Conceptual Structure

Conceptual structure provides a structural overview on TPM REST API that helps you to identify its main components. This overview helps you understand how the main components work with each other from a workflow perspective.

The following figure illustrates TPM REST API conceptual structure and workflow:

Main Components

This product is composed of three main components as listed in the following table:
Component Name Description
REST Web Server The process unit of TPM REST API.
WADL Web Application Description Language, any RESTful HTTP Request and Response are compliant with its description.
ConfigStore The ConfigStore records all the information that you provide to TIBCO BusinessConnect. For example, it stores information about business partners, configuration parameters, and transport settings.

Main Participants in Conceptual Workflow

The conceptual workflow consists of two main participants as listed in the following table:

Participant Name Description
REST HTTP Request/Response It acts as a client to send and receive RESTful HTTP competent Request and Response to and from the TPM REST API.
TPM REST API The product itself that handles all the client's requests and replies with designated responses.