You may have an existing file available in one or more of the
following formats:
- A connector definition file.
This is a text file that lists properties and applicable default
values for a specific connector. Some connectors include such a
file in a \repository directory in their delivery package
(the file typically has the extension .txt; for example,
CN_XML.txt for the XML connector).
- An ICS repository file.
Definitions used in a previous ICS implementation of the connector
may be available to you in a repository file that was used in the
configuration of that connector. Such a file typically has the
extension .in or .out.
- A previous configuration file for the connector.
Such a file typically has the extension *.cfg.
Although any of these file sources may contain most or all of
the connector-specific properties for your connector, the connector
configuration file will not be complete until you have opened the
file and set properties, as described later in this chapter.
To use an existing file to configure a connector, you must open
the file in Connector Configurator, revise the configuration, and
then save the file as a configuration file (*.cfg
file).
Follow these steps to open a *.txt, *.cfg, or *.in file from a
directory:
- In Connector Configurator, click File>Open>From
File.
- In the Open File Connector dialog box, select one of the
following file types to see the available files:
- Configuration (*.cfg)
- ICS Repository (*.in, *.out)
Choose this option if a repository file was used to configure
the connector in an ICS environment. A repository file may include
multiple connector definitions, all of which will appear when you
open the file.
- All files (*.*)
Choose this option if a *.txt file was delivered in the
adapter package for the connector, or if a definition file is
available under another extension.
- In the directory display, navigate to the appropriate connector
definition file, select it, and click Open.
Follow these steps to open a connector configuration from a
System Manager project:
- Start System Manager. A configuration can be opened from or
saved to System Manager only if System Manager has been
started.
- Start Connector Configurator.
- Click File>Open>From Project.
