Interacting with a JD Edwards application

To interact with a JD Edwards application, obtain external software dependencies, run the Adapter Connection wizard, develop a message flow, then deploy the relevant resources.

Before you begin

Gather the following information from your JD Edwards administrator; you will need this information when you run the Adapter Connection wizard.
  • JD Edwards EnterpriseOne environment name
  • JD Edwards user name
  • JD Edwards password
  • The role that is associated with the user name
To find objects in the JD Edwards system, you use the Adapter Connection wizard to run a query to discover business functions or XML lists. Ask your JD Edwards administrator about the available business function libraries or XML list tables. To complete the wizard, you need to know the table type and the attributes to specify in the query. For more information, see JD Edwards connection properties for the Adapter Connection wizard.
You need the following information to complete the system connection information in the Adapter Connection wizard. You can find this information in the jdbj.ini file that is included with the external JD Edwards resource files.
[JDBj-BOOTSTRAP SESSION]
user=user
password=***
environment=JDEenv
role=*ALL

Connecting to a DB2® database

If you are connecting to a Db2 database, the JDBC driver file that is required for Db2 can be found in the JDBC driver files table. The jdbj.ini file contains the following example entries, which have been configured by the JD Edwards administrator:
[JDBj-BOOTSTRAP DATA SOURCE]

databaseType=W

[JDBj-JDBC DRIVERS]

UDB=COM.ibm.db2.jdbc.app.DB2Driver

Connecting to an Oracle database

If you are Connecting to an Oracle database, the JDBC driver files that are required for Oracle can be found in the JDBC driver files table. The jdbj.ini file contains the following example entries, which have been configured by the JD Edwards administrator:
[JDBj-JDBC DRIVERS]
ORACLE=oracle.jdbc.driver.OracleDriver

[JDBj-ORACLE]
tns=tnsnames.ora

About this task

To connect to a JD Edwards application, the JD Edwards adapter requires certain files and libraries. You must store these files so that they are accessible to the Adapter Connection wizard. The wizard creates various resources, such as an adapter component and message flow. After you have completed the wizard, you can develop a message flow to define the interaction with the JD Edwards application, then deploy the relevant resources.

Procedure

  1. To connect to JD Edwards by using the Adapter Connection wizard, and create a message flow, follow the instructions in Connecting to an EIS by using the Adapter Connection wizard.
  2. Develop your message flow to define the interaction with the JD Edwards application.
  3. Deploy the appropriate resources, as described in Including WebSphere Adapters resources in a BAR file.