Understanding Target Connectors

Target connectors generate requests, send them to integration participants, wait for responses from participants, and deliver the responses back to the gateway manager.

This example illustrates the request and response flow through a target connector.

The integration gateway invokes target connectors dynamically through the gateway manager. Target connectors adhere to a standard structure by implementing the target connector interface provided by the integration gateway. By implementing this interface, target connectors can take advantage of all gateway manager services.

Each target connector has an internal connector ID that you use when selecting the connector; for example, the connector ID for the HTTP target connector is HTTPTARGET.