Parlay Connector templates are used to configure the Parlay Connector. The templates allow you to create or change the Parlay Connector configuration for an application EAR file.
The Parlay Connector is implemented as a managed object. The Parlay Connector obtains service managers for the client application. You must configure the Parlay Connector to locate and connect to the Parlay gateway to obtain service managers from the Parlay gateway. You can create or change this configuration.
After you create a configuration, the configuration status is inactive. When you open the Parlay Connector, the connector attempts to locate an active configuration. If an active configuration is found, the connector uses the information in the active configuration for initialization. If no active configuration is found, the connector uses the information in the default template.
Using a template does not restrict the data that you can specify in a configuration. If you use the default template, your configuration is created with settings for a session with no Parlay gateway connection. After it is created, however, you can update the configuration to connect to any Parlay gateway. Templates are provided for individual Parlay gateways, which minimizes the need for updates.
Under some circumstances, updates to the Parlay Connector configurations might not be displayed when the application is refreshed. If this occurs, restart WebSphere® Application Server, the WebSphere Application Server cluster, or the Rational® Application Developer test environment where the EAR file is deployed. When the server restarts, open the application to view the changes.