Defining Routing Properties

This section provides an overview of routing properties and discusses how to add them in the form of name/value pairs to routing definitions.

Understanding Routing Properties

Routing properties are user-defined name/value pairs that denote data contained in transformations defined for a routing definition.

Once they know the name/value pairs in a transformation, developers can extract the data from transformations using application classes. Developers might use the name/value pairs data to add to XML, perform SELECT actions in tables, and so on.

Defining Routing Property Name/Value Pairs

Use the Routings-Routing Properties page (IB_ROUTINGDEFNPROP) to add routing properties to a routing definition. To access the page select PeopleTools, and then Integration Broker, and then Integration Setup, and then Routing Definitions and click the Routing Properties tab.

This example illustrates the Routing Properties page.

To add routing property name/value pairs:

1. Access the Routings-Routing Properties page (PeopleTools, and then Integration Broker, and then Integration Setup, and then Routing Definitions and click the Routing Properties tab).

2. From the Type drop-down list box, select a property type. The options are:

   • Category.

   • Ident.

   • Search.

3. In the Prop. Name field, enter a name for the property.

4. (Optional.) In the Value field, enter a value for the property.

5. (Optional.) In the Comment field, enter a comment or description for the name/value pair.

6. Click the Add a Row button (+) to add additional rows and property name/value pairs.

7. Click the Save button.