Using an existing file
You may have an existing file available in one or more
of the following formats:
- A connector definition file.This is a text file that lists properties
and applicable default values for a specific connector. Some connectors
include such a file in a \repository directory in their delivery package (the file typically has
the extension .txt; for example, CN_healthcare.txt for the healthcare connector).
- An InterChange Server Express repository file. Definitions used
in a previous InterChange Server Express implementation of the connector
may be available to you in a repository file that was used in the configuration
of that connector. Such a file typically has the extension .in or .out.
- A previous configuration file for the connector.
Such a file typically has the extension *.cfg.
Although any of these file sources may contain most or all of
the connector-specific properties for your connector, the connector
configuration file will not be complete until you have opened the
file and set properties, as described later in this chapter.
To use an existing file to configure a connector, you must open
the file in Connector Configurator Express, revise the configuration,
and then resave the file.
Follow these steps to open a *.txt, *.cfg, or *.in file from
a directory:
- In Connector Configurator Express, click File>Open>From File.
- In the Open File Connector dialog box,
select one of the following file types to see the available files:
- Configuration (*.cfg)
- InterChange Server Express Repository (*.in, *.out)
Choose this option if a repository file was used to configure the connector
in an InterChange Server Express environment. A repository file
may include multiple connector definitions, all of which will appear
when you open the file.
- All files (*.*)
Choose this option if a *.txt file was delivered in the adapter package for the connector, or
if a definition file is available under another extension.
- In the directory display, navigate to the appropriate connector
definition file, select it, and click Open.
Follow these steps to open a connector configuration from a System
Manager project:
- Start System Manager. A configuration can be opened from or
saved to System Manager only if System Manager has been started.
- Start Connector Configurator Express.
- Click File>Open>From Project.
