TIBCO BusinessConnect Architecture

Before starting the TIBCO BusinessConnect installation, you have to understand the components comprising the TIBCO BusinessConnect architecture and how they interact.

Figure 6: TIBCO BusinessConnect Components

In Figure 3, you can see three components:

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TIBCO BusinessConnect server   This is a runtime engine that provides services to the TIBCO BusinessConnect protocols. The protocols are responsible for the primary TIBCO BusinessConnect functionality, which is processing B2B transactions.

The runnable version of the TIBCO BusinessConnect server is a TIBCO ActiveMatrix BusinessWorks application, and it is created when you deploy it on the Interior Server. See TIBCO BusinessConnect™ Interior Server Administration.

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TIBCO BusinessConnect database   This database contains the following information:

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Configuration information used by TIBCO BusinessConnect protocols

Note	The complete configuration information and guidelines are stored in the configuration store, TIBCO BusinessConnect database.

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Data log created by TIBCO BusinessConnect protocols.

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Runtime data used by the TIBCO BusinessConnect server and protocols

TIBCO BusinessConnect database configuration and table creation are explained in TIBCO BusinessConnect™ Installation and Configuration, "Initializing a Database."

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TIBCO BusinessConnect console in TIBCO Administrator   This console is used by administrators to do the following operations:

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Create the TIBCO BusinessConnect database.

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Configure participants and business agreements.

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View data logs created by TIBCO BusinessConnect protocols.