Common installation and configuration tasks

This section provides an overview of some of the configuration and startup tasks that most developers will need to perform.

Install the integration broker

For further information see Broker compatibility and then consult the installation guide for your integration broker.

Install the WebSphere Business Integration Adapter Framework

For further information see Broker compatibility.

Install the WebSphere Business Integration data handler for XML

For further information, see the Data Handler Guide.

Install QAD products

You must install the QXtend and the Q/LinQ MQSeries MOM products from QAD. These do not need to be on the same machine as the adapter.

Install the adapter

See Installing and configuring the connector for a description of what and where you must install.

Define metadata

You must define metadata for:

Configure the connector

This sections below list the tasks you must perform to configure an installed connector for QAD MFG/PRO:

Connectors have two types of configuration properties: standard configuration properties and connector-specific configuration properties. Some of these properties have default values that you do not need to change. You may need to set the values of some of these properties before running the connector.

You use Connector Configurator to configure connector properties:

You must configure the connector to operate with one of the following integration brokers:

When you configure connector properties for the adapter for QAD MFG/PRO, make sure that:

To configure the URL of the Qxtend web service:

To configure the data handler:

For more information on data handler processing, see QAD MFG/PRO data handler.

Install a database trigger

Install a database trigger for each MFG/PRO application that you want to configure for connector event processing. You install triggers using the DataSync module supplied by QAD. For further information, see QAD documentation (External Interface Guide -- Data Synchronization).

Download QDoc schemas

You use QDoc schemas to create business objects.For information and procedures on downloading QDoc schemas from QAD MFG/PRO, see Generating business object definitions for event processing: step-by-step or Generating TLOs for request processing: step-by-step. You cannot start or run the connector without first downloading and installing QDoc schemas. For further information, see Installing the adapter and related files .

Create business object definitions

You use an XML object discovery agent (ODA) to create business objects. The six-step automated process is described in Creating or modifying business objects. Then you must add these definitions, along with the meta-objects, to a list of those supported by the connector. For further information, see Specifying supported business object definitions.

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