Configuring Adapter Connectivity Map Properties

Modifications to Connectivity Map configuration properties are made from the Adapter Properties Editor. A description of each property is displayed in the Description pane when it is selected. This provides a brief explanation of the required settings or options. The Comments pane provides an area to record notes and information regarding the currently selected property. These comments are saved when you close the editor.

To Add an Adapter to the Connectivity Map

1. Open the Connectivity Map opened in the Connectivity Map Editor.
2. In the Connectivity Map Editor toolbar, click the External Applications icon.

   A list of all available External Applications appears.

3. Click the External Application you want to add.

   An icon for the application appears on the toolbar to the right of the External Applications icon.

4. Select the new icon, and drag and drop it to the Connectivity Map editor canvas.

   The External Application appears on the canvas and in the project tree.

5. Drag a connection between the External Application and a Service, such as a Java Collaboration Definition (JCD) or Business Process.

   When you connect an External Application to a Service, the Connectivity Map Editor automatically assigns the appropriate adapter to the link (see the figure below). Each adapter is supplied with a template containing its default configuration properties, which are accessible from the Connectivity Map.

   
   

To Configure Adapter Connectivity Map Properties

1. From the Connectivity Map, double click the adapter icon located in the link between the associated External Application and the Service.
2. If a dialog box appears requesting that you select the type of connection, make your selection and then click OK.

   This dialog box appears when there is more than one type of Adapter for the selected External Application. For example, some Adapters have a transactional mode and non-transactional mode.

   The Properties Editor appears.

3. From the Properties Editor, click on any folder to display the default configuration properties for that section.
4. Click on any property field to make it editable.
5. If an ellipsis appears next to a field, you can click the ellipsis button to open an editor for the field.

   This is useful for long field values.

6. Make any necessary changes to the property values.
7. Click OK to close the Properties Editor and save the settings.

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   Note - The available properties for the Applications Adapters are described in the following sections.

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