More about Connect EJB rules

An EJB connector is invoked from a connector activity — an activity with the Activity Type set to Rule Connect that applies to a class derived from the Work - base class. An Integrator shape in a flow rule can reference activities with the Rule Connect Activity Type .

Calling activity

When you use the Connector wizard, the wizard generates a connector activity. You may need to fine-tune settings or steps in the generated rule. If you create the connector rules directly using rule forms rather than with the Connector wizard, you must also create the connector activities.

Connector activities have the following kinds of steps:

  • A step that creates a named page for the class rule that the connector rule applies to. This page becomes the primary page for the connector.
  • A step that sets property values that serve as the input for the connector's invocation of the EJB.

  • A step that calls the connector rule. This step uses the Connect-EJB method. The step page is the primary page of the connector.
  • A step that processes the data that the connector rule receives.

Performance statistics

For information on gathering performance information about this connector see Testing Services and Connectors, a document on the Integration pages of the PDN.

Debugging

For more information on testing connectors, see Testing Services and Connectors, a document on the Integration pages of the PDN.

Viewing Java Bean properties

The Java Bean Viewer tool allows you to view Java Bean properties in a tree format. See The Java Bean Viewer tool.