A connector is a J2EE standard extension
mechanism for containers to provide connectivity to enterprise information
systems (EISs).
A
connector is specific to an EIS and consists of a resource adapter and application
development tools. A resource adapter is a system-level software driver that
is used by an EJB container or an application client to connect to an EIS.
Connectors comply with the J2EE Connector architecture (JCA).
Like the
other types of projects, connector projects can contain one or more project
facets, which represent units of functionality in the project. A new connector
project should have the J2C Module facet. Depending on what you want to use
the project for, you may want to enable other facets for the project.
Restriction: J2EE 1.2 specification level does not include connector
capability.
To create a new connector project, complete the following
steps: