Lastly, data-level INTEGRATION implies that the data passed between systems will be in a data/record-oriented manner. In an outbound data-level integration, your system requests data in a record-oriented FASHION from other systems. With an inbound data-level integration, a remote system requests data from your system in a record-oriented manner.

The advantage of a data level integration: it LENDS itself to data mapping from ONE system onto the business objects in another system. JCA falls into the data-level integration category and therefore has the strengths and weaknesses of this integration type.

Now that we've covered where JCA fits into the overall integration puzzle, we are ready to discuss the JCA's structure.

Lastly, data-level integration implies that the data passed between systems will be in a data/record-oriented manner. In an outbound data-level integration, your system requests data in a record-oriented fashion from other systems. With an inbound data-level integration, a remote system requests data from your system in a record-oriented manner.

The advantage of a data level integration: it lends itself to data mapping from one system onto the business objects in another system. JCA falls into the data-level integration category and therefore has the strengths and weaknesses of this integration type.

Now that we've covered where JCA fits into the overall integration puzzle, we are ready to discuss the JCA's structure.