Creating the initial configuration file

By convention, pre-defined adapters provide an initial configuration file for users to use the first time that they configure the adapter with Connector Configurator. The suggested name for this configuration file is:

BIA_CN_connName.txt

where connName is the connector name (see Table 109). For more information on the connector name, see Naming the connector. This initial configuration file resides in the following directory:

ProductDir\repository\connName

That is, the repository subdirectory of the product directory contains directories for each connector. Each connector's directory (connName) is named with its unique connector name and within this directory resides the initial configuration file with the following name.

For users to configure a connector that you have developed, you can provide an initial configuration file for your new connector. As part of your connector development, you have probably specified the settings for the standard configuration properties as well as defining any connector-specific configuration properties. This connector configuration information should reside in your repository. However, once your connector is moved to some other environment, it loses access to this repository. Therefore, you should create an initial configuration file that is part of your released connector.

To create this initial configuration file, bring up Connector Configurator for your connector and save its configuration in the following file:

ProductDir\repository\connName\BIA_CN_connName.txt

Note:
These steps assume that during the course of development, you have already created a connector configuration file (.cfg) for your connector. The preceding step just saves this connector configuration information in a separate file, which is included as part of the released connector.

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