Adapter Life Cycle
In general, the life cycle of an adapter includes five stages as shown in Adapter Life Cycle:
Installation
The installation stage includes installing the target application, the TIBCO software products the adapter requires, and the adapter.
For more installation information of ActiveMatrix® Adapter for Database, see TIBCO ActiveMatrix Adapter for Database Installation.
Configuration
The configuration stage includes configuring an adapter and testing its connection and behaviors with the target application. An adapter at run time uses the configuration information to interact with the target application and other TIBCO infrastructure software.
For more information on how to configure ActiveMatrix® Adapter for Database by using TIBCO Designer, see TIBCO ActiveMatrix® Adapter for Database Configuration and Deployment.
Integration
The integration stage includes developing a business process to integrate the target application connected through the adapter into the data flow in your enterprise. TIBCO integration platform smoothly connects to applications of different types, such as databases, trading partners and exchanges, and so on, and makes the data flow throughout the enterprise transparent to the end users.
For more information on how to integrate ActiveMatrix® Adapter for Database into a business process, see TIBCO ActiveMatrix® Adapter for Database Configuration and Deployment.
Deployment
After you develop and test an integration project with adapters, you can deploy the project to your production environment.
For more information on how to deploy a project of ActiveMatrix® Adapter for Database by using TIBCO Administrator, see TIBCO ActiveMatrix® Adapter for Database Configuration and Deployment.
Production
The production stage includes managing and monitoring adapter projects. In addition to the basic monitoring functions provided by TIBCO administrative tools, TIBCO also supports comprehensive monitoring solutions.
For more information on how to manage an adapter project by using TIBCO Administrator, see TIBCO ActiveMatrix® Adapter for Database Configuration and Deployment.