Creating startup scripts

As System startup files describes, an ODA requires an ODA startup script for it to be able to start. An ODA requires a startup script for the system administrator to start the ODA-runtime process. When the WebSphere Business Integration Adapters Installer installs adapters on a Windows system, it takes the following steps for ODAs:

To provide the ability to start up your own ODA, you must generate its startup script and provide the shortcuts that invoke this startup script.

Creating the startup script

In this start_ODAname.bat file, make sure you take the following steps:

Creating the shortcut

A shortcut enables an ODA to be started from a menu item within Programs > IBM WebSphere Business Integration Adapters > Adapters > Object Discovery Agents. An easy way to create a shortcut to start an ODA running on Windows is to copy an existing ODA's shortcut and edit the shortcut properties to change the connector name or add any other startup parameters.

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