This section describes the connection methods for each resource type, and the types of resource adapters used for connecting to resources.

This section also describes the usage methods, functionality, and notes as an explanation for using resource adapters.

The following table describes the organization of this section.

Table 3-2 Organization of this section (Resource connections)

Category	Title	Reference location
Explanation	How to connect to resources	3.3.1
	Types of resource adapters	3.3.2
	How to use resource adapters	3.3.3
	Resource adapter functionality	3.3.4
	Functionality other than the resource adapter functionality	3.3.5
Implementation	Implementation for connecting to the resources	3.3.6
Settings	How to set up resource adapters	3.3.7
	Procedure for resource adapter settings (To deploy and use the resource adapter as a J2EE resource adapter)	3.3.8
	Procedure for resource adapter settings (To include and use resource adapters in J2EE applications)	3.3.9
	Procedure for resource adapter settings (To use resource adapters with Inbound)	3.3.10
	Procedure for resource adapter settings (To use connection pool clustering)	3.3.11
	Connection settings for using components other than resource adapters	3.3.12
Notes	Notes on resource adapters	3.3.13

Note: The functionality-specific explanation is not available for "Operations".

Organization of this section

3.3.1 How to connect to resources

3.3.2 Types of resource adapters

3.3.3 How to use the resource adapters

3.3.4 Resource adapter functionality

3.3.5 Functionality other than the resource adapter functionality

3.3.6 Implementation for connecting to the resources

3.3.7 How to set up resource adapters

3.3.8 Procedure for resource adapter settings (To deploy and use the resource adapter as a J2EE resource adapter)

3.3.9 Procedure for resource adapter settings (To include and use the resource adapter in the J2EE application)

3.3.10 Procedure for resource adapter settings (To use the resource adapter with Inbound)

3.3.11 Procedure for resource adapter settings (To use connection pool clustering)

3.3.12 Connection settings for using components other than the resource adapters

3.3.13 Notes on the resource adapters