webMethods Oracle Applications Adapter is an add-on to webMethods Integration Server that allows you to exchange data with Oracle Applications systems. The adapter provides seamless and real-time communications to and from the Oracle Applications system without requiring changes to the existing security infrastructure.

Using Oracle Apps Adapter, Integration Server clients can run services that execute transactions to retrieve data from, and insert and update data into, Oracle Applications systems. For example, you can use Oracle Apps Adapter in a flow that receives an XML-based purchase order and then inserts a sales order into an Oracle Applications system.

The adapter also provides user interfaces that enable you to configure and manage adapter connections, adapter services, adapter notifications, and transaction definitions.

Sample transaction definitions are available that you can use when configuring your own adapter services. You can use the samples as they are provided, or you can modify them or create new transaction definitions customized for your needs. This flexibility facilitates integration with highly customized Oracle Applications .

For Oracle Applications integrations that are not highly customized, there are sets of predefined transaction services that are available as add-ons to Oracle Apps Adapter. Predefined transaction services are complete, ready-to-use flow services that simplify the process of integrating with Oracle Applications systems. In most cases, you can use these services as they are supplied. You only need to modify a connection to specify your Oracle Applications system connection information.