Loading Target Connectors

The Connectors grid on the Gateways page lists the target connectors registered with the current gateway. Initially, none of the delivered connectors are loaded and the grid is empty. You can load target connectors automatically by introspection or manually by entering information in the grid.

Note:

You typically load and configure the gateway target connectors only when you configure a new gateway or install a new connector.

Loading Connectors by Introspection

If the connector was delivered with the PeopleSoft application or developed using the PeopleSoft Integration Broker Connector Software Development Kit (SDK), you can easily load it with the PeopleSoft Integration Broker connector introspection feature. Before you can register a new connector, you must install it.

See Understanding the PeopleSoft Integration Broker Connector SDK.

To load connectors by introspection:

  1. Access the Gateways page (select PeopleTools, and then Integration Broker, and then Configuration, and then Integration Gateways).

  2. Click the Load Gateway Connectors button to trigger introspection for the current gateway.

PeopleSoft Integration Broker examines the properties of all installed target connectors and loads those properties into the gateway definition. All the connectors appear in the Connectors grid, and the properties of each connector are updated to reflect its current state.

Note:

The introspection never overrides existing information. It adds only missing information, so manually edited values are not affected. If you modified a connector, new and modified properties are loaded and do not interfere with existing properties.

Loading Connectors Manually

To load and configure a connector manually, you enter the connector ID, connector class name, and property information that’s hard-coded in the connector. This information is provided by PeopleSoft for all delivered connectors; information about connectors from any other source must be provided by that source.

To load a new connector manually:

  1. Access the Gateways page (select PeopleTools, and then Integration Broker, and then Configuration, and then Integration Gateways).

  2. Add a new row in the Connectors grid.

  3. Enter the ID for the new connector.

  4. Enter the connector class name.

  5. Click Properties to edit the connector’s properties.

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