To start the adapter for Ariba Buyer, you must:
The procedure for starting Ariba Buyer depends on the node configuration of your system. Please refer to the documentation for Ariba Buyer 8.x for details.
Each Buyer node starts an instance of the integration channel. When the channel starts, it attempts to connect to the connector. The channel starts whether or not the connector is running.
A connector must be explicitly started using its connector start-up script. The startup script should reside in the connector's runtime directory:
ProductDir\connectors\connName
where connName identifies the connector. The name of the startup script depends on the operating-system platform, as Table 6 shows.
Table 6. Startup scripts for a connector
Operating system | Startup script |
---|---|
UNIX-based systems | connector_manager_connName |
Windows | start_connName.bat |
You can invoke the connector startup script in any of the following ways:
Select Programs>IBM WebSphere Business Integration Adapters>Adapters>Connectors. By default, the program name is "IBM WebSphere Business Integration Adapters". However, it can be customized. Alternatively, you can create a desktop shortcut to your connector.
start_connName connName brokerName [-cconfigFile ]
connector_manager_connName -start
where connName is the name of the connector and brokerName identifies your integration broker, as follows:
You can load, activate, deactivate, pause, shutdown or delete a connector using this tool.
You can load, activate, deactivate, pause, shutdown or delete a connector using this tool.
For more information on how to start a connector, including the command-line startup options, refer to one of the following documents:
The ODA starts when the start_BuyerODA.bat or start_BuyerODA.sh script is run. You must specify the path to the Ariba Buyer server. You can do this by:
C:\Ariba\app\Buyer\Server
The ODA is used by Business Object Designer. When Business Object Designer connects to the ODA, the ODA reads the Ariba Buyer metadata definitions from the adapter repository, for processing into business object definitions.