Next Generation Application Integration: From Simple Information to Web Services

Intelligent Routing

Intelligent routing, sometimes referred to as flow control or content-based routing, builds on the capabilities of both the rules layer and the message transformation layer. An integration server can “intelligently route” a message by first identifying it as coming from the source application and then routing it to the proper target application, translating it if required. For example, when a message arrives at the integration server, it is analyzed and identified as coming from a particular system and/or subsystem. Once the message is identified and the message schema is understood, the applicable rules and services are applied to the processing of the message, including transformation. Once the information is processed, ...