IBM WebSphere Business Integration Adapter manual Setting standard connector properties ICS

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 (ICS)

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:

vTo 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 (ICS)

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

1.Right click in the top-left portion of the grid. A pop-up menu bar will appear. Select Add to add a property or Add Child to add a child property for a property.

2.Enter a value for the property or child property.

3.To encrypt a property, click the Encrypt box.

4.Choose to save or discard changes, as described for Setting Standard Connector Properties.

The Update Method displayed for each property indicates whether a component or agent restart is necessary to activate changed values.

Important: Changing a preset application-specific connector property name may cause a connector to fail. Certain property names may be needed by the connector to connect to an application or to run properly.

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