The integration channel component of the adapter for Ariba Buyer runs in Ariba Buyer itself. Once events have been configured for the integration channel, Ariba Buyer exports application-specific meta-data through the channel to a file system repository. This meta-data is used by the Object Discovery Agent to create business object definitions, which are exported to the integration broker repository.
Each time an event occurs during run time, Ariba Buyer sends a message object containing object-level data and information about the type of transaction. The connector maps this data to the corresponding business object definition, to create an application-specific business object. The connector sends these business objects on to the integration broker for processing. It also receives business objects back from the integration broker, which it passes back to Ariba Buyer.
Business Object Designer provides a graphical interface that enables you to generate business object definitions for use at run time. For details, see Generating business object definitions