Connector Deployment 

Connectors, also known as resource adapters, are deployed as Java resource archives, or RAR files. The connector deployment depends on the Web application server.

SAP Enterprise Portal installation provides the following connectors:

●      a JDBC connector for universal database connectivity

●      an SAP System connector for connectivity to back-end SAP systems

●      a Web Service connector for interacting with any Web service

These connectors are ready to use upon installation of the portal and do not require separate deployment.

Connector Archive

The Resource Adapter Archive (.RAR) file contains the following objects:

●      .jar files that contain the connector classes – Java standard.

●      ra.xml deployment descriptor file—which is Java standard and contains the connector metadata. See section Deployment Descriptor Example.

●      manifest.mf file that contains general version information—Java standard for RAR files. (This file is generated automatically.)

●      connector-j2ee-engine.xml file that contains deployment information, such as component type and version, so that the application server (J2EE Engine) knows where to deploy—for example, on portal or the J2EE server itself. This file is specific to SAP and not the Java standard for RAR’s.

For information about deploying a standalone RAR file, see Stand-Alone Deployment as RAR.

See important additional information in the Reference Manual under Deployment Descriptors → connector-j2ee-engine.dtd.

Additional Documentation

For a useful source of information on RAR deployment see, in the Development Manual, Connectivity and Interoperability → J2EE Connector Architecture → Deploying the Resource Adapter.