Patent ID: 8266326

Claim:
A method of connecting an application server to an information system, said method comprising: providing, utilizing an application server executing on at least one processor, a generic connector interface on said application server, the generic connector interface comprising a Generic Resource Adaptor Archive (GRAR) file; receiving information related to an information system at said application server, said information system having a first interface, said information system accessible utilizing said first interface; generating, utilizing said application server, a customized connector interface on said application server, by modifying one or more properties of said generic connector interface, using said received information by: adding said first interface to the Generic Resource Adaptor Archive (GRAR) file, and creating a Customized Resource Adaptor Archive (CRAR) file by modifying a deployment descriptor of the Generic Resource Adaptor Archive (GRAR) file; and connecting, utilizing said application server, said information system to said application server via said customized connector interface utilizing the Customized Resource Adaptor Archive (CRAR) file by encapsulating said first interface by a second interface that is implemented after said generic connector interface is customized, wherein said customized connector interface provides access to said information system through said first interface of said information system.