Connector Configurator can be started and run in either of two modes:
- Launched from System Manager
- Independent of System Manager (stand-alone mode)
When you run Connector Configurator in conjunction with System Manager, you
can
- Save connector configuration files (XML documents with the extension
*.cfg) to a directory that you specify, and
- Save connector configuration files as components of System Manager
projects. If you are using ICS as your broker, this is a mandatory step
before you deploy your configuration into the ICS.
- Note:
- When you save a configuration file as a component of a System Manager
project, the file is stored in the designated project as an XML document file
with the extension *.con. It is not advisable to open the
*.con file and edit it directly; instead, make any changes by
opening the component in System Manager.
To run Connector Configurator with System Manager, do any of the
following:
- In System Manager, right-click on the Connector folder of the Integration
Components Library (to create a new configuration), or right-click on a
connector configuration component within the Connector folder (to edit an
existing configuration), or
- From the System Manager menu, choose Tools>Connector Configurator, or
- With System Manager already running, from Start>Programs choose IBM
WebSphere InterChange Server>IBM WebSphere Business Integration
Toolset>Development>Connector Configurator.
For details about using projects in System Manager and deploying to
InterChange Server, see the Implementation Guide for WebSphere
InterChange Server.
When you run Connector Configurator without connecting to System Manager,
you can save a connector configuration file (an XML document with the
extension *.cfg) to a directory that you specify, but you cannot save
or open a System Manager project.
When you are creating a connector for use with a broker other than ICS, you
do not need to connect to System Manager at any point in order to use the
file. If you are creating a connector configuration for use with ICS as
the broker, you may still find it useful on occasion to run Connector
Configurator independently, and then connect to System Manager when you are
ready to save the configuration file as a component of a System Manager
project.
