An integration project is a specialized container in which you create and maintain all the resources associated with one or more message flows.
Message flow projects have been replaced by integration projects in IBM® Integration Bus Version 9.0. To migrate message flow projects, follow the instructions in Importing resources from previous versions.
Integration projects are shown in the Independent Resources folder in the Application Development view. Integration project resources are created as files, and are displayed under the project. These resources define the content of the message flow, and additional objects that contain detailed configuration information. For example, a project might contain ESQL modules or message mappings, used by one or more nodes in the message flow.
You can add resources to an integration project and deploy the resources contained in that integration project, without having to deploy them in an application or library.