General features

The following table details the general features supported by the connector.

Category Feature Support Notes
Business object
attributes
Foreign key No

Foreign key attribute
property
N/A No validations are done by the connector.
The Ariba Buyer interface does not use
foreign keys.

Key No

Max Length No

Metadata-driven design Full

Required No
Connection lost Connection lost on poll N/A The connector does not poll for events; it is
event-driven.

Connection lost on request
processing
Partial The connector does not shut down.
However, an exception is returned to
the message broker.

Connection lost while idle No The connection is not monitored while idle.
Connector properties ApplicationPassword N/A No application password is required.

ApplicationUserName N/A No application user name is required.

UseDefaults No
Message tracing General messaging Full

generateMsg() No The adapter does call generateMsg() for
tracing; messages are obtained from message
files.

Trace level 0 Full

Trace level 1 Full

Trace level 2 Full

Trace level 3 N/A Foreign keys are not used.

Trace level 4 Full

Trace level 5 Full
Misc. CDK method LogMsg Full

Java Package Names No The Java package naming standard adhered
to is:
com.ibm.adapters.<app_name>


where <app_name> is "Buyer".


Logging messages Full

NT service compliance Full

Transaction support N/A There is no transaction support in Ariba Buyer.
Special value CxBlank processing Full

CxIgnore processing Full

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