BEA WebLogic - Integration Business Services Engine

Component Information for the BEA WebLogic Adapter for SAP
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The following versions of Application Explorer are available when deploying the adapter
with BEA WebLogic Server:
• Servlet. Deployed as a Web application, this version is accessible through a Web
browser. In addition, the servlet Application Explorer can be used with Integration
Business Services Engine (iBSE) and Enterprise Connector for J2EE Connector
Architecture (JCA). For more information, see the following chapters:
•Chapter 3, Creating XML Schemas for SAP
•Chapter 4, Creating and Publishing Integration Business Services
•Chapter 5, Configuring the Event Adapter for SAP
• Integrated Java Swing. Tightly integrated within the BEA WebLogic toolset, the
integrated Java Swing Application Explorer can be accessed directly from WebLogic
WorkShop, where WSDL (Web Services Description Language) files generated from
Integration Business Services and XML schemas can be shared as resources within a
WebLogic WorkShop application. For more information, see Appendix A, Using
Application Explorer in BEA WebLogic Workshop to Create XML Schemas and Web Services.
Note: To use Application Explorer within WebLogic WorkShop, you must deploy the
Integration Business Services Engine (iBSE). For more information, see the BEA
WebLogic ERP Installation and Configuration documentation.
Integration Business Services Engine
The Integration Business Services Engine (iBSE) exposes—as Web services—enterprise
assets that are accessible from adapters regardless of the programming language or the
particular operating system.
iBSE simplifies the creation and execution of Web services when running:
• Custom and legacy applications.
• Database queries and stored procedures.
• Packaged applications.
• Terminal emulation and screen-based systems.
• Transactional systems.
Web services is a distributed programming architecture that solves Enterprise Application
Integration (EAI) hurdles that other programming models cannot. It enables programs to
communicate with one another using a text-based, platform and language independent
message format called XML.