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1. Enable the radio button labeled External in the Type pane of the port configuration dialog. 2. In the Configure As pane, select the Incoming radio button if business object requests are received by the port, or select the Outgoing radio button if business object responses are sent out of the port. 3. Do one of the following to associate the desired components with the port: v Drag-and-drop a business object definition from the integration component library folder into either the pane with the Incoming Maps or Outgoing Maps column, depending on whether business object requests are received by the port or if business object responses are sent out of the port. When presented with the Business Object Type dialog, either select the Source Business Object or Destination Business Object radio button, depending on whether the business object you drag-and-dropped is a source or destination object in the map that transforms it. v Drag-and-drop a map definition that transforms the type of business object supported by the port from the integration component library folder into either the pane with the Incoming Maps or Outgoing Maps column, depending on whether business object requests are received by the port or if business object responses are sent out of the port. 4. Click OK. Figure 41 shows the port configuration dialog with an external binding type. Figure 41. Configuring external collaboration object ports For more information on implementing integrations with external programmatic entities, see the Access Development Guide. Chapter 9. Configuring collaboration objects 163