In this article I will explain how to create a Business Integration Module, library and Mediation Module.

Creating a Business Integration Module or Module

A Business Integration Module or a Module is a WebSphere Integration project for building solutions using WebSphere Integration Developer. A module is used for development and version management of business services using WebSphere Integration Developer (WID). A module is the basic unit of deployment to a WebSphere Process Server. For creating a module first switches to Business Integration perspective of WebSphere Integration Developer. Click on File -> New -> Project -> Business Integration -> Module. The New Module wizard opens up. Enter the name of the module and click on Finish. A module will be created. The module would contain different components like Assembly Diagram, Dependencies, Processes, State Machines, Rule Groups, Rules, Human Tasks, interfaces, data types, mapping etc.

Creating a library

All the resources available in a module cannot be shared with another project or module. So if we want to share the resources among different modules, we need to go for Module Libraries. A library contains resources like data types, interfaces, mapping etc. To create a library goes to File -> New -> Project -> Business Integration -> Library. Enter the name of the library and click on Finish.

Creating a Mediation Module

WebSphere Integration Developer supports one more type of project called Mediation Module. A mediation module is used for building applications that can be deployed on an WebSphere Enterprise Service Bus server or WebSphere Process Server. A module can be deployed only on WebSphere Process Server where in Mediation module can be deployed either in a WebSphere Process Server or in a WebSphere ESB Server. To create a Mediation Module select File ->New -> Project -> Business Integration – > Mediation Module. Enter the name for your mediation module and click on Finish