How does the SOA Gateway work?

The SOA Gateway – An Introduction

The SOA Gateway simplifies integration because:

No custom interface is required No messaging middleware No customer server logic No software installation on client side Standard SSL security protects the data

The steps

1. Install the SOA Gateway software
2. Use the configuration wizard to wrap and make business logic available as a Service in minutes
3. Build client application

The SOA Gateway Explained

Given the SOA Gateway installation is a once-off event on a given platform, the steps required to wrap a single piece of business logic are easy:

1. The structure(s) identifying the inputs and outputs to the business logic is identified and imported into an Eclipse based tool.
2. The fields in the structure are marked for ‘input only’, ‘output only’, or ‘input’ and output’.
3. The definitions are exported to the SOA Gateway Server.
4. The service is published and is now available to the client.

What does SOA Gateway do?

Access legacy data faster

The SOA Gateway is a software tool that will allow you to expose data to new, or existing applications, in minutes as opposed to days. It enables access to data from a wide range of database languages without server side code, or expensive middleware.

…70% of the cost of any software project can be soaked up by integration.’ Gartner

Access business logic easier

The SOA Gateway enables easy access and re-use of valuable business logic written in CICS, COBOL, C, NATURAL and many other languages.