Configuring Ariba Buyer for the adapter

Before you can use the connector, you must configure Ariba Buyer to recognize the adapter. You use the Ariba Buyer Configure tool to set the correct enterprise application integration (EAI) channel in Ariba Buyer, as follows.

  1. In the Ariba Buyer Configuration window, check EAI Channel and click Next.
  2. Select your database, for example, IBM DB2 UDB, and click Next.
  3. Enter the database properties for your database and click Next.
  4. If you have the Ariba Buyer 8 Hot Fix Pack 1 installed, select IBM WBI Adapter as your EAI Channel and set the Configuration File Location as:

    <Ariba Buyer Server root>/channels/IBM

  5. If you do not have the Ariba Buyer 8 Hot Fix Pack 1 installed:

    Select Other as your EAI Channel.

    Set IBM as the channel name by setting the Configuration File Location as:

    <Ariba Buyer Server root>/channels/IBM

  6. Continue with the configuration for Ariba Buyer 8.x.

Note:
The adapter is only used if you select an ERP Type other than Basic CSV configuration during configuration.

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