What is WCF LOB Adapter SDK?

WCF LOB Adapter SDK

The WCF LOB Adapter SDK is a powerful tool for businesses with lots of different systems that need to work together. Think about big companies that use old mainframes, various databases, and custom-built applications. All these systems need to connect to provide smooth solutions for users.

Challenges of System Integration

When companies merge or acquire others, things can get even trickier. This is especially true in industries like finance and telecom. You’ve got back-end systems such as SAP, PeopleSoft, Siebel, Oracle, IBM CICS, IMS, VSAM, and various Relational Databases. All these are known as Line-of-Business (LOB) applications.

Bridging the Gap with Adapters

This is where line-of-business adapters come in handy! They help modernize old systems by connecting them with new interfaces. Windows Communication Foundation (WCF) gives us a solid framework to create distributed applications and build adapters for existing ones.

Simplified Programming Model

The WCF LOB Adapter SDK makes it easier for developers to create service-oriented interfaces for older systems using a simple programming model on top of the WCF Channel Model. It turns an adapter into something called a WCF Binding.

Reusable and Uniform Development

This SDK was designed so developers can create reusable WCF-based adapters that let enterprise apps, databases, and messaging platforms connect smoothly. The same adapter binding you build can be reused in many .NET applications like Custom .NET Apps, BizTalk Server 2006 R2, Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007, and SQL Server Integration Services.

User-Friendly Integration

The cool part? The adapter consumers can use this integration just like they would with any typical WCF service without having to learn anything new!

Key Features of the SDK

Here are some awesome features provided by the WCF LOB Adapter SDK:

• Connection pooling for target system connections


• Operation/Type metadata API and contract generator for WCF


• An in-memory cache for metadata


• An Adapter Code Generation Wizard


• Tools that help adapter consumers browse/search available operations and generate WCF contracts with selected options

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