The EntireX Workbench Plug-ins consist of the following components
See also Installing the EntireX Workbench Plug-ins in Standalone Mode. These sections are applicable if you want to install the Workbench plug-ins in standalone mode, that is, not as part of the full webMethods EntireX installation.
A Software AG IDL file contains definitions of the interface between client
and server. The IDL file is used by Software AG wrappers to generate RPC
clients, RPC servers and tester etc. on the basis of these definitions.
The IDL file can be edited by the IDL Editor provided by
plug-ins for Eclipse. 
More info
IDL refactoring is a process that checks all programs and structures in a single
library if they contain identical groups. All identical groups are extracted in a single
structure in the same library, and replaced with a structure reference.
If a structure exists that is identical to the structure to be created,
all references will point to the existing structure and a new one will not be created.
Two groups are identical if each group has the same number and order of parameters,
and each parameter in one group has the same name and the same type as the
corresponding parameter in the other group. IDL refactoring can be performed on
single or multiple IDL files. More info
The EntireX XML Mapping Editor allows you to map XML document structures to IDL
libraries, programs and parameters. The mappings can be defined for the request
and response to the server application, or from the server to the client.
The input for the XML Mapping Editor can be a Software AG IDL
file and/or an IDL-XML mapping file (perhaps produced by a previous
XML Mapping Editor session or by importing a WSDL file, XML Document or XML Schema).
The output is an IDL-XML mapping file, other XML structure definitions (such as sample XML files),
and perhaps a created or changed IDL file. More info
In EntireX terms, a wrapper is a tool contained in the EntireX Workbench to generate interface objects based on a Software AG IDL file and additional wrapping properties. The following wrappers are provided:
EntireX COBOL Wrapper provides access to RPC-based components from
COBOL applications. It enables you to develop both client and server applications. More info
EntireX C Wrapper provides access to RPC-based components from C
applications. It enables you to develop both client and server applications.
More info
The EntireX Custom Wrappers are user-configurable, template-based
wrappers and need a Software AG IDL file, a template (e.g., client or server)
and the Software AG IDL Compiler. More info
The EntireX DCOM Wrapper generates DCOM-enabled components using RPC
technology. This so-called "wrapping" makes it possible to treat
existing applications as ActiveX components. More info
The EntireX .NET Wrapper provides access to RPC servers for .NET
client applications and access to .NET servers for any RPC client. The
.NET Wrapper generation tools of the Workbench take as input
a Software AG IDL file, which describes the interface of the RPC, and
generates C# classes that implement the methods and data types of the interface. More info
The EntireX Wrapper for Enterprise JavaBeans enables Java-based components to access an
EntireX RPC server using Enterprise JavaBeans. This is accomplished by mapping
RPC server libraries to EJB stateful session beans. A remote procedure call will
be mapped to a method of the corresponding Enterprise JavaBeans. The Java-based
components can use the logic implemented in the libraries of the existing RPC
servers, or they can implement new logic on the application server side, using
parts of the old logic. More info
The EntireX Java Wrapper provides access to EntireX RPC-based
components from Java applications. EntireX Java RPC enables users to develop
both client and server applications written in Java. Java applets can also be used
as EntireX RPC clients. More info
The EntireX Java Wrapper for Natural allows you to generate EntireX Java client
interface objects from Natural subprograms in a NaturalONE project in Eclipse.
The generated Java client interface objects can be used by Java application developers
to access Natural server components, using EntireX/Natural RPC. More info
The Natural Wrapper allows you to develop Natural client applications that access
RPC-based server components, and to create Natural RPC server skeletons you can use as a basis
to write a Natural RPC server that can be accessed by RPC clients. More info
The EntireX PL/I Wrapper provides access to RPC-based components
from PL/I applications. It enables you to develop both client and server
applications. More info
The webMethods Integration Server Wrapper generates Integration Server
adapter services and listeners from a Software AG IDL file within an
Integration Server connection definition. More info
The EntireX Web Services Wrapper is a wizard that generates Web services from Software AG IDL,
XML/SOAP mapping files or Natural subprogram files. The generated result is a Web service archive (.aar)
that contains the relevant artifacts of the Web service such as an XML/SOAP mapping file (.xmm),
WSDL file and additional configuration files. The Web service archive can be deployed for
execution by the wizard or - in an extra deployment step - in a Web Services Stack with the
EntireX XML/SOAP Listener runtime. More info
The EntireX Web Services Wrapper for Natural allows you to develop Web Services that access Natural
server components, using EntireX/Natural RPC. More info
The EntireX XML/SOAP Wrapper enables XML-based communication to
EntireX/Natural RPC servers and communication from EntireX/Natural RPC clients
to XML-based servers. More info
An extractor is a tool contained in the EntireX Workbench to extract a Software AG IDL file. The following extractors are provided:
The Software AG IDL Extractor for COBOL enables you to extract the interface of a
COBOL server and transforms it into a Software AG IDL and a Software AG server
mapping file. Both files are required to provide access for any RPC client to
the COBOL server. More info
The Software AG IDL Extractor for Natural extracts a Software AG IDL definition
from a Natural source in a Natural project in Eclipse, or from an object
within a Natural RPC environment. More info
The Software AG IDL Extractor for PL/I extracts a Software AG IDL file from a PL/I source.
The PL/I source can be located in the file system or accessed remotely within a
PL/I RPC environment definition. More info
The Software AG IDL Extractor for webMethods Integration Server is a wizard that reads a package from the
Integration Server and generates a Software AG IDL file from all the existing
services and nodes. Each service results in a program in the IDL
file. All parameters of the services are mapped to an IDL alphanumeric data
type, available as variable (AV) or fixed
(An) length. More info
The Software AG IDL Extractor for XML Document generates a Software AG IDL File and a
related XML mapping file (XMM) from a given XML document. More info
The Software AG IDL Extractor for XML Schema generates a Software AG IDL File
and a related XML mapping file (XMM) from given XML schema files. More info
The Software AG IDL Extractor for WSDL is a wizard that generates Web service client artifacts from a
WSDL file. With these artifacts, EntireX RPC client applications can access external Web services. More info
EntireX UDDI Registration is a tool with which you can register a Web
service with any
UDDI registry for which you have an account. More info
Web services created with EntireX can be published to CentraSite.
CentraSite offers enhanced registry functionality, and also repository
functionality that enables you to store Web
services artifacts and register interdependencies for impact analysis. More info
The EntireX Default Broker View is part of the EntireX Workbench.
It displays the status of the EntireX Default Broker and the active RPC Services registered to it. More info
