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Interaction specification properties
Interaction specification properties control the interaction for an operation. The external service wizard sets the interaction specification properties when you configure the adapter. Typically, you do not need to change these properties. However, some properties for outbound operations such as encoding, object type to discover, and so on, can be changed. To change these properties after the application is deployed, use the assembly editor in IBM Integration Designer. The properties are in the method binding of the import.
The following table lists the Interaction specification properties. More information about each property is provided in tables in the sections that follow. For information about how to read the property detail tables in the sections that follow, see Guide to information about properties.
Interaction specification property for Adapter for IBM i Property name Description Encoding The type of character encoding to use Object type to discover Specifies the type of IBM i object the adapter will discover
Path to folder on IBM i for object discovery Specifies the location of the folder on the IBM i system from where the external service wizard should start discovering IBM i objects
Encoding
This attribute is set during outbound communication to indicate the type of character encoding the adapter will use.
Table 2. Encoding details Required No Default No default value Attribute type String Usage Encoding is used for headers, mail content, and attachment business objects. Example
- ASCII for character encoding based on the English alphabet
- Big5 for character encoding based on traditional Chinese characters
- GB18030 for globalized characters in a business graph
Globalized No Bidi supported No
Object type to discover
This property specifies the type of IBM i object the adapter will discover.
Object type to discover details Required Yes Default No default value Property type String Usage Select one of the following options that best describes the types of business objects the adapter will discover for this module during outbound operation:
- Data queue
- RPG via PCML
- COBOL via PCML
- SRVPGM via PCML
- RPG Program
- COBOL Program
Restrictions Only one type of object can be discovered at a time Globalized (Not available) Bidi supported (Not available)
Path to folder on IBM i for object discovery
This property specifies the folder on the IBM i system from where the discovery wizard should start discovering IBM i objects.
Path to folder on IBM i for object discovery details Required Yes Default No default value Property type String Usage Value is not case-sensitive Example /QSYS.LIB/PNPLIB.LIB/ Globalized No Bidi supported No
Outbound configuration properties
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