3.2 Application patterns

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3.2 Application patterns

The various designs in the Application patterns that allow for solution flexibility in Application Integration are categorized as either Process-focused or Data-focused. These two categories enable different types of integration functionality.

The focus of this redbook is the Process-focused, Direct Connection application pattern. A brief overview of the other Application Integration patterns is provided.

For complete details on the other Application Integration patterns, see the IBM Patterns for e-business Web site:

• http://www.ibm.com/developerWorks/patterns

The diagram conventions shown in Figure 3-1 are used in the Application patterns that follow.

Figure 3-1: Application pattern diagram conventions

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