Starting and stopping the connector

Important:
As noted earlier in this chapter, the connector, business objects, the SOAP data handler meta-objects, and collaborations must be configured after installation and before starting the connector to assure proper operation. For a summary of these tasks, see Overview of configuration tasks. In addition, connector polling should not be disabled (connector polling is enabled by default).

A connector must be explicitly started using its connector start-up script. The startup script should reside in the connector's runtime directory:

ProductDir\connectors\connName

where connName identifies the connector. The name of the startup script depends on the operating-system platform, as Table 2 shows.

Table 2. Startup scripts for a connector

Operating system Startup script
Windows start_connName.bat

You can invoke the connector startup script in any of the following ways:

For more information on how to start a connector, including the command-line startup options, refer to the System Administration Guide.

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