Before a connector can be used, you must provide it with a connector definition, which contains the following information:
The Connector Configurator tool provides tabs to allow you to set this information.
There are two types of connector properties:
Standard properties are available for all connectors. Standard properties include the following:
Connector-specific properties are typically values that a specific connector agent needs in order to establish a session with the application. These are examples of connector-specific properties for various connectors:
Connector properties can be set using the Connector Configurator tool. With certain restrictions, connector properties can also be set in local configuration files that reside on the machine where the connector agent is installed. Some connector configuration properties can also be set at the command line.
The connector controller uses map references when it receives a business object that requires mapping. If data transformations are required between a particular generic and application-specific business object, you must specify the map that performs this transformation. You specify the associated maps in Connector Configurator.