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After you have completed the configuration file and set its properties, it will need
to be deployed to the appropriate location for your connector.
v If you are using ICS as your broker, save the configuration in a System Manager
project, and use System Manager to load the file into InterChange Server.
v If you are using WebSphere MQ Integrator Broker as your broker, manually
copy the configuration file to its appropriate location, which must match exactly
the configuration file location specified in the startup file for your connector.
For further information about deployment, see the Implementation Guide for
WebSphere InterChange Server (for using the connector with ICS as the broker), or
the Implementation Guide for WebSphere MQ Integrator Broker (for using the connector
with MQ Integrator as the broker).
Using a connector-specific property template
To create a configuration file for your connector, you can start with a previously
created connector configuration file (*.cfg), a connector definition file (*.txt) or a
repository file (*.in or *.out), if any of these already exists for your connector. For
instructions on using such existing files, see “Using an existing file” on page 62.
If none of those files exist, or if they are too dissimilar to the configuration
requirements of your connector, you can start instead by creating a template for
the connector-specific properties of your connector. You’ll create properties in the
template, define general characteristics and values for those properties, and specify
any dependencies between the properties. Then you’ll save the template and use it
as the base for creating a new connector configuration file.
Creating a template of connector-specific properties
To create a template:
1. Choose File>New>Connector-Specific Property Template.
2. The Connector-Specific Property Template dialog appears, with the following
fields
v Name
Enter a unique name that identifies the connector, or type of connector, for
which this template will be used. You will see this name again when you
open the dialog for creating a new configuration file from a template.
v Find Template, and Template Name
The names of all currently available templates are displayed in the Template
Name display. Look for an existing template that would make a good
starting point for your new connector template (such as a template whose
property definitions are a subset of the properties used by your connector).
To see the connector-specific property definitions that are contained in any
template, select that template’s name in the Template Name display. A list of
the property definitions contained in that template will appear in the
Template Preview display.
If you do not see any template that displays the connector-specific properties
that are used by your connector, you will need to create one. Connector
Configurator provides a template named None, containing no property
definitions, as a default choice.
Choose a template from the Template Name display, enter that template
name in the Find Name field (or highlight your choice in Template Name),
and choose Next.
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