Configuring your global conversion options

Configure your WebSphere® ESB conversion session global conversion options and add extensions for those resources for which you want to use your own conversion code.

To configure your WebSphere ESB conversion session global properties, complete the following steps:

• In the section Conversion Result, specify how the conversion result must be recorded.
  • To maintain information that is related to previous runs of the WebSphere ESB conversion session, select Merge new conversion results with the results from previous runs of this conversion session.
  • To ignore the state of to-do tasks and overwrite the converted projects from a previous run of the WebSphere ESB conversion session, clear Merge new conversion results with the results from previous runs of this conversion session.
• In the section Mediation Primitive Converters, choose either of the following options for the Converter class property that determines how a specific mediation primitive will be converted:
  • Predefined option: Placeholder converter or Built-in converter.
    • Built-in converter: A built-in converter is used for most mediation primitive types.
    • Placeholder converter: This is used for mediation primitives for which a built-in converter is not available. The WebSphere ESB conversion tool creates a subflow as a placeholder for your WebSphere Enterprise Service Bus mediation primitive. Use the Placeholder converter to convert mediation primitive types for which a built-in converter or custom converter are not available.
  • YourConverterClassName, where YourConverterClassName is the name of your Java™ converter class. Select this option to use your custom converter class. The WebSphere ESB conversion tool uses your own Java class to convert a WebSphere Enterprise Service Bus mediation primitive.
  Note: If the WebSphere ESB conversion tool encounters a problem during the conversion of a mediation primitive for which you supply a custom converter class, the conversion continues. A placeholder subflow is created for that mediation primitive.
• In the section Export and Import binding converters, choose either of the following options for the Converter class property that determines how a specific import or export and its corresponding binding will be converted:
  • Predefined option: Built-in converter or Placeholder converter.
    • Built-in converter: A built-in converter is used for most bindings.
    • Placeholder converter: This is used for bindings for which a built-in converter is not available. The WebSphere ESB conversion tool creates a Passthrough node as a placeholder for your WebSphere Enterprise Service Bus export or import.
  • YourConverterClassName, where YourConverterClassName is the name of your Java converter class. Select this option to use your custom converter class. The WebSphere ESB conversion tool uses your own Java class to convert a WebSphere Enterprise Service Bus export or import.
  Note: If the WebSphere ESB conversion tool encounters a problem during the conversion of an export or an import for which you supply a custom converter class, the conversion continues. A placeholder is created for the export or import.