Installing the user-defined node for a connector in the IBM Integration Toolkit

Before you can use a user-defined node in a message flow, you must install it into your IBM® Integration Toolkit.

Before you begin

Package your user-defined node project by following the instructions in Packaging the user-defined node project for a connector.

About this task

You can develop message flows by using the user-defined node in the same way as the built-in nodes. To install the user-defined node project, complete the following steps.

Procedure

  1. Copy the user-defined node plug-in JAR file into the dropins folder in your IBM Integration Toolkit installation location: install_dir/tools/dropins.

    For example, the default installation directory on Windows is C:\Program Files\IBM\IIB\version\.

  2. To ensure that the new files are available to the IBM Integration Toolkit, restart the Toolkit.

Results

The user-defined node for your connector is displayed in the palette in the Message Flow editor under the category that you specified for the user-defined node project.

What to do next

Test your connector in a message flow by following the instructions in Testing a connector in IBM Integration Bus.