You must perform the following configuration tasks for the connector:
In most cases, the Exchange_User account you created in Setting up a user account and permissions for event sinks is the same account that the connector should use. If your installation for some reason requires that the connector's account not be the same as the Exchange_User account, use Windows system administration tools to create that account.
When you log into Outlook with the connector's user account for the first time, Outlook will automatically create the Inbox which serves as the adapter's Event Store. You must also create an additional mail folder for that account to serve as the Archive Store, as follows:
Table 7. Field values for the Archive Store folder
Field name | Value to enter |
---|---|
Name | Archive
|
Folder contains | Mail Items |
Select where to place the
folder | Mailbox--user_name, where user_name is the name of the account you want to use for the Archive Store. Normally this would be the Exchange_User account, but any account the connector has access to is acceptable. |
The connector component of the adapter has two types of configuration properties: standard configuration properties and application-specific configuration properties . You must set the values of these properties before running the connector.
To configure standard connector properties, use the Connector Configurator tool. Details are given in Appendix B, "Connector Configurator". This tool provides a graphical user interface for configuring the connector. Click on the Standard Config Properties tab to add or modify configuration properties.
When you have finished specifying values for the connector's configuration properties, Connector Configurator saves the values in the adapter repository (for ICS) or generates a configuration file and places it in the adapter's local repository (for WebSphere MQ Integrator Broker).
A connector obtains its configuration values at startup. During a run-time session, you may want to change the values of one or more connector properties.
To determine whether a property is dynamic or static, refer to the update method column in Connector Configurator.
Application-specific connector configuration properties provide information needed by the connector at run time. They also provide a way for you to change static information or logic within the connector without having to recode and rebuild it.
To configure these properties, use Connector Configurator. Click the Application Config Properties tab to add or modify configuration properties. For more information, see Appendix B, "Connector Configurator".
Table 8 lists the application-specific configuration properties for the connector, along with their descriptions and possible values.
Table 8. Application-specific configuration properties for the Exchange connector
Property | Description | Possible values | Default value | Required? |
---|---|---|---|---|
ArchiveFolderURI | Fully qualified name of directory where events are archived | The full path name for the event archive directory |
| Yes |
ArchiveProcessed | Specifies how events are archived | true, false
For a detailed description of archive behavior, see Event archiving. | true | Yes |
DateFormat | Specifies the format of Date attributes in the business object. The format is based on the java.text.SimpleDateFormat class | Any valid combination of date symbols (for example, MM/dd/yyyy
HH:mm:ss). Common symbols include:
| MM/dd/yyyy HH:mm:ss | Yes |
EventFolderURI | Fully qualified name of directory where events are stored | The full path name for the event directory |
| Yes |
InDoubtEvents | Specifies how to handle events that were IN_PROGRESS when the connector terminated |
| Reprocess | Yes |
WindowsName | Connector's user name (usually the same as Exhange_User). Used to log on to Exchange Server | Any valid logon name |
| Yes |
WindowsPassword | The password for the WindowsName account | Any valid password |
| Yes |
RecipientBusiness
Obj | Determines the name of the
Recipient child business object | Any text string | Recipient | No |
RecurrencePattern
BusinessObj | Determines the name
of the RecurrencePattern child business object | Any text string | RecurrencePattern | No |