Using An Existing File - IBM 4.6.x User Manual

4. A configuration screen appears for the connector that you are configuring. The
5. To save the file, click File>Save>To File or File>Save>To Project. To save to a
6. To complete the connector definition, enter values in the fields for each of the

Using an existing file

You may have an existing file available in one or more of the following formats:
v A connector definition file.
v An ICS repository file.
v A previous configuration file for the connector.
Although any of these file sources may contain most or all of the connector-specific
properties for your connector, the connector configuration file will not be complete
until you have opened the file and set properties, as described later in this chapter.
To use an existing file to configure a connector, you must open the file in
Connector Configurator, revise the configuration, and then resave the file.
Follow these steps to open a *.txt, *.cfg, or *.in file from a directory:
1. In Connector Configurator, click File>Open>From File.
2. In the Open File Connector dialog box, select one of the following file types to
Type the name of the template that has been designed for your connector.
The available templates are shown in the Template Name display. When you
select a name in the Template Name display, the Property Template Preview
display shows the connector-specific properties that have been defined in
that template.
Select the template you want to use and click OK.
title bar shows the integration broker and connector name. You can fill in all
the field values to complete the definition now, or you can save the file and
complete the fields later.
project, System Manager must be running.
If you save as a file, the Save File Connector dialog box appears. Choose *.cfg
as the file type, verify in the File Name field that the name is spelled correctly
and has the correct case, navigate to the directory where you want to locate the
file, and click Save. The status display in the message panel of Connector
Configurator indicates that the configuration file was successfully created.
Important: The directory path and name that you establish here must match
the connector configuration file path and name that you supply in
the startup file for the connector.
tabs of the Connector Configurator window, as described later in this chapter.
This is a text file that lists properties and applicable default values for a specific
connector. Some connectors include such a file in a \repository directory in
their delivery package (the file typically has the extension .txt; for example,
CN_XML.txt for the XML connector).
Definitions used in a previous ICS implementation of the connector may be
available to you in a repository file that was used in the configuration of that
connector. Such a file typically has the extension .in or .out.
Such a file typically has the extension *.cfg.
see the available files:
v Configuration (*.cfg)
v ICS Repository (*.in, *.out)
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