Creating a new configuration file
When you create a new configuration file, your first step
is to select an integration broker. The broker you select determines
the properties that will appear in the configuration file.
To select a broker:
To create a new file for ICS or WAS, you can also do this:
- In the System Manager window, right-click on the Connectors folder
and select Create New Connector. Connector
Configurator opens and displays the New Connector dialog
box.
Creating a configuration file from a connector-specific template
Once a connector-specific template has been created, you
can use it to create a configuration file:
- Click File>New>Connector Configuration.
- The New Connector dialog box appears,
with the following fields:
- Name
Enter the name of the connector. Names are case-sensitive. The
name you enter must be unique, must end with the word "connector",
and must be consistent with the file name for a connector that is
installed on the system. For example, enter PeopleSoftConnector if the connector file name is PeopleSoft.jar.
Important:
Connector Configurator does not check the spelling of
the name that you enter. You must ensure that the name is correct.
- System Connectivity
Click ICS or WMQI or WAS connectivity.
- Select Connector-Specific Property Template
Type the name of the template that has been designed for your connector.
The available templates are shown in the Template Name display.
When you select a name in the Template Name display, the Property Template Preview display
shows the connector-specific properties that have been defined in
that template.
Select the template you want to use and click OK.
- A configuration screen appears for the connector that you are
configuring. The title bar shows the integration broker and connector
names. You can fill in all the field values to complete the definition
now, or you can save the file and complete the fields later.
- To save the file, click File>Save>to File or File>Save>Save to the project.
To save to a project, you must be using ICS or WAS as the broker,
and System Manager must be running.
If you save as a file, the Save File Connector dialog
box appears. Choose *.cfg as the file type, verify in the File Name field that the name
is spelled correctly and has the correct case, navigate
to the directory where you want to locate the file, and click Save.
The status display in the message panel of Connector Configurator
indicates that the configuration file was successfully created.
Important:
The directory path and name that you establish here must
match the connector configuration file path and name that you supply
in the startup file for the connector.
- To complete the connector definition, enter values in the fields
for each of the tabs of the Connector Configurator window, as described
later in this chapter.
