External Resource Types

A number of external types are supported. They are listed in this section.

Some external resource types have subtypes. The following table shows supported external resource types. Click on the external resource type to see the subtypes:

External Resource
SQL Database
Web Service
Server Configuration
Microsoft .NET Service
Mail Outgoing Service
J2EE Application Server
Enterprise Java Bean
AquaLogic Service Bus
Mail Incoming Service
Microsoft COM Service
JMX Service
JMS Messaging Service
JNDI Directory Server
JPD

SQL Database Types
SQL Database external resources are used to connect to databases to retrieve, update, or add data from the BPM Project. Databases accessed as external resources are not to be confused with the database used by process execution engines or directory configurations.
Web Service Types
A Web service external resource can either be a producer or a consumer. Different configuration settings are required for each type.

Parent topic: External Resources