When you create a new configuration file, your first step is to select an
integration broker. The broker you select determines the properties
that will appear in the configuration file.
To select a broker:
- In the Connector Configurator home menu, click
File>New>Connector Configuration. The New
Connector dialog box appears.
- In the Integration Broker field, select ICS, WMQI or WAS
connectivity.
- Note:
- To get the choice of WMQI, Connector Configurator must be launched from the
Start menu, not from System Manager.
- Complete the remaining fields in the New Connector window, as
described later in this chapter.
To create a new file for ICS or WAS, you can also do this:
- In the System Manager window, right-click on the Connectors
folder and select Create New Connector. Connector
Configurator opens and displays the New Connector dialog
box.
Once a connector-specific template has been created, you can use it to
create a configuration file:
- Click File>New>Connector Configuration.
- The New Connector dialog box appears, with the following
fields:
- Name
Enter the name of the connector. Names are case-sensitive.
The name you enter must be unique, must end with the word "connector",
and must be consistent with the file name for a connector that is installed on
the system. For example, enter PeopleSoftConnector if the
connector file name is PeopleSoft.jar.
- Important:
- Connector Configurator does not check the spelling of the name that you
enter. You must ensure that the name is correct.
- System Connectivity
Click ICS or WMQI or WAS connectivity.
- Select Connector-Specific Property Template
Type the name of the template that has been designed for your
connector. The available templates are shown in the Template
Name display. When you select a name in the Template Name
display, the Property Template Preview display shows the
connector-specific properties that have been defined in that template.
Select the template you want to use and click OK.
- A configuration screen appears for the connector that you are
configuring. The title bar shows the integration broker and connector
names. You can fill in all the field values to complete the definition
now, or you can save the file and complete the fields later.
- To save the file, click File>Save>to File or
File>Save>Save to the project. To save to a project,
you must be using ICS or WAS as the broker, and System Manager must be
running.
If you save as a file, the Save File Connector dialog box
appears. Choose *.cfg as the file type, verify in the
File Name field that the name is spelled correctly and has the correct case,
navigate to the directory where you want to locate the file, and click
Save. The status display in the message panel of Connector
Configurator indicates that the configuration file was successfully
created.
- Important:
- The directory path and name that you establish here must match the connector
configuration file path and name that you supply in the startup file for the
connector.
- To complete the connector definition, enter values in the fields for each
of the tabs of the Connector Configurator window, as described later in this
chapter.
