A data source is the enterprise information system (EIS) where data is retrieved from and transactions are executed. A connection profile is a design-time connection to a data source. Connection profiles are created to specific data sources by providing connection information such as host, port, login, and password among others. The connection profiles are used to define MBOs and operations, and mapped to existing, or used to create new, server connections when the package is deployed to Unwired Server.
Unwired Platform hides the interaction complexity with datasource-specific protocols, such as JDBC™ for database and SOAP for Web services.
Unwired Platform currently supports multiple EIS connection types. See Supported Hardware and Software for information.