Resource adapter connection factory settings

To set the configuration properties of the selected resource adapter connection factory.

To view this ACRCT page, click File > Open. After you browse for an EAR file, click Open. Expand the selected JAR file > Resource Adapters. Right-click the Connection Factories folder, and click New.

The following fields appear on the General tab.

Name

The name by which this connection factory is known for administrative purposes within WAS. The name must be unique within the resource adapter connection factories across WAS admin domain.

Data type

String

Description

An optional description of this connection factory for administrative purposes within IBM WAS.

Data type

String

JNDI Name

The JNDI name used to match this resource adapter connection factory definition to the deployment descriptor. This entry should be a resource-ref name.

Data type

String

User Name

The User Name used, with the property, for authentication if the calling application does not provide a userid and password explicitly when getting a connection. If this field is used, then the Properties field UserName is ignored.

If we specify a value for the User Name property, also specify a value for the property.

The connection factory User Name and properties are used if the calling application does not provide a userid and password explicitly when getting a connection.

Data type

String

Specifies an encrypted password. If we complete this field, then the field in the Properties box is ignored.

If we specify a value for the UserName property, also specify a value for the property.

Data type

String

Re-Enter

Confirms the password.

Type

A drop-down list of all the connectionFactoryInterfaces as defined for the factories in the Resource Adapter Archive.

For each Type, there is a set of properties specified in the Properties box. This set of properties is constructed by retrieving the properties from each connection definition object. For any existing connection factories that are displayed for updating, this list of properties is overlaid with the properties specified for the objects. When the Type field is changed, the properties also change to reflect the correct properties for that type.

Data type

String