Integration maps

Maps provide a non-programmatic approach to the development of interfaces, with prebuilt functionality for connectivity, transformation, and routing. Components can be created once and reused many times for different types of integration scenarios.

Maps support integration scenarios such as:

• Asynchronous, event-driven architecture
• Component or Enterprise JavaBean (EJB) architecture
• Synchronous, web-based architecture
• Application-embedded architecture
• Batch interface architecture

A map is made up of:

• Input and output map cards that represent the sources and targets.
• Map rules that define how the output data is built based upon business rules.
• Specifications of the resource adapter used to retrieve and send data.