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.
- 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.

- 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.

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.

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.

- 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.

- 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.

- 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.

You have examined the properties of a generated EIS import binding.
Compare these properties with the properties of a generated EIS export binding.