Setting connector-specific configuration properties

For connector-specific configuration properties, you can add or change property names, configure values, delete a property, and encrypt a property. The default property length is 255 characters.

  1. Right-click in the top left portion of the grid. A pop-up menu bar will appear. Click Add to add a property. To add a child property, right-click on the parent row number and click Add child.
  2. Enter a value for the property or child property.
    Note:
    If the property has a Type of String, you can select a subtype from the Subtype droplist. This subtype is used for extended validation of the property.
  3. To encrypt a property, select the Encrypt box.
  4. To get more information on a particular property, left-click the entry in the Description column for that property. If you have Extended Help installed, a hot button will appear. When you click on the hot button, a Help window will open and display details of the standard property.
    Note:
    If the hot button does not appear, no Extended Help was found for that property.
  5. Choose to save or discard changes, as described for Setting standard connector properties.

If the Extended Help files are installed and the AdapterHelpName property is blank, Connector Configurator Express will point to the adapter-specific Extended Help files located in <ProductDir>\bin\Data\App\Help\<RegionalSetting>\. Otherwise, Connector Configurator Express will point to the adapter-specific Extended Help files located in <ProductDir>\bin\Data\App\Help\<AdapterHelpName>\<RegionalSetting>\. See the AdapterHelpName property described in the Standard Properties appendix.

The Update Method displayed for each property indicates whether a component or agent restart is necessary to activate changed values.

Important:
Changing a preset application-specific connector property name may cause a connector to fail. Certain property names may be needed by the connector to connect to an application or to run properly.

Encryption for connector properties

Application-specific properties can be encrypted by selecting the Encrypt check box in the Connector-specific Properties window. To decrypt a value, click to clear the Encrypt check box, enter the correct value in the Verification dialog box, and click OK. If the entered value is correct, the value is decrypted and displays.

The adapter user guide for each connector contains a list and description of each property and its default value.

If a property has multiple values, the Encrypt check box will appear for the first value of the property. When you select Encrypt, all values of the property will be encrypted. To decrypt multiple values of a property, click to clear the Encrypt check box for the first value of the property, and then enter the new value in the Verification dialog box. If the input value is a match, all multiple values will decrypt.

Update method

Refer to the descriptions of update methods found in the Standard Properties appendix, under "Standard connector properties overview"Appendix A. Standard configuration properties for connectors.

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