Determining installation and configuration tasks

The installation and configuration tasks for the e-Mail adapter depend on the roles it must fill in the WebSphere business integration system. Read the sections below to determine what tasks you must perform based on how you will be using the e-Mail adapter.

Note:
If you are installing the e-Mail adapter as a stand alone system, see the installation guides for further instructions, System Installation Guide for Windows or the Implementation Guide for WebSphere MQ Integrator Broker or the instructions in the section Comprehensive install and uninstall instructions for adapters.

Using the adapter for event notification

If the adapter must poll for new e-Mail messages in an application and send them to the integration broker for processing, perform the following steps:

  1. Install the adapter as described in "Quick installation of the e-Mail adapter".
  2. Configure the mail server and mailboxes for poll locations. For information, see "Configuring mail servers for polling".
  3. Create the business objects required to support the interface. For more information, see Developing business objects for the adapter.
  4. Create or modify a meta-object for the data handler that the adapter uses to process the data. For more information, see Data handler meta-objects.
  5. Create and configure a poll meta-object to contain a child meta-object for each poll location. For more information, see Using e-Mail adapter meta-objects.
  6. Configure the mail servers that the adapter will be polling as described in "Configuring mail servers for polling".
  7. Configure the adapter definition as described in Configuring the adapter definition. Keep the following points in mind:
  8. Run the adapter as described in "Running the adapter".

Using the adapter for business object processing

If the adapter must receive business objects from the integration broker and process them, perform the following steps:

  1. Install the adapter as described in "Quick installation of the e-Mail adapter".
  2. Create the business objects required to support the interface. For more information, see Developing business objects for the adapter. These business object will include a top-level wrapper business object that contains routing information for the adapter. For more information, see Using e-Mail adapter business objects.
  3. Create or modify a meta-object for the data handler that the adapter uses to process the data. For more information, see Data handler meta-objects.
  4. Configure the adapter definition as described in Configuring the adapter definition. Keep the following points in mind:
  5. Run the adapter as described in "Running the adapter".

Using the adapter for error notification

Note:
Using the adapter for Error Notification (InterChange Server Integration Broker Only)

If your integration broker is InterChange Server and the adapter will be used for e-mail notification of errors, perform the following steps:

  1. The e-Mail adapter is automatically installed if your integration broker is InterChange Server, for the reason that it plays such a significant role in error notification, so you do not have to perform any installation tasks. Proceed to configure the adapter properties as described in Configuring the adapter definition.
  2. Configure the Email Notification business object as described in EmailNotification business object.
  3. You must configure other InterChange Server components for e-mail notification. For information on setting up e-mail notification of errors, refer to the System Administration Guide.
  4. Run the adapter as described in Running the adapter.

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