Using .NET

Microsoft .NET is a set of Microsoft software technologies for integrating software applications. In Synapta Services Builder, .NET components are generated in Task Builder for IMS and can be deployed to a .NET runtime environment as either Web services or remotable .NET objects.

A remotable object is one that can be controlled from a computer different from the one where it is deployed. Using this object, you can run tasks on computers where the IMSConnectorProxy Service and the Java Virtual Machine are not installed and develop native client applications that do not require Java.

This .NET  interface
 Does this
.NET Web service
  • Generates an installer to install .NET components in the .NET Framework.

  • Communicates with your client applications via SOAP.
.NET remotable client object
  • Creates configuration and DLL files to aid in developing your client application.

  • Uses .NET Remoting for client-server communication.

Typical .NET Solution

As shown in the following diagram, the native client uses remoting to communicate with the .NET object on the Web services computer; the Web services client communicates using SOAP. From the server, using COM, the .NET object communicates with the Attachmate IMSConnectorProxy service. Through JNI, the IMSConnectorProxy service calls into Java and then runs tasks using the IConnectorAccess interface.

.NET diagram

For help with alternative deployment scenarios, see the .NET Deployment Examples topic.

Workflow

  1. Generate .NET components in the designer.

  2. Deploy to a .NET run-time environment. (This process will vary, depending on whether you are deploying a Web service or a .NET remotable client object.)

  3. Configure your client environment. (This process will vary, depending on whether you are deploying a Web service or a .NET remotable client object.)

  4. Using Visual Studio, create your project and access your task.
Related Topics
Bullet Using Tasks in Your Applications
Bullet Configuring a .NET Environment
Bullet Deploying Web Services Using .NET
Bullet Deploying a .NET Remote Client Object
Bullet .NET Deployment Examples
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