A user exit lets you define a set of actions that IBM InfoSphere CDC can run before or after a database event occurs on a specified table. User exits allow you to customize your environment to meet your business requirements.

After compiling your Java Class or Stored Procedure user exit, you can configure the user exit in Management Console. For more information about configuring user exits, see “Configuring user exits” in your Management Console documentation.

The Javadoc (API) information that is installed with IBM InfoSphere CDC provides detailed class and interface specifications for the Java Class user exits that are available in IBM InfoSphere CDC. For each interface, the supported methods that can be called are identified.

The Javadoc (API) documentation for the user exits is located in the following directory: <system drive>:\<installation directory>\docs\api. To open the help in your browser, click index.html.

Sample user exits are provided with IBM InfoSphere CDC. You can extend or modify these samples to suit your environment.