IBM Branch Transformation Toolkit 5.1 Migration and Usage Guidelines

74 IBM Branch Transformation Toolkit 5.1 Migration and Usage Guidelines

3.1.3 Other features

The Branch Transformation Toolkit 5.1 adds the following features to an

end-to-end solution:

򐂰 LUO and LU6.2 Java Connector Architecture (JCA) connectors. These

connectors are:

– SNA JCA LU0

The SNA JCA LU0 Connector enables a Java application to send requests

to and get responses from an existing Enterprise Information System

(EIS). It enables developers to deploy these applications into a managed

environment in which a J2EE-capable application server such as

WebSphere Application Server handles connection pooling, transactions,

and security. To support this, the SNA JCA LU0 Connector implements the

JCA.

– SNA JCA LU62

SNA JCA LU62 Connector is a resource adapter that enables an

application to send requests to and get responses from an existing EIS. It

enables developers to deploy these applications into a managed

environment in which a J2EE-capable application server such as

WebSphere Application Server handles connection pooling, transactions,

and security.

To deliver the messages, the SNA JCA LU62 Connector supports the

WSIF interface through the JCA plug-in and JCA through the Common

Client Interface (CCI). CCI supports only local connections, which means

that the application must be on the same machine as the SNA JCA LU62

Connector. The WSIF interface supports local and remote connections. In

a remote connection, the application and SNA JCA LU62 Connector can

be on different machines. In this case, you can use the SNA JCA LU62

Connector to generate a SOAP proxy class and a set of WSDL files. The

application uses these files to access the remote SNA JCA LU62

Connector.

򐂰 Java light weight client sample application

Branch Transformation Toolkit 5.1 provides a sample application that

implements a Java client. This Java client sample is designed and

implemented to show the most important steps in a Branch Transformation

application development project.

The Java client sample application follows a four-tier architecture:

– The client tier, consisting of Java clients