Using an existing file
You may have an existing file available in one or more
of the following formats:
- A connector definition file.
This is a text file that lists properties and applicable
default values for a specific connector. Some connectors include
such a file in a \repository directory in their delivery package (the file typically has
the extension .txt; for example, CN_XML.txt for the XML connector).
- An ICS repository file.
Definitions used in a previous ICS implementation of
the connector may be available to you in a repository file that
was used in the configuration of that connector. Such a file typically
has the extension .in or .out.
- A previous configuration file for the connector.
Such a file typically has the extension *.cfg.
Although any of these file sources may contain most or all of
the connector-specific properties for your connector, the connector
configuration file will not be complete until you have opened the
file and set properties, as described later in this chapter.
To use an existing file to configure a connector, you must open
the file in Connector Configurator, revise the configuration, and
then save the file as a configuration file (*.cfg file).
Follow these steps to open a *.txt, *.cfg, or *.in file from
a directory:
- In Connector Configurator, click File>Open>From File.
- In the Open File Connector dialog box,
select one of the following file types to see the available files:
- Configuration (*.cfg)
- ICS Repository (*.in, *.out)
Choose this option if a repository file was used to configure the connector
in an ICS environment. A repository file may include multiple connector
definitions, all of which will appear when you open the file.
- All files (*.*)
Choose this option if a *.txt file was delivered in the adapter package for the connector, or
if a definition file is available under another extension.
- In the directory display, navigate to the appropriate connector
definition file, select it, and click Open.
Follow these steps to open a connector configuration from a System
Manager project:
- Start System Manager. A configuration can be opened from or
saved to System Manager only if System Manager has been started.
- Start Connector Configurator.
- Click File>Open>From Project.
