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.

After you have chosen the template you want to use, choose OK.

3.A configuration screen will display for the connector that you are configuring. The title bar of the configuration screen shows the broker that you are using and the name that you have given to the connector. You can fill in all the field values to complete the definition now, or you can save the file and complete the fields later.

When you are using the configuration screen, you can, if you wish, add additional connector-specific properties, as described under “Setting application-configuration properties (ICS)” on page 64. Any such additions become part of the configuration file that you are creating, but do not affect the template that you used in creating the file.

4.To save the file, choose File > Save > to File or File > Save > Save to the project. To save to a project, you must be using ICS as the broker, and System Manager must be running. If you save as a file, the Save File Connector dialog displays.

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 choose 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.

5.To complete the connector definition, enter values in the fields for each of the tabs of the Connector Configurator window, as described for your broker later in this chapter.

Using Connector Configurator with ICS as the broker

To use Connector Configurator to configure a connector that will be used with ICS, first select ICS as the broker mode in which you are running Connector Configurator, as described under“Choosing your broker” on page 57.

In a typical ICS implementation, the configuration file that you create with Connector Configurator is not put into use until after you have deployed it to the ICS server. You will perform that deployment (described in the Implementation Guide for WebSphere InterChange Server) after you have finished using Connector Configurator to complete the connector configuration file.

Completing a configuration file

This topic assumes that you already have a starting point for your connector configuration, either from an existing file (a connector definitions file, a repository file, or a *.cfg file) or from an existing project in System Manager. If you do not, see “Creating a template of connector-specific properties” on page 58.

When you open a configuration file or a connector from a project, the Connector Configurator window displays the configuration screen, with the attributes and values that Connector Configurator finds in the connector definition file.

The title of the configuration screen displays the type of the broker and the name of the connector as specified in the file. Make sure the title indicates the

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WebSphere Business Integration Adapter specifications

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