Properties of a generated EIS import binding

The properties of an EIS import binding are shown in the properties view of the assembly editor after generating the SCA artifacts using the enterprise service discovery wizard.

Prerequisite: You should have a module and an import with an EIS binding.
This section describes the EIS import binding properties you would have and could modify after generation of SCA artifacts by the enterprise service discovery wizard. Why would you modify the values in the properties? You might want to change the size of log and trace files or user names and passwords. In this set of steps, we will look at the properties view where these changes could be made.

After generating an EIS import binding with the wizard, you can also use hover help to get descriptions of the fields in the properties view.

  1. To see the EIS import binding properties, open the import in the assembly editor. Right-click the import and from the contextual menu, select Show in Properties. Select the Binding tab. The name of the adapter and the data binding class are shown. You can add a binding description.
    EIS import binding information
  2. Selecting the Endpoint configuration tab and the Connection tab reveals connection information. Expanding Managed Connection Factory Properties shows the managed connection factory class available for the resource adapter. The properties beneath it are the properties of the selected managed connection factory such as userid, password and port number. If a JNDI name was specified previously, then the connection section is empty since it is defined at the server. If a JNDI name was specified previously, you will not be able to select the managed connection factory properties though you will be able to change the connection specification (ConnectionSpec) class. Show Advanced provides the interaction specification (InteractionSpec) class name.
    Endpoint connection configuration for managed connection factory
    Expanding the Connection Spec Properties section, shows the connection specification (ConnectionSpec) class if needed and userid and password properties if the connection specification class is specified.
    Endpoint connection configuration for connection specification
    Expanding Admin Connection Properties provides properties for connection pool values and configuration values if you would like custom names and values for you application. If you had specified a JNDI name earlier, the administration connection properties are empty since the server is determining connection pooling values.
    Endpoint connection configuration for administration of connection
  3. Selecting the Endpoint configuration tab and the Resource Adapter tab, specifies the resource adapter name, class name and the properties of the resource adapter. The name of the resource adapter needs to match the name of the resource adapter as it is deployed. If the resource adapter is embedded in the module, then the name must be the application name (that is, the module name)+'App'+'.'+'<display name of the resource adapter>', as you see it presented here. If the resource adapter is not embedded in the module, then it must match the name of the resource adapter as it is installed on the server.
    Endpoint configuration for resource adapter
  4. Selecting the Method bindings tab, provides interaction information at the method level. Specifically, the interaction specification (InteractionSpec) class is shown and its properties; for example, its function name and the maximum number of records it will return in a transaction.
    Method bindings for EIS import
  5. Selecting Security attributes and expanding the Authentication Properties section opens the authentication properties. The J2C authentication data entry name is shown (if it had been specified when the component was developed). If Show Advanced is selected, authentication properties are opened such as the level of the authentication; for example, at the container level.
    Security attributes for EIS import
You have examined the properties of a generated EIS import binding. Compare these properties with the properties of a generated EIS export binding.
Related tasks
Properties of a generated EIS export binding
Related reference
Data bindings and function selector
J2C data bindings

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