Communication Channels 
You define the details for the inbound or outbound processing of a message in a communication channel (or 'channel' for short). You configure the adapters in the communication channel.
Depending on the direction of message processing, you require either a sender or a receiver channel.
Direction |
Use |
|---|---|
Sender channel |
Defines how an adapter transforms a message so that it can be processed by the Integration Engine during inbound processing. A sender channel contains the configuration data for a sender adapter. |
Receiver channel |
Defines how an adapter transforms a message so that it can be processed by the receiver during outbound processing. A receiver channel contains the configuration data for a receiver adapter. |
You must assign a communication channel to a communication component or communication party. Depending on whether the communication component is addressed as a sender or receiver of messages, the assigned communication channel has the role of either a sender or a receiver channel, and must be configured accordingly.
Note
You cannot assign a communication channel to an integration process component.
In the communication channel, you can then specify the identifier to be used as the ID for the communication party. The available identifiers are specified in the communication party as Alternative Identifiers.
For more information, see: Defining Communication Parties
In a collaboration agreement (sender or receiver agreement), you define which communication channel is to be used for a particular sender-receiver pair.
For more information, see:
Depending on the adapter type used, a communication channel contains information about message transport security.
Example
Transport security includes information about technical authentication when a message arrives at the receiver, for example.