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:
- In the Connector Configurator home menu, click File>New>Connector
Configuration. The New Connector Dialog appears.
- In the Integration Broker field, select ICS, WMQI or WAS
connectivity.
- Note:
- To get the choice of WMQI, Connector Configurator must launched from the
Start menu, not from System Manager.
- Complete the remaining fields in the New Connector window, as described
later in this chapter.
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.
After 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 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 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.
