Design-time Adapter


Some adapters use a design-time adapter (DTA) to access a vendor application and return design-time configuration information. The palette is a client of the DTA process. The DTA connects to the vendor application, fetches data schemas and sends them to the palette.

Component Details

The next diagram shows components used at design-time for adapters that provide a design-time adapter. The DTA uses the application’s native client libraries to access schema from the application. The palette (in TIBCO Designer) communicates with the DTA.

Figure 7 Design-time adapter connection to application

Not all adapters require a design-time adapter. Where possible, the adapter palette communicates directly with the application’s native client libraries as shown in the next diagram.

Figure 8 Adapter palette connection to application

At run-time, the adapter uses the native client libraries to communicate with the vendor application. This shown in the next diagram.

Figure 9 Run-time adapter connection to application


TIBCO Adapter™ Concepts
April 2005
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