Glossary

Adapter (also eWay Adapter)

A link between a Java Collaboration Definition or business process and an external connection, including the message server connection (topic or queue) or external application. Adapters are specific to Repository projects, and provide a similar functionality as Oracle Java CAPS JBI Binding Components and Oracle SOA Suite Adapters.

Document Object Model (DOM)

A language-independent standard for accessing and manipulating objects in XML documents from the programming language being used.

Document Type Definition (DTD)

A set of declarations that define the structure for an XML document (a precursor to XML schema).

Enterprise Archive (EAR)

A file format for packaging Java CAPS Repository modules into a single archive that can be deployed to an application server.

First Class (FCX) OTD

An XMLBean based Object Type Definition (OTD).

Java Business Integration (JBI)

A specification for implementing a service-oriented architecture (SOA), which includes web services, a container for service producers and consumers, binding components to define connectivity, service engines, and a normalized message router.

Java Collaboration Definition (JCD)

Business rules and logic written in Java format in a Java CAPS Repository project. Typically, the encoding consists of operations on an Object Type Definition.

JAXB

A Java API for mapping Java classes to XML representations. Java Architecture for XML Binding (JAXB) is part of the Java EE platform.

JAX-WS

A Java API for creating web services. Java API for XML Web Services (JAX-WS) is part of the Java EE platform.

JBI Projects

Oracle Java CAPS projects based on JBI technologies. These projects use service engines and binding components to define business logic and connectivity. The source code is stored in a file system.

Marshal

An OTD operation that serializes an XML structure or object to String, Bytes, or Stream format.

Messageable OTD

An OTD with marshal and unmarshal methods (serializable objects). These OTDs are not associated with any adapters, but are used to define the data structure for a specific message format.

Object Type Definition (OTD)

The data structure and rules that define an object. OTDs define the API used to map data and external systems into canonical objects that can be used in mappings throughout Oracle Java CAPS.

Repository Projects

Oracle Java CAPS projects based on Oracle Java CAPS 5.1.3 technology. These projects use Object Type Definitions, Java Collaboration Definitions, BPEL 1.0 business processes, and eWay Adapters to define business logic and connectivity. The source code is stored in an encoded repository.

User-Defined OTD (UD OTD)

A custom OTD that you create and configure manually or from a flat file. You can add or delete nodes in a user-defined OTD, and edit their properties.

Unmarshal

An OTD operation that deserializes a message in String, Stream, or Bytes format to an OTD object.