Interacting with Info*Engine
Initiating an interaction with Info*Engine can be accomplished by using one or more of the following:
• JavaServer Pages (JSP)
• Custom external Java applications
• Simple Object Access Protocol (SOAP) web service
• Java Message Service (JMS)
• External applications processing XML over HTTP (or HTTPS)
The following diagram shows how Info*Engine components and other customer software components can interact to execute Info*Engine code:
Info*Engine code consists of Java classes that are accessed through the Info*Engine API. The API is available through the SAK and externalizes predefined functions called webjects and tasks. Webjects and tasks can be easily instantiated and invoked as Java objects from a Java application or directly from other Info*Engine tasks (stored as text files).
The following sections provide more detail about how to use the Info*Engine components with your software.
