Using multiple ODAs simultaneously

You can run multiple instances of an ODA either on the local host machine or a remote host machine. Each instance runs on a unique port. You can specify this port number when you start each ODA from within Business Object Wizard.

To run multiple Object Discovery Agents simultaneously in Business Object Designer Express, do the following:

  1. Start each Object Discovery Agent by running its start_ODAname.bat file.
  2. Start Business Object Designer Express.
  3. From the File menu, select the New using ODA menu item.

    Business Object Designer Express invokes Business Object Wizard, which displays the first dialog box in the wizard, Select Agent (see Figure 35).

  4. Click the Find Agents button to display currently running ODAs in the Located agents list. You can also find the ODA using its host name and port number.
  5. Select the first ODA from the displayed list. Business Object Wizard displays your selection in the Agent's name field.
  6. Again, click File -> New Using ODA.

    Business Object Wizard displays a second instance of the Select Agent dialog box.

  7. Click the Find Agents button to display currently running ODAs in the Located agents list or find the ODA using its host name and port number.
  8. Select the second ODA from the displayed list.
  9. Proceed with the configuration of each ODA.

If you create multiple instances of the ODA script or batch file and provide a unique name for each represented ODA, you can have a message file for each ODA instance. Alternatively, you can have differently named ODAs use the same message file. There are two ways to specify a valid message file:

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