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Figure 8-11 Associated maps for the JTextRWL connector

14.Save the connector to the project and save it to file as well. Save the cfg file in

the folder C:\IBM\WebSphereItemSync\connectors\JText.

8.4.2 ISoft Connector

1. In System Manager, right-click the folder Connectors in the ICL

ItemSyncLibrary and select Create New Connector.

2. The tool Connector Configurator Express will start and present you the new

connector window. Set the name to ISoftConnector (one word, case

sensitive) and select iSoft for template name. See Figure 8-12 on page 108.

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Figure 8-12 Create iSoft connector

3. After you click OK, the Connector Configurator Express shows the standard

properties for this connector.

4. Update the fields AgentTraceLevel and ControllerTraceLevel to provide

maximum tracing at runtime. Also set the LogAtInterChangeEnd to true and

the logging and tracing to both console and file.

5. Update the field MessageFileName to

C:\IBM\WebSphereItemSync\connectors\messages\ISoftConnector.txt

6. Now switch to the tab Connector-Specifc Properties. The adapter uses a

number of queues for its internal processing. Change the queue names to

refer to the queue manager you are using (for example, SUPPLIER) instead of

the default name crossworlds.queue.manager.

7. Create these queues.

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In the Additional Materials is a file named iSoftQueues.tst. You can use this

file to create the queues from a command window as follows:

runmqsc SUPPLIER <iSoftQueues.tst

8. Set the field DataHandlerConfigMO to the name of the meta-object that we

created earlier: MO_DataHandler_UCCnet_envelope.

9. Change the field ConfigurationMetaObject to the name of meta-object

created before: MO_ISoftAdapterConfig.

10.Verify that a property UseDefaults exists and has the value True.

11.Switch now to the tab Supported Business Objects and add business

objects to this tab, as shown in Figure 8-13. Check Agent Support for the

business objects as indicated.

Figure 8-13 Supported business objects for the iSoft connector

12.Save the connector to the project and switch then to the tab Associated

Maps.

13.Select Explicit Binding and chose the maps as shown in Figure 8-14 on

page 110.

Note: This value will ensure that if we have allocatted any default values to

properties in our meta-object definitions that they will be used if any

mandatory value is not passed.

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Figure 8-14 Associated maps for the iSoft connector

14.Save the connector to the project and save it to a file as well as to the folder

C:\IBM\WebSphereItemSync\connectors\iSoft.

8.4.3 PortConnector

A Port connector is a null connector that can be used for testing during

collaboration development, as a stub or driver for instance. It is also a connector

that can be used to bind unused ports on a collaboration. We will now create and

configure a Port connector.

1. Repeat the same steps to create a PortConnector (using the Port connector

template).

2. Set the trace levels appropriately.

3. The Port connector requires Agent Support for the business objects

ItemBasic and UCCnetGBO_envelope.

4. Save the connector to the project and to a file in the folder

C:\IBM\WebSphereItemSync\connectors\.