Runtime architecture

This diagram shows the various runtime components that build up a web-based integration for the business objects of an Infor LN or Baan application server:

The Connector for Web Services receives and unwraps a SOAP request message from a web client and redirects the contained method call to an Infor LN or Baan application server (an application component or company on this server). The server executes the call and returns a reply to the web service, which consists of the method output and any associated error messages. In the web service, the Connector for Web Services wraps the reply in a SOAP message and sends it back to the web client.

BDE and BOI messages contained in the SOAP message represent the request from the client or the reply of the Infor LN or Baan server. These BDE and BOI messages have an XML vocabulary that is specific to the BDE and BOI business interfaces. For more information about these messages, see these documents:

• Infor Integration 6.2 - Integration Guide for BDE Clients.
• Infor Integration 6.2 - Integration Guide for BOI Clients .

The exchange of SOAP messages between the web client and the web server is based on the HTTP transport protocol. The exchange of BDE and BOI messages between the web server and the Infor LN or Baan server occurs through a TCP/IP connection. The communication over TCP/IP is realized through a built in JCA implementation. This implementation replaces the communication through Infor Integration.