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Phase 1: Creating an Adapter Definition
 
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An adapter definition simply defines the adapter to your Integration Server. To create the adapter definition, the adapter includes the following classes:
Class
Description
WmSampleAdapter
Represents the main class of the adapter. In the Sample Adapter package's main source code directory, the adapter definition extends the base class WmAdapter.
WmSampleAdapterConstants
Contains all the string constants used by the adapter. It includes such things as the major code, group names, parameter names, bean property names, and resource domain names.
WmSampleAdapterResourceBundle
Contains all display strings and messages used by the adapter at run time and at design time.
admin
Registers and un-registers the adapter when the adapter package starts up and shuts down.
The first three classes are located in the com.wm.adapter.wmSampleAdapter Java package. The admin class is located in wm.wmSampleAdapter Java package.