microsoft Exchange via MAPI or WebDAV.
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The complete Java API Documentation (JavaDoc) can be found at %COMPOZE_COLLAB_HOME%\docs\api\index.html.
