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Creating a static service gateway

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This topic only applies to BAW, and is located in the BAW repository. Last updated on 2025-03-13 12:15
IBM® Integration Designer provides a pattern that is a fast path to generate a service gateway, along with all the required artifacts. In a static service gateway, the endpoint address of the service provider is known before the message enters the gateway. The mediation flow typically modifies the information contained in the body and header of a message.

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This topic describes how to use the pattern to create a service gateway. The pattern provides a starting point to create common service gateway scenarios. You can also create a service gateway by creating all the artifacts yourself. For more information, see Creating a service gateway

To create a static service gateway from the pattern, follow these instructions:

Procedure

  1. In the main toolbar, click Open Patterns Explorer.
    Open Patterns Explorer icon
  2. Select Static Service Gateway, right click and select Create a Pattern Instance.
  3. Enter a name in the Pattern instance name field. This name will be used for the integration solution and referenced projects that are created for the pattern.
  4. Click OK.
    The Configure Pattern Parameters page opens.
  5. In a static gateway, you must specify the interfaces of the service providers. Click Add to see the list of available service provider interfaces. Select an interface from the list of interfaces, and click OK.
    Note: The interface must exist in a library in order to be available in the list.
  6. If you want to log request and response messages, choose an option from the list of logging options.
  7. Select a transport protocol for the export from the list of supported protocols.
  8. Choose the native data format for the message payload (or body) .
  9. Select a transport protocol for the imports from the list of supported protocols.
  10. Click Generate. The business integration view opens showing the generated projects.
  11. Click Summary to see the details of the generated artifacts, and to determine your next steps to finish implementing the gateway.

What to do next

Next, you can test the service gateway.