You must perform the following configuration tasks for the connector:
A Microsoft Outlook profile must be created on the machine where the Outlook client and the Exchange connector are installed. This profile ensures that all necessary Exchange folders are configured correctly.
Create the Outlook profile for the connector as follows:
Outlook creates a profile that is named Ms Exchange Settings by default.
If you are using MailItem business objects, you must verify the profile's properties, as follows:
When you created the Outlook profile in Configuring the connector MAPI profile, the Event Store was automatically created. You must now create the Archive Store to hold archived events, as follows:
Table 6. Field values for the Archive Store folder
Field name | Value to enter |
---|---|
Name | Archive
|
Folder contains | Mail Items |
Select where to place the folder | Mailbox--user_name, where user_name is the name of the account you want to use for the Archive Store. You can use any account, as long as the Exchange user has acceess to it. |
The connector component of the adapter has two types of configuration properties: standard configuration properties and application-specific configuration properties. You must set the values of these properties before running the connector.
To configure standard connector properties, use the Connector Configurator tool. Details are given in "Connector Configurator". This tool provides a graphical user interface for configuring the connector. Click on the Standard Config Properties tab to add or modify configuration properties.
When you have finished specifying values for the connector's configuration properties, Connector Configurator saves the values in the adapter repository (for ICS) or generates a configuration file and places it in the adapter's local repository (for WebSphere MQ Integrator Broker).
A connector obtains its configuration values at startup. During a run-time session, you may want to change the values of one or more connector properties.
To determine whether a property is dynamic or static, refer to the update method column in Connector Configurator.
Application-specific connector configuration properties provide information needed by the connector at run time. They also provide a way for you to change static information or logic within the connector without having to recode and rebuild it.
To configure these properties, use Connector Configurator. Click the Application Config Properties tab to add or modify configuration properties. For more information, see "Connector Configurator".
Table 7 lists the application-specific configuration properties for the connector, along with their descriptions and possible values.
Table 7. Application-specific configuration properties for Exchange Server
Property | Description | Possible values | Default value | Required? |
---|---|---|---|---|
ArchiveFolder | Fully qualified name of directory where events are archived | The full path name for the event archive directory (for example, Mailbox - User1/Archive) |
| Yes |
ArchiveProcessed | Specifies how events are archived. | true, false
For a detailed description of archive behavior, see Event archiving. | true | Yes |
DateFormat | Specifies the format of Date attributes in the business object. The format is based on the java.text.SimpleDateFormat class | Any valid combination of date symbols (for example, MM/dd/yyyy
HH:mm:ss). Common symbols include:
| MM/dd/yyyy HH:mm:ss | Yes |
EventFolder | Fully qualified name of directory where events are stored | The full path name for the event directory (for example, Mailbox - User1/Inbox) |
| Yes |
InDoubtEvents | Specifies how to handle events that were IN_PROGRESS when the connector terminated |
| Reprocess | Yes |
ProfileName | Name of MAPI profile used to log on to Exchange Server | Any valid MAPI profile name |
| Yes |