Initializing and Scheduling the Adapter

You initialize and schedule the adapter by implementing the init() and poll() methods.

The init() method is called when the adapter manager loads the adapter. There are two methods for loading the adapter:

• The manager can load the adapter at system startup if the adapter startup type is automatic.

• An administrator loads the adapter by clicking Start on the Resources page if the adapter startup type is manual.

In the initialization process, the adapter can perform its own initialization. Typically, this involves initializing logging (with the ActiveSyncUtil class), and any adapter-specific initialization such as registering with a resource to receive update events.

If an exception is thrown, the adapter is shut down and unloaded.