Integration

Model Description Language Integration Elements

• Message - A message carries information from a source system to a destination system over an integration channel.
• Transformation - Transforms an instance of one message type to another message type.
  
• Interface - Lists of valid request and/or response messages for services, send and sendReceive steps, and 'any' message parts.
  
• Service - Services provide integration service orchestration capabilities. They are essentially workflow for integration.
  
• Channel - Channels are abstract integration endpoints representating the Network Transport Layer. They are used to send or receive Messages.
  
  • HTTP - An HTTP Integration Channel.
    
  • MessageQueue - Abstract integration endpoint representing a Message Queue.
    
  • UDP - A UDP Integration Channel.
    
  • TCP - A TCP Integration Channel.
    
  • Mail - An Integration Mail Channel.
  • File - A File Integration Channel.
• SOADefinition - Services Oriented Architecture service definition.
• SOAImplementation - Services Oriented Architecture service implementation.