Technology Editor : Definition

1ame 

Name of the technology, as it appears in the different lists in the user interface.

Code 

Technology code, which allows the technology to be referenced among the different repositories.

Caution: Avoid changing this code because this could make some Oracle Data Integrator objects inconsistent if they reference a technology from another repository.

Technology type 

Classification of the technology. The possible values are:

Database or files: Any technology accessible through ODBC or JDBC. Flat and XML files are part of this category, because Data Integrator includes a JDBC access driver for flat files, and a JDBC driver for XML files.

Operating system: Any operating system on which Oracle Data Integrator can launch commands via a Java virtual machine.

Topics (JMS): Any MOM accessible through JMS and including topic management (publication and subscription).

Queue (JMS): Any MOM accessible through JMS.

Oracle Data Integrator API: Technology allowing calls to the Oracle Data Integrator tools.

Oracle Data Integrator Connector: Technology allowing calls to a Java API.

Bean Scripting Framework: Technology allowing calls to a script interpreter.

Web Service Container: Technology allowing the deployment of web services. 

Logical/Physical 

Indicates if the technology is physical or logical.

Three cases are possible:

Logical and Physical Technology: If a technology is both logical and physical, it can support logical and physical schemas. Its logical schemas can be mapped in the contexts exclusively on physical schemas of this technology only.

Logical Technology: If a technology is exclusively logical, it can support logical schemas only, which can be mapped in the contexts on physical schemas of any technology. For example: If you define an exclusively logical technology GENERIC_ISO_SQL, its logical schemas can give access to physical schemas based on Oracle, DB2, and other data servers.

Physical Technology: If a technology is exclusively physical, it can support physical schemas only, and its schemas can be accessed only through the logical schemas of an exclusively logical technology.