Configuration property values overview
The connector uses the following order to determine a
property's value:
- Default
- Repository for InterChange Server Express integration broker.
- Local configuration file
- Command line
The default length of a property field is 255 characters. There
is no limit on the length of a STRING property type. The length
of an INTEGER type is determined by the server on which the adapter
is running.
A connector obtains its configuration values at startup. If you
change the value of one or more connector properties during a run-time
session, the property's update method determines how the
change takes effect.
The update characteristics of a property, that is, how and when
a change to the connector properties takes effect, depend on the
nature of the property.
There are four update methods for standard connector properties:
- Dynamic
The new value takes effect immediately after the change
is saved in System Manager. However, if the connector is in stand-alone
mode (independently of System Manager).
- Agent restart (InterChange Server Express only)
The new value takes effect only after you stop and restart
the connector agent.
- Component restart
The new value takes effect only after the connector
is stopped and then restarted in System Manager. You do not need
to stop and restart the agent or the server process.
- System restart
The new value takes effect only after you stop and restart
the connector agent and the server.
To determine how a specific property is updated, refer to the Update Method column
in the Connector Configurator Express window, or see the
Update Method column in Table 18.
There are three locations in which a standard property can reside.
Some properties can reside in more than one location.
- ReposController
The property resides in the connector controller and
is effective only there. If you change the value on the agent side,
it does not affect the controller.
- ReposAgent
The property resides in the agent and is effective only
there. A local configuration can override this value, depending
on the property.
- LocalConfig
The property resides in the configuration file for the
connector and can act only through the configuration file. The controller
cannot change the value of the property, and is not aware of changes made
to the configuration file unless the system is redeployed to update
the controller explicitly.
