IBM WebSphere Business Integration Adapter manual Setting standard connector properties

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Important: Connector Configurator accepts property values in either English or non-English character sets. However, the names of both standard and connector-specific properties, and the names of supported business objects, must use the English character set only.

Standard properties differ from connector-specific properties as follows:

vStandard properties of a connector are shared by both the application-specific component of a connector and its broker component. All connectors have the same set of standard properties. These properties are described in Appendix A of each adapter guide. You can change some but not all of these values.

vApplication-configuration (application-specific) properties apply only to the application-specific component of a connector, that is, the component that interacts directly with the application. Each connector has application-specific properties that are unique to its application. Some of these properties provide default values and some do not; you can modify some of the default values. The installation and configuration chapter of each adapter guide describes the application-specific properties and the recommended values.

The fields for Standard Properties and Connector-Specific Properties are color-coded to show which are configurable:

vA field with a grey background indicates a standard property. You can change the value but cannot change the name or remove the property.

vA field with a white background indicates an application-specific property. These properties vary according to specific needs of the application or connector. You can change the value and delete these properties.

vValue fields are configurable.

vThe Update Method field is informational and not configurable. This field specifies the action required to activate a property whose value has changed.

Setting standard connector properties

To change the value of a standard property:

1.Click in the field whose value you want to set.

2.Either enter a value, or choose from the drop-down menu if one appears.

3.After entering all values for the standard properties, you can do one of the following:

v To discard the changes, preserve the original values, and exit Connector Configurator, choose File > Exit (or close the window), and choose No when prompted to save changes.

vTo enter values for other categories in Connector Configurator, choose the tab for the category. The values you enter for Standard Properties (or other category) are retained when you move to the next category; when you close the window, you are prompted to either save or discard the values that you entered in all of the categories as a whole.

vTo save the revised values, choose File > Exit (or close the window) and choose Yes when prompted to save changes. Alternatively, choose Save > To File from either the File menu or the toolbar.

Setting application-configuration properties

For application-specific configuration properties, you can add or change property names, configure values, delete a property, and encrypt a property:

1.Click in the field whose name or value you want to set.

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Contents Adapter for i2 User Guide Page Adapter for i2 User Guide 18April2003 Integration broker compatibility Iv Adapter for i2 User Guide Contents Appendix D. Notices Typographic conventions About this documentAudience Related documentsViii Adapter for i2 User Guide Connector architecture Overview of the connectorComponent Description XML DH Wbia APIProcessing subscriptions How the connector worksEvent detection and notification Event retrieval Processing service call requestsStatus updates Processing verbs operationsStatus updates Adapter for i2 User Guide Step for installing the standard files Installing and configuring the connectorPrerequisites for installing the connector Installing the connector on a Windows or Unix systemConfiguring the connector Installed file structureMessageFileName Standard connector propertiesConnector-specific properties LogAtInterchangeEndProperty Description Starting the connectorConfiguring starti2.bat for Windows or starti2.sh for Unix Configuring DataHandlerDefining connector metadata Understanding business objects for the connectorOverview of business object structure Wrapper BO I2 business object structureType=output Configuring metaobjects for pollingAttribute Description Specifying business object attribute propertiesApplication-specific information at the attribute level Special attribute valuesParameter Description Adapter for i2 User Guide Overview of i2 ODA Generating business objects using i2 ODAInstalling i2 ODA Steps for installing i2 ODALaunching i2 ODA Other installation requirementsUsing i2 ODA in Business Object Designer Working with error and trace message filesTrace Level Description Configure agent properties Steps for using i2ODASelect the Agent Example i2BO Row Property name Property type Description NumberAdapter for i2 User Guide Generating business objects using i2 ODA Property Value Save the business object filesCreate the metaobject for polling I2MOOperation InstanceId DefaultValue= WrapperBONameAdapter for i2 User Guide Logging error messages Troubleshooting and error handlingStructure of error messages Error description Error type Handling by i2 connector Polling-related error messagesService call request processing error messages Example Tracing messagesTracing Level Tracing MessagesTips for troubleshooting Adapter for i2 User Guide New and deleted properties Appendix A. Standard configuration properties for connectorsAdapter for i2 User Guide Property Name Possible Default Update Values Method CONNECTORNAME/REQUESTQUEUE AgentTraceLevel AdminInQueueAdminOutQueue AgentConnectionsConcurrentEventTriggeredFlows ApplicationNameBrokerType CharacterEncodingControllerStoreAndForwardMode ContainerManagedEventsControllerTraceLevel DeliveryTransport DeliveryQueueWebSphere MQ and IDL JvmMaxNativeStackSize FaultQueueDuplicateEventElimination JvmMaxHeapSizeJms.MessageBrokerName Jms.PasswordJvmMinHeapSize Jms.FactoryClassNameOADAutoRestartAgent LogAtInterchangeEndMaxEventCapacity MessageFileNamePollFrequency OADMaxNumRetryOADRetryTimeInterval PollEndTimeRestartRetryInterval RepositoryDirectoryResponseQueue RestartRetryCountWireFormat SynchronousRequestTimeoutTraceFileName Application name Name Possible values Default valueApplicationName AdminInQueueAdminOutQueue AgentTraceLevelDeliveryTransport FaultQueueContainerManagedEvents DeliveryQueueJms.NumConcurrentRequests Jms.PasswordJms.FactoryClassName Jms.MessageBrokerNameRepositoryDirectory PollEndTimePollFrequency PollStartTimeRestartRetryCount SynchronousTimeoutRequestQueue ResponseQueueWireFormat Adapter for i2 User Guide Appendix B. Connector Configurator Running Configurator from System Manager Starting Connector ConfiguratorValueenGB/Value Choosing your broker Running Configurator independently of System ManagerCreating a template of connector-specific properties Using a connector-specific property templateSpecifying values Specifying general characteristicsSetting dependencies Completing a configuration file Using Connector Configurator with ICS as the brokerUsing an existing file Setting the configuration file properties ICS Using an existing System Manager projectSetting application-configuration properties ICS Setting standard connector properties ICSBusiness object name Encryption for connector properties ICSUpdate method ICS Specifying supported business object definitions ICSAgent support Associated maps ICSMaximum transaction level Resources ICS Setting trace/log file values ICSData handlers Configuring messagingSetting application-configuration properties Setting standard connector propertiesUpdate method Encryption for connector propertiesSpecifying supported business object definitions Configuring data handlers Setting trace/log file valuesCompleting the configuration Category Feature Support Appendix C. Connector feature listEvent notification features Service call request handling featuresGeneral features Appendix C. Connector feature list Adapter for i2 User Guide Appendix D. Notices Programming interface information Trademarks and service marksIBM Adapter for i2 User Guide

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