XI Adapter 4.6 | webMethods XI Adapter Documentation | webMethods XI Adapter Installation and User’s Documentation | Overview | Exchanging MessageObjects Through the PI/PO Environment | Interface Repository
 
Interface Repository
In PI/PO environments, tasks are defined by interfaces. You define two types of interfaces, outbound and inbound.
*You define an outbound interface for each task you want to ask a business partner to perform. An outbound interface defines how you must structure your task data to match the format used by your business partner.
*You define an inbound interface for each task you expect a business partner to ask you to perform. An inbound interface defines how your business partner must structure its task data to match the format used by your backend system.
Each interface supports exactly one delivery mode, synchronous or asynchronous, for MessageObjects.
You define your interfaces in a shared area in the PI/PO environment named the PI Integration Repository.