webMethods EntireX Adapter

The webMethods EntireX Adapter enables webMethods Integration Server to consume (IS outbound) as well as provide (IS inbound) EntireX RPC services. EntireX supports bidirectional integration with Natural, COBOL, PL/I, C and other applications on z/OS, z/VSE, BS2000/OSD and other platforms. On Linux, UNIX and Windows also Micro Focus COBOL can be integrated with EntireX, bidirectionally.

This document describes how to install, configure and use the webMethods EntireX Adapter. It contains information for administrators and application developers who want to call remote procedures on mainframes and other hosts, using the EntireX RPC technique. To use this guide effectively, you should be familiar with EntireX's Remote Procedure Call (RPC) technology. See EntireX RPC Programming.

This document covers the following topics:

Introduction EntireX Adapters functionality and features such as calling remote procedures on mainframes and other hosts.
Common Integration Scenarios Common scenarios using Integration Server and EntireX.
Package Management How to set up and manage your EntireX Adapter packages and set up access control lists (ACL).
Adapter Connections How to configure and manage EntireX Adapter connections.
Adapter Services How to configure and manage EntireX Adapter services. EntireX Adapter services allow clients to interact with EntireX RPC servers, using a configured adapter connection.
Listeners and Adapter Notifications How to configure and manage listeners and adapter notifications.
Settings and Information Monitoring and tracing in the IS Administration Console.
Built-in Services for Creating Document Types, Flows and IDL Files Built-in services are available in the WmEntireX package for creating document types, flows and IDL files from EntireX Adapter objects and/or IDL files.
Direct RPC Direct communication from an RPC client or server to the EntireX Adapter.
IDL Extraction from Integration Server Creating an IDL file can be automated using IDL Extractor for Integration Server.
SSL/TLS and Security Support Security Support in the EntireX Adapter.
Preparing IBM CICS for ECI The EntireX Adapter supports connections to IBM CICS® ECI to call programs in CICS. Here we describe how to set up the External Call Interface (ECI) within CICS.
Preparing for IMS Connect The EntireX Adapter supports connections to IMS Connect. Here we describe how to extract from Message Format Service (MFS).

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