Binding the port of a new collaboration object

After you have configured the port of a collaboration template for a business object type you must create the collaboration object and bind its port to an instance of a web services connector.

To create a new collaboration object and bind its port to an instance of the web services connector:

  1. Right click the Collaboration Objects folder and select Create New Collaboration Object. This displays the Create New Collaboration window, which displays the list of templates (as shown in Figure 55).

    Figure 55. Create New Collaboration window


  2. Select a collaboration template from the Template Name and enter a name for the collaboration object in Collaboration object name field. This displays the Bind Ports window as shown in Figure 56.

    Figure 56. Bind Ports window


  3. Select a port, click the Type arrow to display the pull down menu for the port and choose WebSerivce (as shown in Figure 56)

    All instances of the web services connector have a ConnectorType application-specific property. By default, this property is set to WebService. The Bind Collaborations Port window in System Manager uses the value of the ConnectorType property to determine which connectors are web service connectors.

  4. Click the BindWith arrow to display a list of connector instances. System Manager displays instances of connectors whose ConnectorType properties have values set to WebService. Choose an instance of the web services connector. (An example is shown in Figure 57).

    Figure 57. Selecting an instance of the web services connector


  5. Click Finish.

You are now ready to run the WSDL Configuration Wizard.

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