This document uses the following conventions:
courier font | Indicates a literal value, such as a command name, filename, 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 UNIX installations, substitute slashes (/) for backslashes. All IBM WebSphere product pathnames in this documentation are relative to the directory where the IBM WebSphere 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. The equivalent notation in a UNIX environment is $text, indicating the value of the text UNIX environment variable. |
ProductDir | Represents the directory where the product is installed. For the IBM WebSphere InterChange Server environment, the default product directory is "IBM\WebSphereICS". For the IBM WebSphere Business Integration Adapters environment, the default product directory is "WebSphereAdapters". |