Typographic conventions

This document uses the following conventions:

courier font Indicates a literal value, such as a command name, file name, information that you type, or information that the system prints on the screen.
bold Indicates a new term the first time that it appears.
italic, italic Indicates a variable name or a cross-reference.
blue text Blue text, which is visible only when you view the manual online, indicates a cross-reference hyperlink. Click any blue text to jump to the object of the reference.
{ } In a syntax line, curly braces surround a set of options from which you must choose one and only one.
[ ] In a syntax line, square brackets surround an optional parameter.
... In a syntax line, ellipses indicate a repetition of the previous parameter. For example, option[,...] means that you can enter multiple, comma-separated options.
< > In a naming convention, angle brackets surround individual elements of a name to distinguish them from each other, as in <server_name><connector_name>tmp.log.
/, \ In this document, backslashes (\) are used as the convention for directory paths for Windows. OS/400 and Linux use forward slashes (/) for directory paths. All WebSphere Business Integration Server Express system product path names are relative to the directory where the product is installed on your system.
%text% and $text Text within percent (%) signs indicates the value of the Windows text system variable or user variable.
Text after the $ sign indicates the value of the text Linux or OS400 environment variable.
ProductDir Represents the directory where the IBM WebSphere Business Integration Server Express for Adapters product is installed. The defaults for each platform are as follows:
Windows: IBM\WebSphereServer
OS/400: /QIBM/ProdData/WBIServer43/productLinux: /home/${username}/IBM/WebSphereServer

Copyright IBM Corp. 2004