Overview

The connector for WebSphere MQ Workflow is a runtime component of the WebSphere Business Integration Adapter for WebSphere MQ. The connector allows the WebSphere integration broker to exchange business objects with WebSphere MQ Workflow.

This chapter describes the connector component and the relevant business integration system architecture. WebSphere MQ Workflow is an IBM workflow management system. It communicates with WebSphere MQ Workflow client processes (nodes) and with external applications such as the connector described in this book.

Connectors consist of an application-specific component and the connector framework. The application-specific component contains code tailored to a particular application. The connector framework, whose code is common to all connectors, acts as an intermediary between the integration broker and the application-specific component. The connector framework provides the following services between the integration broker and the application-specific component:

This document contains information about the application-specific component and connector framework. It refers to both of these components as the connector.

For more information about the relationship of the integration broker to the connector, see the IBM WebSphere InterChange Server System Administration Guide.

Note:
All WebSphere business integration adapters operate with an integration broker. The connector for WebSphere MQ Workflow operates with:

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