About Connect JCA rules
Use JCA connector rules to connect your application to an external Enterprise Information System (EIS) through a resource adapter that implements the Common Client Interface (CCI) of the Java EE Connector Architecture (JCA) specification.
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Before you begin, create an instance of the Data-Admin-Connect-JCAAdapter class that defines the resource adapter you want the connector to communicate with. See More about Connect JCA rules.
A JCA connector rule gathers the data for an input record and then invokes the resource
adapter
Execute()
method for a specific function. The resource adapter data
instance specifies which
Execute()
method to use. The connector rule
determines which of the resource adapter
InteractionSpec
methods to use and
provides the input record object. If required by the resource adapter, the connector rule
also instantiates the output record object and provides a reference to that object in the
request.
Where referenced
Use the Connect-JCA method in an activity to begin execution of a Connect JCA rule.
Access
Use the Application Explorer or the Connector Definitions & Simulations landing page to see Connect JCA rules in your application. Use the Records Explorer to list all Connect JCA rules that are available to you.
Development
To debug your application, you can simulate a JCA connector when the external class is unavailable or lacks a test environment. See Creating Connector Simulations.
Where referenced
Connect JCA rules can be referenced in an Integrator shape (
) of a flow rule, or on the Definition tab of a Data Page rule, as the source of
data for the contents of the data page.
Category
Connect JCA rules belong to the Integration-Connectors category. A Connect JCA rule is an instance of the Rule-Connect-JCA rule type.