Use the NE Connection Handler editor to add or remove NE connection handlers. You can create a connection Handler class that manages the connection with an network element based on the communication parameters in an NE template. In the Studio Projects view, double-click an NE Connection Handler entity to open the NE Connection Handler editor.
See the following topics:
Use the Editor tab for defining the parameters for an NE Connection Handler. In the Connection Handler Detail area, you can define the class for the NE Connection Handler entity.
| Field | Use |
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| Description | Specify a description for the NE Connection Handler editor. |
| Connection Handler Type | Select any one of the following Connection Handler types from the list:
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| Vendor, Technology, and Software Load | In the Connection Handlers area, on clicking Add, displays the vendor, technology, and software load for the NE Connection Handler entity in the cartridge project. |
| Class | In the Connection Handlers area, displays the class you have selected or created in the Connection Handler Details area. |
| Add | Click to add a Connection Handler. As there are different ways of communicating like SOAP, Telnet, and so on, you can add or select a Connection Handler implementation for the Connection Handler. |
| Remove | Click to clear a Connection Handler from the editor. |
| Open | Click to open the code of the Connection Handler class. This button is enabled only when the code is available. |
| New | Click to create a connection class. The connection class contains the skeleton of the connection logic based on the connection type selected on the Studio Activation Java Connection Handler Wizard.
Note: New is grayed out for Login State Table Connection Handler and Logoff State Table Connection Handler types. |
| Select | Click to select an existing class. |
Use the Blueprint tab to view the generated documentation for the NE Connection Handler entity. This tab is read-only.