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Creating a new configuration file You create a connector configuration file from a connector-specific template or by modifying an existing configuration file. Creating a configuration file from a connector-specific template Once a connector-specific template has been created, you can use it to create a configuration file: 1. Click File>New>Connector Configuration. 2. The New Connector dialog box appears, with the following fields: v Name Enter the name of the connector. Names are case-sensitive. The name you enter must be unique, and must be consistent with the file name for a connector that is installed on the system. Important: Connector Configurator Express does not check the spelling of the name that you enter. You must ensure that the name is correct. v System Connectivity The default broker is ICS. You cannot change this value. v Select Connector-Specific Property Template 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. 3. A configuration screen appears for the connector that you are configuring. The title bar shows the integration broker and connector names. You can fill in all the field values to complete the definition now, or you can save the file and complete the fields later. 4. To save the file, click File>Save>To File or File>Save>To Project. To save to a 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 Express 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. 5. To complete the connector definition, enter values in the fields for each of the tabs of the Connector Configurator Express window, as described later in this chapter. Using an existing file To use an existing file to configure a connector, you must open the file in Connector Configurator Express, revise the configuration, and then save the file as a configuration file (*.cfg). You may have an existing file available in one or more of the following formats: Chapter 7. Configuring connectors 125

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Creating
a
new
configuration
file
You
create
a
connector
configuration
file
from
a
connector-specific
template
or
by
modifying
an
existing
configuration
file.
Creating
a
configuration
file
from
a
connector-specific
template
Once
a
connector-specific
template
has
been
created,
you
can
use
it
to
create
a
configuration
file:
1.
Click
File>New>Connector
Configuration
.
2.
The
New
Connector
dialog
box
appears,
with
the
following
fields:
v
Name
Enter
the
name
of
the
connector.
Names
are
case-sensitive.
The
name
you
enter
must
be
unique,
and
must
be
consistent
with
the
file
name
for
a
connector
that
is
installed
on
the
system.
Important:
Connector
Configurator
Express
does
not
check
the
spelling
of
the
name
that
you
enter.
You
must
ensure
that
the
name
is
correct.
v
System
Connectivity
The
default
broker
is
ICS.
You
cannot
change
this
value.
v
Select
Connector-Specific
Property
Template
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
.
3.
A
configuration
screen
appears
for
the
connector
that
you
are
configuring.
The
title
bar
shows
the
integration
broker
and
connector
names.
You
can
fill
in
all
the
field
values
to
complete
the
definition
now,
or
you
can
save
the
file
and
complete
the
fields
later.
4.
To
save
the
file,
click
File>Save>To
File
or
File>Save>To
Project
.
To
save
to
a
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
Express
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.
5.
To
complete
the
connector
definition,
enter
values
in
the
fields
for
each
of
the
tabs
of
the
Connector
Configurator
Express
window,
as
described
later
in
this
chapter.
Using
an
existing
file
To
use
an
existing
file
to
configure
a
connector,
you
must
open
the
file
in
Connector
Configurator
Express,
revise
the
configuration,
and
then
save
the
file
as
a
configuration
file
(
*.cfg
).
You
may
have
an
existing
file
available
in
one
or
more
of
the
following
formats:
Chapter
7.
Configuring
connectors
125