JCA adapter integration in Oracle WebLogic Server

Oracle WebLogic Server 12 is an implementation of the Java EE6 specification and provides standardized APIs which make it possible, for example, to also use connections to remote Enterprise Information Systems (EIS). As a component of Java EE 6, the Oracle WebLogic Server supports the Java EE Connector Architecture 1.6 in accordance with the JSR322 specification. As a result, it is a simple task to deploy the BeanConnect JCA 1.6 resource adapter in the Oracle WebLogic Server 12.

Figure 1: Oracle WebLogic Server – Java EE Connection Architecture

The application components and the resource adapter are deployed using deployment descriptors which make it possible to integrate the resource adapter and the application components in the application server:

• Standard deployment descriptor ejb-jar.xml for application component in accordance with the Java EE specification.

• Standard deployment descriptor ra.xml for the resource adapter.

• Application server-specific deployment descriptors weblogic-ra.xml for the resource adapter and weblogic-ejb-jar.xml for the application component.

For a detailed description of these deployment descriptors, see Configuration files in the application server .