Configuring standard connector properties

Adapter connectors have two types of configuration properties:

This section describes the standard configuration properties. For information on configuration properties specific to a connector, see its adapter user guide.

Using Connector Configurator Express

You configure connector properties from Connector Configurator Express, which you access from System Manager. For more information on using Connector Configurator Express, refer to the Connector Configurator Express appendix.

Setting and updating property values

The default length of a property field is 255 characters.

The connector uses the following order to determine a property's value (where the highest number overrides other values):

  1. Default
  2. Repository
  3. Local configuration file
  4. Command line

A connector obtains its configuration values at startup. If you change the value of one or more connector properties during a run-time session, the property's Update Method determines how the change takes effect. There are four different update methods for standard connector properties:

To determine how a specific property is updated, refer to the Update Method column in the Connector Configurator Express window, or see the Update Method column in the Property Summary table below.

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